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question about the color PINK
hello everyone, I am kinda new to this website but I think it's great! my aunt had passed away back in june 99(lung cancer) and a very dear friend of mine had been diagnosed just a month later with liver and bone cancer. I had up and downs with all this stuff going on. what i would like to know is why we use the color pink…
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new to the group...hello!!
Hi everyone....I only just found this site today and I desperately need to talk to people. My husband has incurable prostate cancer that has started growing like mad. He was given 6 months to three years..that was two and a half years ago. I am aboslutely obsessed with it.....I just can't stop reading about it every spare…
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need financial and caregiver suggestions
my mother in law has breast cancer that has spread through out her back now. she had to quit her job do to complications etc. my father in law had his own business, but is going to have to close it to care for his wife. he recently interviewed for a job so he could get on an insurance plan to get him and my mother in law…
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Thank you...Thank you... Thank you...
In late September 2001 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After four months of chemo (CHOP and Rixtun) and 25 treatments of radiation I am in recovery. The reason I am writing is to thank those who helped me. First I'd like to thank the second allergist that I saw and that actually took the time to listen to me…
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Hello everyone
Hi I am 20 and taking care of my mom who was diagnosed with breast cancer december 2001. Its just her and I and its kinda tough dealing with the reality of all of this and not having alot of support by people who are living the same thing as I am. If anyone wants to talk or share any stories with me I would love it. :)…
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20 year old son with hodgkins lymphoma
My son was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in January, 2002. He has to have 12 chemo treatments. He has had five. He has reached the point where the thoughts of the leukine shots or having to take his nausea medicine makes him feel sick. He is up and going strong most of the time. His appetite is still real good. I dont…
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Questions
Hey, If anyone knows how to use this site please tell me. There are no one in the chat rooms I think or I am not using any of them right.
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help with mom
i posted on "emotional support", perhaps i should have posted here. i am the caregiver to my mother, i have no brothers/sisters to share this load with. my mother is a very difficult person to deal with under normal circumstances. she just had surgery to remove vulvar cancer & now is being sent for mri of pelvis for…
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Chemotherapy
Hello, my name is Allison and I was wondering if any of your parents had chemotherapy to help cure them and if anyone would be willing to share an expieriance about chemo with me. Thank you.
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New Cancer Pateint
My squamous cell carcinoma in my left sinus was diagnosed in Late February and my surgery was March 13. I begin radiation on May 6 for 6 weeks. My sister has been having to take care of our 82 year old Mum who is in the beginning stages of dementia. There are simply days when I don't even have the energy to take care of…
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when does anyone chat?
I am new to this site I take care of my father who was diagnosed with pancreatic ca in may He has been at my house since june I would be intrested in talking to other caregivers but no one ever seems to be on??? If anyone is intrested in chating once in a while email me at ctang346@home.com thank you in advance I could…
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my father
My father has cancer in the blood and I'm not sure what its called. He has to go through shots three days a week in his disabled back. He has to take so many vitamins and pills. He even goes blind in one eye once in a great while. I try to make him laugh because he is always saying he won't see me graduate in two years. I…
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Stage III at age 26. How do I help my partner?
My parnter was just diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer at age 26. It's been a wild ride the past couple of months. He had surgery last month and begins chemo next week. I'm trying to keep a level head on this, but it's tough. What should I expect when someone goes through chemo? Are they sick for the 6 months they're on…
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Husband recently diagnosed w/colon cancer
Hi, I am reaching out for some guidance. My husband of six months was recently diagnosed with colon cancer (3/19/01) which has traveled to his liver (massive tumor). On 04/02 he had colon surgery to remove the tumor. When he heals they will start chemo on the liver. I am lost. He won't say much, he doesn't do anything…
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SAVE LIFE:Closely Watch follow-up check
If you or someone you love have cancer, after the treatment done, at least every 3-6 months, you need to follow the doctor's advice and have a routine check very seriously(your love one may forget or doesn't like it, then you must be pushy & follow it up.) My mom just scare about the unconfortable testing and missed the…
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bad days
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this last oct. She is actually doing well except that she had a nervious breakdown and is still irrational at this point. And I don't know what to do. I'm angry most of the time. I have to make her take a shower, go to her doc appts., and listen to every secret she has ever had and…
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I need Help!!!!!
