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reaching for the stars (my story)
- By tqm1ed · New reply November 14, 2009
- Discussion in Colon cancer · 11 replies
- good morning' my name is ed' was diagnosed back in november of 07 stage iv colon cancer that spread to paritineal lining, liver and esophagus. initial symptoms that i can remember started in december ...
B-cell lymphoma diagnosis
- By CKH · New reply November 14, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- In Sept2009 the cause of several months of progressive shortness of breathe was revealed.After weeks of tests,biopsies,and apower port placement,I was ready to begin my aggressive chemo for lymphoma.I ...
Re: Johns Hopkins Article
- By LAsky26 · Posted November 14, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I just receieved the attached message below, from the cancer support group who sent it to me. The article was found to be invalid. Apologies to anyone who read the article. Information submitted to this ...
Uh Oh I am really Dying Soon
- By JudyV · New reply November 14, 2009
- Journal · 87 replies
- Every now and then it hits. It hit tonight, big time. I wanted to call someone, but who do you call to say something like that? Who would understand how this realization can just suddenly flood over me ...
what do i do?
- By a_powerfully_mind · New reply November 14, 2009
- Journal · 19 replies
- i just found out that i can't play sports any more and i have nothing to focus all the bad energy on ...
Is It Real? Can it be?
- By JudyV · New reply November 13, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- This strange life I am living now ... is it real? Who could have imagined this. I am 66. All my young years, thinking of my senior years would have put me on a cruise ship, living in a condo in Florida ...
Take Charge!
- By Ovacom06 · New reply November 13, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- What I have realized through this experience is that we as women need to take charge of our own health care. Just because a physician tells you, does not mean you should accept it as gospel if you still ...
Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={
- By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 13, 2009
- Journal · 83 replies
- Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...
Proton Therapy and Treatment for Cancer
- By Umbrellaman · Posted November 13, 2009
- Discussion in Treatment options · 0 replies
- OVERVIEW Radiation therapy, given in higher doses, can control many cancers. However, due to this method's inability to conform to a specific irradiation pattern, tissues that surround cancerous cells ...
Chemo/Radiation 11/11/09 - STAGE IV NSCLC
- By kjseal · New reply November 13, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Blood work still taking a beating (WBC 3.56 / RBC 2.87). Met with oncologist before chemo. He went over a CT scan taken last week and it's showing left adrenal gland mestastates. I asked him if it could ...
update
- By KATHEF · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- Stepdad Bob ...
A wonderful idea from the mind of a little girl
- By dleach · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Watch this story about an amazing little girl who let the world know how she felt about them. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreve ntionAndTreatment/child-brain-tumor-leav es-notes-family-death/story?id=8998612 ...
Is it OK that an Oncologist uses his clinics for political propaganda?
- By Umbrellaman · New reply November 12, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 4 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 ...
I miss being able to lift my voice in song:(
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- Talking has become a great effort now, and who knows may lose it completely for a while again after the 19th...sigh. I think that is the scariest and saddest part of the throat cancer for me. I love talking ...
Poooooop
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 18 replies
- Well I guess I knew it wasn't going to be good news when the doc called hubby's cell and said to come in today to go over latest scan... SO we went. The cancer has spread beyond the tumor into a fatty ...
God took my hero home
- By wife · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 39 replies
- I lost the other half of my heart this morning. He fought until the very end ...
horoscope for today :)
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
should i stop taking temodar? malignant metastasis melanoma cancer
- By jimfromsacto · New reply November 12, 2009
- Discussion in Brain/CNS cancer · 4 replies
- i have had malignant metastasis melanoma cancer since july 25th 2006, had brain tumor surgery, whole brain radiology and chemo (temodar 300mg) every 5 nights monthly for the last 36 months. i am concerned ...
Weird Dream
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 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
- By yesshecan · New reply November 11, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
