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Something easy you can do for lung cancer!
- By stephanie410 · Posted January 12, 2009
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- From the Change.gov website, for President-Elect Obama, they have a "briefing book." It is described below... "Share your ideas on any issue facing the new administration, then rate or comment on other ...
Don't try to drive the Electric Cart where it was Never Meant To Go!
- By JudyV · Posted May 15, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- Ohmigosh I really did it! My daughter had taken me to WalMart, and I used their wonderful electric cart and got to do my favorite thing: shopping I am very worried that I will be banned from all WalMarts ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
Patience
- By Ovacom06 · Posted October 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- While going through my cancer battle I came to the realization that there are three types of people who battle cancer: 1. The person who throws up his or her hands and gives up. 2. The person who digs ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
"While Judy & I were Married ..."
- By JudyV · Posted May 24, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- My husband of 38 years said the most telling thing the other day when he and I were chatting with our hospice Chaplain. I complained that Joe and I never did anything together any more. The Chaplain asked ...
Update from the Back Deck
- By Beachbabe · Posted January 17, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Hi All~ This may be long, but there's a few things I want to share and perhaps get input on from all of you in the trenches with me! Went for bone scan and evil IV of Zometa yesterday. I have mets everywhere ...
Magazine Article about Metsters
- By Beachbabe · Posted October 10, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Hello My Friends~ Several weeks ago I asked for your input for an article I was writing to try to get the public thinking about how October relates to us Hot Cancer Babes in the late stage caboose. Please ...
- A Life Chaning Story - The Wooden Bowl
- By Shelter · Posted April 9, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- The Wooden Bowl I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and ...
Uncle Rob and his road to good health
- By jenbait · Posted March 3, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Uncle Rob is a fixture in all of our family events. He's certifiably insane, and just one of "those" uncles... the one I think every family has. He is loudest adult, the one who buys squirt guns, and ...
In online communities, the good will always prevail
- By jenbait · Posted February 12, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- We used to call them trolls.... people who came into Communities, posting random things, insults or lies, simply to garner attention. Trolls that had nothing better to do - but upset others for their ...
I owe my pancreas an apology.
- By jenbait · Posted January 29, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- As I have told you all for the past eighteen months, I work for Discovery Health, but I'm not a health professional. I am a regular average Joe (or jane?) with no medical degrees or knowledge. My job ...
The New Face of Cancer
- By DragonflyDream · Posted August 5, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Okay, since the other day when I was so bummed and upset about a comment made by someone who has no clue what it is to FIGHT everyday for one's life I decided that since I "looked so good" that I should ...
Don't Quit
- By omega7 · Posted July 13, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're traveling seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing ...
A Lazy Susan for your side table or nightstand
- By JudyV · Posted November 13, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- I was telling someone about this little wonder, and decided to share it more widely by making a journal entry out of it. I recently recited what I keep on the table by my "seat" in the den, the place ...
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · Posted November 7, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- I have been missing from here for a while with not much to say; because of some issues here on the forum and because I have had some news I didn't want to hear ( as I know many of you have had the same ...
Lifestyle causes cancer? No way!
- By LaGata · Posted October 1, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- As a friend and I were chatting today, she asked a question and I answered automatically. Then I wondered if I was right and went looking for answers. The question was how long has breast cancer been ...
Quincy is in the HOSPITAL, Prayers NEEDED
- By kq182 · Posted September 16, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- Hello all my dear friends, well today was one of the sadest and most stressful day of my life, my husband, Quincy, who is 44 years old was admitted to the hospital, the onc said the results of the PET ...
getting ready
- By yesshecan · Posted August 29, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- Driving through misting splatters of rain, then realize I'm all hunched up and tilted forward. Defensive posture. Tight. Take a few deep breathes and uncoil. Trying for lighter, softer strength. Strength ...
tommorw the day need prayers lung.
- By lung · Posted July 28, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- will tommorw the day i go to get my ct scan its my secound scan i hope it sherank more i need prayers please im kind of nurves hope everything will be fine.thank you ...
