I feel like this has been the crappiest year for people I love and care about getting cancer.... and I am angry! It is so hard to understand why this happens! Please keep the following people in your thoughts and prayers for me...
My brother-in-laws father has incurable stage 4 lung cancer. He has been fighting so hard!!! They told him he had 6 months to live, and it has been 15 months now. The last tests though were not good at all :(
A family friend, whom I've known from the day I was born, was diagnosed with a very rare and particularly aggressive form of skin cancer. He is going into surgery on Thursday.
One of my best friends from college, who is considered a hero, is a cop and went to help with rescues at the twin towers on 9/11. He has developed nodules in his throat and has to go in every 4 months for those. Just found out on top of that, he has skin cancer that has spread into muscle tissue. Further testing will let us know if it has spread further.
I got diagnosed with carcinoma in situ last week, and while they think they got it all, am still struggling with all of the emotions that goes along with this diagnosis.
And lastly, a friend just called me a couple minutes ago to tell me that her pap came back abnormal. She is scared because she had carcinoma in situ years ago that was treated, but now with this abnormal pap, has understandable fears. She will be getting further testing soon.
You guys are so amazing and I want to let you know how much I appreciate being able to vent on here!
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Feeling pissed off at cancer!
- By ErinB248
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 6:37 pm · 8 replies
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- By ErinB248
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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I have to add one more person to this list... a former co-worker (who was like a mother to everyone at work) was diagnosed for the 2nd time with breast cancer. Several years ago she had a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed, and now the cancer is back. She is keeping her spirits high and she is going through chemotherapy. Please pray for her too!
- By hopeandprayers
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 8:17 pm
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It seems everywhere you turn there is someone newly diagnosed with cancer. My mother, 3 aunts, grandmother, myself, two neighbors, two neighbors in my mothers' neighborhood, the many wonderful women I have met here, and friends and their families, all have experienced it. It seems that it is out of control, and we need to find some way to stop this horrible disease!
It is horrifying; life altering; devastating; physically, emotionally, and mentally draining; to not only the person diagnosed but also to the people who love and care for them.
I know exactly how you feel. There has to be cure!
- By phchic
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 8:33 pm
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I hate cancer, I hate what it does to people, and I hate how common it has become. I'm really taking a hard look at all the chemicals and pathogens we are exposed to, and it's scary. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
- By corellin
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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Hi Erin -- I'm so sorry to hear of all your loved ones touched by cancer. It is a horrible disease, and I'm sending you my best wishes as I know you're going through the stress and sadness of dealing with illness.
- By butterflyangelia
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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to all of you, i keep you in my prayers, ive had my mother and father pass away from cancer, ive seen it up close and personal. i lived it every day with them until they were gone. i understand the anger, being scared, sad, and just flat out pissed off! stay strong and fight hard. you are in our thoughts and prayers. ps. i just had a hysterectomy, hpv and cin111. one step from cancer, it was agressive and wouldnt go away went from cin1 to cin 111 in matter of months. now that surgery is done, dr, said it is gone for now. im doing ok, so far, next dr. visit is coming up!
- By ErinB248
- Posted October 21, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! Each of you will be in my prayers as well! I really just feel like I am on an emotional roller coaster and am completely exhausted!
- By Amaryllis2
- Posted October 22, 2009 at 10:08 pm
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You have all expressed what I find increasingly true - cancer seems to be on the rise, particularly female cancers. Perhaps this is because of better diagnoses. I also feel that the many organizations out there fundraising for breast cancer research , horrible and pervasive though that cancer is, should expand their mission of education and fundraising to cover all womens' cancers. Every march for cancer (all national in scope, as I live in D.C.) in my town in recent years has been for breast cancer only, giving short shrift to all the other cancers, including uterine and cervical cancers, which are so devastating to many women.
- By stang_girl982002
- Posted October 24, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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I do believe that it is the world that we live in and the pollutions that are in our air, food and water that contribute to most of our illnesses. Some of it is passed on through our gene pool and some of the illnesses can not be answered for. I pray every night that a cure is found soon, so many wonderful people have fought and won against this disease, but many have fought and lost. My heart goes out to anyone that has had their life blindsided by cancer, it is in their strengths that we build our strengths and can be made brave enough to look this horrible disease in the eye and say " BRING IT!"
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