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A Great Day at the Georgia Picnic!

By vtom · Posted July 17, 2010
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 17 replies
What a great day - seeing old friends - meeting new ones. Although there were thunder showers around GA - we just had a few light sprinkles with a light breeze at times. The setting was perfect - water ...

Supporting Monica & Bridget

By vtom · Posted June 13, 2010
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 24 replies
Hey everyone: I visited Monica Thursday for her latest round of follow-up surgery. She is such a trouper - only 31 - been battling BC since the age of 2 - and such a positive attitude through it all ...

GA Barbecue for BC Awareness Day - Join Us!

By vtom · Posted June 8, 2010
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 11 replies
Date: Saturday July 17th Time: 3 pm to dusk Place: Lanier Park (1360 Buford Dam Road - Buford, GA 30518) 678.546.5413 Join us to help raise awareness of Bladder Cancer in Georgia and the surrounding region ...

New Film - Somewhat Related To Bladder Cancer

By vtom · Posted April 1, 2010
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 4 replies
Hey everyone: This came across my Google Alert today on BC. Sandra was diagnosed with BC at age 20 - 30 something years ago and has researched environmental causes of cancer. Please read - and watch the ...

Y'ALL COME - GA PICNIC FOR BC AWARENESS DAY

By vtom · Posted March 14, 2010
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 3 replies
Hey y'all: If you are south of the Macon Dixon Line - y'all need to come to my picnic! Ha! Last year Nancy invited us to a picnic in NC and I thought my RC was going to be scheduled the week before. As ...

Love Stories: What Breast, Bladder & Colon Cancer Awareness Have in Common

By vtom · Posted October 14, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 12 replies
Like everyone else - I am so aware of pink this month but I have had a different reaction. You see it makes me feel good because over 15 years ago I had the privilege of meeting the woman behind the "pink ...

New Prayer Request for Lenore & Herb

By vtom · Posted September 9, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 9 replies
Hey everyone: Back on August 19th our sweet angel Ginger started a prayer chain for Lenore and Herb. Lenore had her RC back in June - and with the exception of 2 weeks has been in ICU with an e coli infection ...

Two Great Books On Using Nutrition to Fight Cancer

By vtom · Posted August 20, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 11 replies
14 year survivor suggested I post this information as a new discussion topic - here it goes . . . Last year at CostCo - I picked up a book called "Anticancer - A New Way of Life" written by David Servan-Schreiber ...

And the winner is . . .

By vtom · Posted July 28, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 21 replies
Okay game show contestants - it's time to reveal the winner for "Name That Stoma". (Please shout each word when you say it aloud - like they do on "Wheel . . . Of . . .Fortune." But before we reveal the ...

Day Three - Things Going Great!

By vtom · Posted July 24, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 30 replies
Hey everyone: Yesterday I was kept so busy it was hard to get on the computer as rehab got me walking and I had to sit still for two units of blood. I have had a lot of surgeries this year so I came into ...

It's Time To Play - Name That Stoma!

By vtom · Posted July 21, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 51 replies
Okay game show fans - its time to play "Name That Stoma" with your host Cheyenne! That's right Cheyenne - I am appointing you to be the host - but I also expect you to be a contestant! I was thinking ...

My PET Scan Shows Metabolic Activity In Uterus

By vtom · Posted May 29, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 8 replies
Hey everyone - First for the good news - the cytsogram shows my perforated bladder has healed so I am free from my ball and chain (catheter)! Unfortunately I just met with my oncologist and my PET scan ...

Guidebook to Bladder Cancer & Other Resources

By vtom · Posted May 25, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 6 replies
Hey everyone: When I was first correctly diagnosed with BC, I found a book online - The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer - by Dr. Marl Schoenberg - a faculty and staff member of Johns Hopkins. Through ...

Surgeon Recommendations in Atlanta Area

By vtom · Posted May 22, 2009
In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 15 replies
Technically - I am not newly diagnosed. However - I am in need for recommendations for a RC surgeon in the Atlanta area. After seven years of BC, I have decided to remove my bladder and have a full hysterectomy ...

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