Hi everyone! My best friend in the whole world (she is like my sister) has cancer! I am trying to support her but I just don't know how to. Please Help me!!
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it can be damn tough
it was so hard to be the only one taking care of my mom but i'd do it again and ten times better if she could come back for just a while or if i could have made all the pain go away
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Hello
Is anyone in here?
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American Cancer Society paper
hello, I am not a patient nor a survivor but I am on this web site as a college student writing a paper on the ACS. If anyone who would like to respond to 2 questions I need answered in the next few days for my paper I would very much appreciate it. Here goes: In what way did you benefit from the American Cancer Society?…
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My diary
My name is Catherine Clay and I had brain surgery to asperate a cyst the size of a plum in the middle of my brain when I was 18. My mother died from Ovarian Cancer 4 years ago and my sister is in Remission from AML since 1991. My grandfather also had Esophigal cancer. I have been keeping an on-line journal at…
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Are angry emotions normal-or am I being selfish?
I feel so mixed up with my emotions. One minute I am fine and coping the next I am crying or mad at the world. My mom is going through radiation and I am 8 hrs. away from her. I want to be there but can't. I have a family to care for and a husband. I am offering support through phone calls, e-mails, cards and letters etc.
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Father's untreatable pain
My dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer more than a year ago. He has had a couple of recurrences with continued loss of skills, especially in the area of mobility. It's my understanding that the cancer is in his nerves and he has had longstanding problems with pain. He is hospitalized again with unmanageable pain. Oral…
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Mom has uterine cancer and starting radiation-
I am 30 years old and 8 hours away from my mom. She is 56 and starting radiation next week due to uterine cancer. I have 3 children and a husband to take care of and feel torn being away from her during this important crucial time. My step dad is taking wonderful care of her but I still feel I need to be there in case…
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Need coping skills
Lone caregiver used up. Any tips for dealing with post treatment, morphine with drawal, depression and husband's refusal to help himself? Dr.'s useless and he won't get counseling. Insomnia is the latest thing. Anywhere tell you how to get a survivor to seek help? I can't take much more stress and there is no one else.…
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post-treatment depression
My mom's last chemo was 4 weeks ago. She is now cancer free! :) We are rejoicing! Well, all of us except Mom. She is so depressed that all she does is sleep, about 14-18 hours a day. When she's not sleeping, she's crying. She doesn't know why and doesn't know how we can help her. She's currently on anti-depressants. Help!…
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1 mo. baby, and then companion diagnosed w/Hodgkin's
Hi I'm new to this site. My girlfriend and I bought a house last Oct., had a son in late May, and discovered that she had Hodgkin's, IIB, in early July. Our house is somewhat distant from "civilization," away in the mtns., so she needs to stay with friends in a nearby town to help take care of her and baby. I miss her…
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Husband just diagnosed.
He has been given the choice of Laser surgery or Radiation/Chemo for treatment.At this point he is having a hard time making up his mind on what to do.Can anybody give us some food for thought?
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Is anxiety "normal"
i am the caregiver of my mother who has lung cancer. we bought a larger house so that we can all live together and make it easier for me to be there for her. overall she is doing pretty good. she has non small cell lung cancer and it is inoperatable.the biggest problem now is anxiety and nervousness she is on buspar,…
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Request: Writing story on the importance of this Web site
Hello-- I am a journalist writing a story about this incredible Web site. If any of its members are willing to talk to me off-list about the significance of this online community to them, please email me at soverby@cxo.com. Thank you.