Alicia - Good News After Bad News I had my PET scan today as the final check before begining treatment and, yay, it was clear of anything more than the AC! So relieved! I was so nervous about the results that when he put me in the machine to start I about had a panic attack and he had to pull me out! My adult self talked my baby-self down and managed to finish calmly! Anyway, so now I am scheduled to start treatment on December 27. … more…
Type: Anal Cancer
Jim - First five days of Chemo Received treatment Monday morning. No Problems, felt great throughout the day.
Tuesday still feeling good. Afternoon just strange sensations throughout body.
Wednesday starting to feel pain in legs, plus weakest.
Thursday was bad. 8 out of 10 pain in legs, very difficult to get around without strenght in legs.
Friday feeling much better. Pain down to a 2. Strenght coming back to legs.
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Type: Lung Cancer
Dianne58 - Dianne Update Hi Everyone,
It has been awhile since I sent out an update on my cancer journey. As you may recall, I had a recurrence in winter of 2017 and had surgery and did chemo therapy for 6 months. The treatment was successful except for a small spot on my right sacrum, lower back area. My Doctor at MDAnderson recommended that I do Proton Radiation Therapy to eliminate the remaining spot. In the fall of 2017, I lived in Houston for … more…
Marcus - Start Each Day With A Smile My mother is a breast cancer survivor, she ended up having a double mastectomy. After being diagnose with breast cancer, she would wake up to each day with a SMILE. Her Smile encompass all the necessary tools and ingredients to deal with breast cancer head on.
It was all about her spirit and positivity on how she had to approach the reality of having breast cancer. She refused to give in to depression, grief and negativity because that would only exacerbate … more…
Type: Breast Cancer
Odeta Stuikys - My life I (Odeta Stuikys Rose) was born on December 5, 1985, in Rochester, New York. I am a doctor at one of the best hospital in the United States, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. I wasn’t intending to become a doctor since forever. It all started when my father Paul Stuikys Rose, who was mechanic, had a brain cancer. We tried everything to find a cure, but nothing worked. He passed out only eight months later. After my father’s death, my … more…
Type: Brain Cancer
Alicia - Little Blessings So a blessed thing happened to me today, and I believe you should recognize and appreciate the little miracles when they happen...
I am wading through the financial ramifications of this diagnosis, and in trying to determine whether or not I should and could improve my outlook by upgrading my insurance policy. It is really the last thing I want to be thinking of right now, but want to make the right decision, so I called our insurance agent who handles our … more…
Type: Anal Cancer
Neal - Some Recent Poems, Some for December December has a lot. The holidays, and what would have been my eighteenth anniversary Dec. 22, and Emilee died Jan. 31, which will be two years. So there is emotion galore. Hopefully there is something here that engages you, touches you, moves you in a good way.
I realize I want to create another post with humorous poems. I don't think these are the kind that make you laugh, but hopefully they make you feel something.
The Em in December
your hair is … more…
Type: Pancreas Cancer
1 Very Palpable Hit - Cancer and Goal-Setting A young researcher approached me today at the local regional cancer foundation, where I have been participating in cancer-supporting yoga classes. She asked me and another survivor if we would be interested in joining a Walking Group for Cancer Patients to Discuss Goal-Setting. I must say, the other lady was a lot more receptive than I was.
Besides the optimism in organizing a walking group for cancer patients in January (in Ottawa), she seemed genuinely to think she had a good … more…
Type: Ovarian Cancer
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