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Just a few friendly reminders about the rules
- By amymaura · New reply yesterday at 9:00 pm
- 7 replies
- Hi everyone, This isn't really a Help Desk question, but because it is related to the guidelines and functioning of this community, I decided to put it here. There has been a lot of tension in this community ...
A place for Ideas
- By Barb267 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 6 replies
- It looks like people are coming up with some great ideas for either fund raiser or ideas for raising awareness. They get posted everywhere. Any chance of getting a "place" for just that. Title it something ...
LIVI
- By kentmere · New reply November 18, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hav,nt heard from Levi hope every thing is o k ...
Why was the fed up with Sugar BS deleted
- By rmhayes · New reply November 18, 2009
- 22 replies
- I realize that conflict is not a good thing, however, why was the fed up with sugar discussion deleted? Censorship is never a good thing either. In fact its worse ...
What do I do?
- By blondie7 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 4 replies
- My Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer - sarcoma about a month ago. He's FINALLY getting to a see a specialist on Tuesday. Nothing has been done yet except draining fluid out of the lung and a ...
Lung Cancer and Spinal Column Pain
- By Raefsunshine · New reply November 13, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi all, New here and glad to be joinin you. My 73 year-old husband started with back pain from one minute to the other. He recently got negative results on spinal column biopsy and negatives on 3 prostate ...
wood burning stove
- By kentmere · New reply November 9, 2009
- 6 replies
- Does anyone have a wood burning stove or any information regarding health issues ...
does anyone know where to get a natural hair wig that is inexpensive
- By pjbubbles47 · New reply November 2, 2009
- 10 replies
- i am going to start my radiation and chemo next week and im looking into real hair wigs any cheap places even through the web. it would be greatly appreciate it....when i had the breast cancer i wore ...
To help you out...(joke)
- By Marg · New reply November 1, 2009
- 22 replies
- I have only recently learned that all computer screens on the inside are covered with bacteria, dust, germs, etc. that can be dangerous to your health. This is caused by a variety of reasons could be ...
mirtazapine
- By rhona · New reply October 22, 2009
- 3 replies
- my mothers social worker has suggested she take mirtazapine Anybody familiar with this??? i am going to go to scotland real soon to help out but just wanted to find out about this and help advise her ...
pray for my mother
- By rhona · New reply October 13, 2009
- 5 replies
- can you all help me pray my mother gets a wee bit good news tomorrow. after me raising up a stink she gets to go back to the doctor at the hospital tomorrow instead of nov 4th. I asked before what is ...
this website is amazing
- By rhona · New reply October 9, 2009
- 5 replies
- I wrote on here last week and have already found somebody over in scotland giving my mother help. If anybody in the bay area of California needs some help please let me know. Just to let you know i dont ...
my mother in scotland
- By rhona · New reply October 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- hello i was on this site last week and didnt know what exactly was wrong with my mother well finally this morning i got to speak to her doctor and she said it was t 2 m 2 and 4.5 cm anybody familiar with ...
my mother in scotland
- By rhona · New reply September 26, 2009
- 11 replies
- MY mother had an x ray and then a ct scan and they found a tumor. Now my poor mother is 80 and does not stick up for herself very well. She met with a doctor at one ehospital and the a week later went ...
Just thought I would let you all know
- By sharon717 · New reply September 14, 2009
- 22 replies
- Today and tomorrow are the local Relay for Life activities here in Grand Haven. I have decided not to walk this year. I have done it for the past 2 years but due to the attitude of The American Cancer ...
Avastin and Pulling a tooth
- By tptours · New reply September 6, 2009
- 8 replies
- My wife's wisdom tooth is very painful and needs to be pulled. We have not been able to find out if this is a safe procedure when you are on Avastin. The pharmaceutical company, our oncologist and the ...
CHest COngestion after Pneumonectomy....any tips?
- By ST1528 · New reply September 2, 2009
- 5 replies
- Just had pneumonectomy on Monday and was released Saturday. Apart from soreness, this chest congestion has been bothersome...any tips for clearing it beyond using my breathing acapella and incentive spirometer ...
Folic Acid
- By kdwyer · New reply August 28, 2009
- 7 replies
- Can someone help me find out why my husband's doctors don't want him to take any supplements with folic acid in them? He just started his third round of chemo last week and was taking a liquid vitamin/mineral ...
A Wish for All Inspire Members
- By debra1 · New reply August 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am betting everyone is thinking I am wishing you all something so nice. Well, I do and I pray for all daily (unless I fall asleep the second my head hits the pillow) but then I pray in the shower also ...
CT Scan showing Honeycombing in the upper part of my lung
- By nettersue · New reply August 20, 2009
- 7 replies
- I am a 36 year old mother of one. I haven't been well since December. I have problems where I sleep all day and night, having chills even when it is above 90 degrees outside, I have no energy, and I feel ...