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News from the Back Deck 10-22-09

Beachbabe
  • By Beachbabe · New reply October 24, 2009
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • You know how in the old story “A Christmas Story” when Scrooge sees the ghost of Christmas future and it scares the heck out of him and he vows to change the future? I ran into my ghost of Christmas ...

Under Active Thyroid"Hypothroidism"

MotorcycleBobbi
  • By MotorcycleBobbi · New reply October 24, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Another thing I have to work at. My blood test s came back and now one of the reason's I'm lossing weight so fast if the thyroid thing. I'm resecahering everything I can find. I don't want another percruption ...

Headed for another TURB....

Ciboney1
  • By Ciboney1 · New reply October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 21 replies
  • After discussions with the Dr.'s, we are proceeding ahead with caution.. I will have another Turb on This Thursday, yes two days from now.. To say I am a little apprehensive of what the results would ...

Last day of radiation.

mickisalvio
  • By mickisalvio · Posted October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today is my last day of 14 treatments of whole brain radiation. I have a lot of swelling from steriods and will be sooooo glad to be done. Hopefully sleep will be obtainable soon!!!! Friends and family ...

A great day and another work out

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · New reply October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Well after all the he said she said drama at work yesterday ughh i needed my zumba class so i could dance out some frustration. Im meeting alot of new people in that class i guess im starting to become ...

im an addict of fitness classes

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · New reply October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • hello friends, first let me be the first to say i love these journals and being able to express myself, though some of the things i may have to say are a bit off the cuff lol. so yesterday i did zumba ...

Statistics ... don't bet your life on them

TamiLB
  • By TamiLB · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 0 replies
  • I think today's post on my blog, Miracle Survivors, might be of help people getting a diagnosis. It gives hope to people facing not-so-optimistic statistics. The link is : http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2009/10/stati ...

yes zumba!! and im the black girl with no rhythm

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · New reply October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • so im just getting back from zumba class and im all sweaty, one thing that i cant stand but is rather funny. all you who know zumba its like latin cardio, well ladies and gents i have no rhythm yes imma ...

Helping Children When Mom or Dad Has Cancer

bedep
  • By bedep · Posted October 20, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • HELPING CHILDREN WHEN A PARENT HAS CANCER Webcast Wed, 10/21, 8:00 pm EST Listen live or later: http://bit.ly/4vYgWf Children of all ages face unique challenges when a parent has cancer. Our guests know ...

Home yes But?????

MotorcycleBobbi
  • By MotorcycleBobbi · New reply October 19, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • My daughter is having trouble with her breast's again and her Dr. Just say's who knows what. I told her to call our surgon who did my work. She'll be done with this job she's on on the 23. Then she's ...

sentinel node procedure

MsBones
  • By MsBones · Posted October 18, 2009
  • Discussion in Breast cancer · 0 replies
  • Hi everyone! Just diagnosed with breast cancer for second time....9 years ago and now. But, different breast. Does anyone out there know about the new sentinel node procedure. According to what I have ...

yay step class was a blast/but i still have no rythm

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · New reply October 16, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • ok so last night decided to take a step class, im just tryn to mix up my workouts so i dont get bored, well i figured id be a little better at the step arobics than at the zumba, man was i wrong hell ...

about me

MicheleRN
  • By MicheleRN · New reply October 16, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • I was diagnosed with AML in Sept 2006 after going to several doctors who told me I had chronic fatigue syndrome. I am a nurse so I knew something else was wrong besides being a fat, lazy nurse. I finally ...

Are you a miracle survivor?

TamiLB
  • By TamiLB · Posted October 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Survivor stories · 0 replies
  • I am working on a book called From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. In it, I interview survivors from around the nation who were given incurable/terminal prognoses, but have ...

Bucket List

katzwhisker
  • By katzwhisker · New reply October 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment options · 10 replies
  • Gee whiz. There's not even a TOPIC option for untreatable, terminal cancer. I guess we're not expected to have much to say. Guess again! It IS frustrating.... I consider myself a survivor, for now, but ...

Music for change

essenia
  • By essenia · New reply October 15, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • It brought tears when I listed to this great music video. It is just 5 minutes long. Ladies, I'm wondering what music, CD's or Dvd's you are finding wonderful to hear. Hope you can open this , encl. below ...

Lung Cancer (aka "Breath Cancer") on Beliefnet

lorihope
  • By lorihope · New reply October 15, 2009
  • Discussion in Lung cancer · 2 replies
  • Hi, All. I write for Beliefnet.com, and yesterday they posted my guest blog, "A Breast Cancer Awareness Month Plea from a 'Breath Cancer' Survivor". http://blog.beliefnet.com/freshliving/20 09/10/a-breast-cancer-awareness-month-pl ...

Brain Cancer

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News from the Back Deck--I need your help!

Beachbabe
  • By Beachbabe · New reply October 14, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Hello My Friends, Today is the 'official' day chosen for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness. I just returned from a photo op at the Suffolk County Legislature, which proclaimed this day to be 'our' day ...

hmmm cardio or cake??

honeybee_757
  • By honeybee_757 · New reply October 14, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • so ive been so so i worked out yesterday ran 2 miles in my neighborhood up the dreaded hill of death this hill is soooo steep but i made it (to GOD be all the glory) today went to the gym and ran 2.30 ...

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