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Journals

Don't know what to do already

Dolphinlady
  • By Dolphinlady · Posted November 19, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I finished my WBR on 9/9/09. I spent that week and the next two days weaning off the steroids which were awful. I gained 20 pounds on them and was bouncing off the walls. Since them I've steadily decline ...

Mother

LaGata
  • By LaGata · Posted November 10, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • My mother passed away ( A euphamism I've learned to deal with.) on October 30th, shortly after midnight. The funeral was on November 3rd. The cancer that caused her death was not breast cancer, it was ...

Stress??

carolAnn2
  • By carolAnn2 · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Is it horrible for me to say that since I have all 3 kids in school full time, I swear Ive been feelin better?!I havent (knock on wood) been laid out on the couch in a while. Its crazy!!! Though I can ...

Inspire members featured

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
  • 29 replies
  • Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...

20 mile walk, 5 year survivor, Life Moves on

MariaKaminski
  • By MariaKaminski · Posted October 19, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I just completed my second annual 20 mile walk for breast cancer awareness. I am, just this year, a five year survivor and off all chemo. Now it's on with the show as they say, or as I would say, life ...

Had a funny thought . . .

margaret27217
  • By margaret27217 · Posted October 7, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • and I've decided that for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I'm going to walk around with my shirt off!! That way everyone can see my lumpectomy scar on the right, along with the caved in armpit. On the ...

Lifestyle causes cancer? No way!

LaGata
  • By LaGata · Posted October 1, 2009
  • 23 replies
  • As a friend and I were chatting today, she asked a question and I answered automatically. Then I wondered if I was right and went looking for answers. The question was how long has breast cancer been ...

My Sweet Maggie went to stay with Jesus

Velvetpep
  • By Velvetpep · Posted September 30, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • So sad to say..on 09/09/09 Sweet Maggie Mae almost 13 years old. went to stay with Jesus My oldest Blue Chihuahua We miss You Maggie ...

Scared and worried for my father

Saraegoetz
  • By Saraegoetz · Posted September 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hello to you all! I am writing a journal entry in the hopes someone will have some information or some advice for me and my family. My father was diagnosed with stage 4 male breast cancer in February ...

New photo

LaGata
  • By LaGata · Posted September 25, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Okay, after all this time, I've put Oliver's picture away and here is a photo of me, less than a year ago but before the Stage IV diagnosis or hair loss from being back on chemo. I hope I don't frighten ...

New to this site

minniemouse592000
  • By minniemouse592000 · Posted September 14, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I am new to this site, I have been a member of the lung cancer alliance survivors support group. My but in June I had stage 11B t2 3 1/2 centimeter IDC AND had surgery on that and then when threw 5 weeks ...

TB Test?

TwinFlower
  • By TwinFlower · Posted September 11, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I have applied for a job in our school system and have to get a TB test. My oncologist says it is ok, but I am reading that I may get a false positive reading due to my immune system being so shot. I'm ...

Life

MariaKaminski
  • By MariaKaminski · Posted September 2, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Not everything comes easy in life, somethings are a challenge but it can be well worth the effort if you fight for what you believe in ...

no news is not always good news

missbutterfly
  • By missbutterfly · Posted August 28, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Well back in June I had a Pet & CT scan from the neck down. It came back with some activity in my lungs again, so we switched from Tamoxiphen to Arimedex.I m due for more scans in September to see how ...

Losses

MariaKaminski
  • By MariaKaminski · Posted August 27, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Each person we let ourselves care about is just one more loss down the road. Do we not care about each other or do we give all of ouselves and live with the loss knowing we are better because we have ...

update Aug. 27th

Velvetpep
  • By Velvetpep · Posted August 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Chemo was from 8am til about 1:15~then left there & went straight to Family Dr. got in & got out, but 4got insurance card, so had to come back home get it & run it back by there..which will expire the ...

Just got off of the phone with Mom...

iamluvie
  • By iamluvie · Posted August 25, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • My Mom is very receptive about moving out to WA with me, I just don't want my brother to feel like I have excluded him. I took care of our father for 11 years through Alzeheimer's, COPD, CHF, Asbestosis ...

I want to say Thank you for your responses and support

iamluvie
  • By iamluvie · Posted August 25, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Thank you so much for your responses and support, you have honestly helped to sooth my frazzled nerves. Just reading some of the profiles here, and looking at how each person deals with this, has helped ...

Well i AM REALLY SCARED

iamluvie
  • By iamluvie · Posted August 23, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Bad grammar...awful feelings, I am scared.. want a better place... loveme ...

Am I a coward?

iamluvie
  • By iamluvie · Posted August 23, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • OKAY, we did not go today... My other half is out west... He is juggling a lot. We are literally waiting to see how we cope with this.. I want My Mom to come out there with us...call it selfish, it is ...

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