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Archives for April 2010

Hi Bluerose
Trying hard to get in and chat with you guys!! Darn it! Let's get this fixed!!! I tried the other site however, I don't have the password and they said they sent it to me. God....too many meds maybe? Love ya everyone!!!! Hope to chat real soon, missing you. Curecancer...Patty
15 and struggling
I am 15 and my mom was diagnosed with Brain Cancer 10 months ago. It has really been hard on me, since my mom has always ment the world to me. I have been struggling with a lot of changes and been going through depression. I don't know if anyone, maybe around my age, can relate to me, but I have been feeling really alone…
My mother
I lost my mother to colon cancer 2 weeks ago. I am having such a hard time dealing with it. She lived with me for 8 years. I was also her primary caregiver and she wanted to die at home so it was nice to have the days to let her know how much we loved her but so hard watching her die. She is now in a better place and not…
just starting chemo & scared
I have been through a lot this past month, certainly noting I expected. Had 2 colonscopies and path reports came back negative although my local Dr. sent me to Mayo Clinic becasue of what he feared to be familial polyposis. I had genetic testing and it proved to be negative,but due to the large amount of polyps on the…
Come and chat one on one with survivors/caregivers on alternative site !!!!!!!!!
Hey All, I have posted this before but now that it looks like CSN chat here will be down for sometime I just wanted you all to know that you can come and chat with other survivors and caregivers on another site while still using this one for discussion boards, although the new site has that too. Plus on the other site you…
This Time Tomorrow?
I wanted to share a video/song entitled “This Time Tomorrow” that one of my best friends (Randy Komberec on electric guitars)was involved in for the Lymphoma society. They’re all local Wisconsin musicians joining together for a common cause. The inspiration for the song and first video came to Cory Zimmermann when a good…
Those Hard Days
It's one of those hard days. It's rainy and gloomy, and it has been 6 months since I lost Doug. I try not to remember the date, but every 20th of the month, it just hits me in the face. I have always made a point of not remembering the dates my friends and loved ones died, but I guess this one is just too close. I even…
A Sorrow Lives In My Heart
»-(¯`v´¯)-» I’ve talked with the American Cancer Society reps/CSN staff and supervisors regarding the chat site technical issues. I also spoke to both CSN management and the Web Master on why it’s so important for both cancer survivors and caregivers to have access to chat to receive the attention and care that each member…
Insurance
I need information on longterm disability and life insurance. I have these though my current job, and used my disability during my time off with treatment and recovery. But, what if I want to change jobs, or go parttime. Am I trapped to a job thats to taxing, or no longer working in my life. (I had the job before cancer)I…
Lost too many friends
When I read the postings here, I realize what is bothering me doesn’t compare to what so many people are going through. But I wonder if the following seems unusual to y’all, the undisputed experts. First, at 64, I am the last of my original immediate family. My father (57), brother (54), and sister (66) died of heart…
lost and confused
hi im new here and dont understand the whole message board thing. but hi my names bob and im very tired and stessed knowing 2 weeks ago mu girlfriend who i want to marry and she was just diagnosed with this PM, im on about 8 hours sleep in 4 days and crying alot.(praying too ) im so lost here, she means the world to me and…
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma My side of this story is different from most, it's not me that is suffering from osteosarcoma but my best friend. Right now everyday is a different day we don't know if he will make it through this yet, but I'd like to share his story. He is a normal 15 year old guy and loves basketball with a passion and…
Cracks of My Heart
Cracks of My Heart If you trace my heart, you’ll find a maze of cracks. These cracks have different sizes, some are deep, others shallow, and all have their own shapes. The one thing they all have in common is that each one remembers someone who either were diagnosed with cancer, fought the savagery of cancer, or passed…
Pancreatic Cancer
My mom is 82 years old and was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer two days ago. My emotions are so confused. Don't know just yet how to deal with it.
caregiver's comments
What do you say to a caregiver who thinks drinking beer is the cause of her husband's cancer? Or that surgery will cause the cancer to spread? How do we educate people on this? I am a 3 year survivor and find it hard that someone would think this way?
For those who need to feel better.
Hello, my name is Arturo Scolamacchia and I'm an Airman in the USAF. In mid november my mother was diagnosed with Colon cancer that had also spread to her liver. I was told this news by her when I took leave the following december around christmas. What a gift right? Anyway, me and my mother had always been close. You…
THE PERFECT STORM !!!!!!
This analogy is for all members who are struggling with understanding the emotions and turmoil of diagnosis, treatment, family and society's reaction to cancer. Just my humble opinion, of course. Once upon a time we were all landlubbers walking on solid ground and going through our daily lives without a clue as to what a…
Radiation and its affects on you Reply to Kevins Post
Hello all- My name is Susan and I am new to this website though Ive looked at it several times for information. I have Non Small Cell Stage 3B Lung Cancer. No - I do not smoke. I am an ex smoker of many years and had a chest x ray in 2000 that indicated I had all the signs of someone who never smoked at all. I was elated…
Should We Stay Together?
I have read some of the discussions with interest, particularly the one on separation. My story is not unlike others here: I was diagnosed with PH+ ALL in 2002 and was given a 10% chance of survival w/out a successful bone marrow transplant.No donor was found and I went on Gleevec after the usual rounds of chemo. Actually…

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