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Archives for May 2017

My Best Friend Has Cancer
On Monday (3 days ago), my best friend in the entire world -- who is like my big brother, my protector, my confidante -- who I have spoken to daily for years now...found out he has Lymphoma. The same cancer that killed his aunt last year and is currently killing his father. I feel like a selfish idiot, because I am falling…
Am I doing the right thing?
Hi all, This is my first post here. I've been reading the forums for a week or so. I was told I have a mass in my left kidney on 4/28/17. I'm scheduled for an open radical nephrectomy on 5/11. Heres my dilemna....my son is just 2 weeks into basic training in the army. I've decided not to tell him anything until he…
Some of the Time I am Worried - FEAR!
I worry a lot. I do use prayer, relaxation, and other techniques to calm myself, but fear is always around the corner. The next time . . . is on my mind. Two malignancies . . . the new tumors . . . can I keep things from multiplying? Will I make it to 65, 60, 50? I just have these concerns, fears, whatever. I suppress my…
I want to do the right thing
My Wife (55) just got diagnosed with aggressive invasive squamous cell carcinoma along with Perineural invasion. This is the same thing that took her mother after 3 years. She is terrified, distraught, angry. I want to help her in any way I can I just do not know what to say other than, "Yes this sucks, No its not fair,…

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