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Archives for August 2008

How do we boost the immune system?
Hi, My husband (34) was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer with secondaries to the lung and bone in May. We were given a pretty poor prognosis which we have decided to throw out the window and are doing all we can to gain control of this situation. He is currently in round 5 of 6 rounds of chemo, and after that our aim…
Question on helping without smothering
My boyfriend S was diagnosed last week with hairy cell leukemia and just finished his last day of chemotherapy Friday (8/15/08). He is 38 years young. Wondering if you can give any insight on what he might expect? He's having the bouts of feeling ick and he's got the occasional fever...anything you can offer me by way of…
I'm new to this and need to get this out!
First offPlease bear with methis is my first time on this site (or any like it) and my first time dealing with anything like this. I know I go a little off topic, but I wanted the story out there for you all to understand. Along with that, I feel like Im just whining and have almost not posted this for a few days but…
how can friends help
I have a friend who's teenage son has cancer. There are 2 younger siblings at home too. My friend does not ask for help, however is appeciative when given. No one can take away the pain however their friends would like to be of help with other mundane things. I continue to ask her husband (stepdad) what we can do and he…

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