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God took my hero home

wife
  • By wife · New reply November 12, 2009
  • 39 replies
  • I lost the other half of my heart this morning. He fought until the very end ...

horoscope for today :)

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • See what I mean, lol Libra By Rick Levine Today you may get a taste of the tough issues that you must tackle in the coming months. Luckily, you are not being asked to fix everything now, but it's not ...

Weird Dream

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Okay I have not dreamed in quite some time (Most likely from lack of attaining a dream stage level of restful sleep for months). but I had two little ones in one night now. First one was odd, but unclear ...

Back on the road

yesshecan
  • By yesshecan · New reply November 11, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • There was a moment of complete joy. Running with old friends. Warm sun burns through self consciosness as I re enter the group I left a year ago. People hug and comment. On my hair. On their pleasure ...

RENAL ANGIOLIPOMA ANYONE???....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply November 10, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Hello everyone..... as you all know me for those people who are following my posts....i have been told that i have a 5cm Renal angiolipoma on my right kidney....(have not had a biopsy as yet)...i also ...

Chemo and Radiation????

lovedbydoug66
  • By lovedbydoug66 · New reply November 9, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Found out earlier this week that my hubby is not able to have surgery to remove the tumor in his pancreas, the surgeron has recommended to have intense chemo and radiation over the next 3 months to see ...

Cancer Care Debate

Umbrellaman
  • By Umbrellaman · Posted November 9, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Thursday, October 8, 2009 while awaiting cancer treatment at Florida Cancer Specialist in Cape Coral, Florida, among the scattered periodicals and outdated magazines, was a flyer with a bold headline ...

Where have you gone Walter Cronkite?

Umbrellaman
  • By Umbrellaman · Posted November 9, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Thursday, October 8, 2009 while awaiting cancer treatment at Florida Cancer Specialist in Cape Coral, Florida, among the scattered periodicals and outdated magazines, was a flyer with a bold headline ...

Bisphenol A (BPA)

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · Posted November 8, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Interesting info. about the chemical BPA. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinio n/08kristof.html?emc=eta1 Received from my cancer support group. As with any article, its passed on for your own determination ...

Looking for someone been there done that throat cancer, rads, chemo

kevinsspot
  • By kevinsspot · New reply November 8, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • This is Paaatriot101 from the head and neck cancer group and I have opened this membership for my husband because he is going to need some help and support to get through my bout with throat cancer. Having ...

90 days from transplant doctor visit

joyrmttx
  • By joyrmttx · New reply November 7, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • It's already been 90 days from my transplant date and time for rechecks at M D Anderson. My best friend Ruby took me back down to see the transplant oncologist and the lymphoma specialist. We had to start ...

:)

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • 1985 One cold winters Morning I dropped to my knees in prayer, Snow and Ice were at the window, I asked Lord ? Are You really there? I asked for a sign, I begged and I pleaded I made promises, if you ...

Joe and his exciting week so far

shasha712
  • By shasha712 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • First I want to thank everybody for the prayers for the results of Joe's Pet Scan. Joe has been such a trooper and such an inspiration to all of us in his family. Today he will receive his 8th round of ...

Chemo/Radiation on 11/4/09 - STAGE IV NSCLC

kjseal
  • By kjseal · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Long day today. 5 1/2 hrs at the cancer center. Blood work show WBC taking a beating and RBC 2.97. I'm anemic so they gave me a shot of Aranesp. The oncologist is concerned about my peripheral neuropathy ...

Health-focused market research opportunity in Boston

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • One of Inspire's partners, Schlesinger Associates, a national marketing research company, is looking for one male or female over the age of 18 who has been diagnosed within the past 2 years with non-small ...

Vitamins

robinw
  • By robinw · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I would like to know exactly what top notch vitamins in a muti I should be taking now that my MOM has MDS? Help Please ...

Just an Update

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • It Was a very busy week last week, with many trips up to Atlanta, and I have not kept up with the journal as well as I said I would:) Mostly I have been communicating with many wonderful people on the ...

14 YRS SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY...

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Hello all the wonderful ladies and gents on this wonderful site.... Today is a sad day for me....today is my brothers anniversary....he passed away exactly 14yrs ago of pacreatic cancer..he was only 28yrs ...

September 22nd 2009

Chuckr37
  • By Chuckr37 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • My surgery has been pushed back from 8am to 10:30am, I can handle that. I will head down and have a CAT scan on the way to surgery and before theu start hacking and cutting they will do the biopsy and ...

I hope we all have a beautiful day!

kelsterlv
  • By kelsterlv · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Good morning everyone, I am sitting here drinking my coffee reading everyones posts today, and I have replied to alot of them. I have called people by the wrong names LOL, its coffee time. But I hope ...

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