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Unbroken
In World War II my uncle was a flight mechanic in the Army Air Force and was assigned to fly Eddie Rickenbacker to New Guinea from Hawaii on a top secret mission. The flight went down in the Pacific and my uncle spent over three weeks at sea with 8 other men, sustained only by occassional rainwater, a couple of unlucky…
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Questions to ask prior to surgery?
Well, this past week has been a whirlwind of activity since Mom's colonoscopy and cancer "suspicion." Yesterday we finished her day two of heart stress test, went to the hospital where the surgery will take place for pre-admin, where she also did a respirology test for her seasonal asthma and blood work. They gave us a…
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Sundance Invites You to C'mon In - Say HI to "A Friend of His"
Howdy, Ya’ll, please allow me to introduce myself and make your acquaintance – I’m “Big Billy Bad A$$.” I’m Craig’s unseen alter ego and his sidekick when it comes to fighting Cancer – together, we form TEAM SUNDANCE. That’s my picture over there in the avatar – how do you like me now? I guess the first thing you should…
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Nana2, Lori S and Crow71, missing you
Dear friends, How are things going for you and your loved ones? It seems like a while since we heard. Hugs to you all, Marie who loves kitties
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How to deal with reacurrance?
My mom is currently undergoing chemo for a reacurrance of stage IV colon cancer; now with mets to liver; lung; and stomach lining. She was originally diagnosed in 2009 and we found out earlier this year that the cancer had come back. We will find out in a few weeks if the treatment is working. Trying to stay positive for…
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Got my left shoulder quite painful , any of you have experienced it?
Bit worried as we normally think about mets!
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New to board
My husband was dx with stage IV colorectal cancer on 11-14-10 with numerous mets to his liver inoperable. He has had 8 tx of 5fu, avistan & oxy, he has been very fortunate and has not experienced too many side effects, except his last ct scan they mentioned his spleen is enlarged and his platelets are low and if this…
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Maglets
OK nosy me; I have to ask; did you have your appies in the shed before your dinner on the weekend? That sounds like such a nice thing to do....
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Its Saturday Morn and before I go to bed I want to start the Special One for the week to hold high i
Here we go...........OK, someone start it.whose got me this week....don't be skeered !!!
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More News on Kerry.....
Hey Guys.... I just got off the phone with Kerry's wife Susie. She said she does not expect Kerry to make it thru the night. Last night things were very close to being over but for some reason Susie says Kerry will just not let go. Her and the family have had "the talk" with Kerry and assured him it was OK to let go now...…
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Newbie ... my poppa has stage IVB colorectal cancer, untreatable ... what to expect?
My poppa is 79 years old, diagnosed with stage IVB colorectal cancer--poorly differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma, very aggressive, multiple mets to liver, probably also to peritoneum. He cannot tolerate further chemo or radiation. He also has IgM multiple myeloma, currently smoldering status, cardiovascular disease, and…
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FDA Recall lists
FDA Recall lists For your consumption, and idle moment reading: Wazzamatta Wid Dis Stuff? Enjoy, and check back daily! (Better health to ya'll) John
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Heartsick-off topic
Hi, everyone. I've been heartsick since coming last night. I got in a little after midnight from a symphony performance and dessert afterwards. When I checked in on facebook, I saw pictures of total devastation in the county in Virginia that we lived in and love so much to this day. It seems everyone is alive (3 in the…
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Friday Riddle Answers
This week's winners are................Kathleen808 & AnnCan. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: Each state and province has a two letter postal abbreviation. In this teaser, you are required to place one abbreviation between the letters of a second abbreviation (so that they form the first and fourth letters) to get the…
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Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the Internet allowed and good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Each state and province has a two letter postal abbreviation. In this teaser, you are required to place one abbreviation between the letters of a second abbreviation (so that they form the first and fourth letters) to get the word…
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In Memory of John Nimmons...
Various folks outside of Spartanburg want to help John’s family. If you want to send a check, you can make it out to either Chris Bonds or Malee Chivacharern (John's wife/Oscar's mom) and send it to: -- Chris Bonds P.O. Box 7121, Spartanburg, SC 29304 Chris Bonds is the Attorney and Owner of Bonds Law Firm…
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Off Topic. My mom passed this morning.
At 4:14 on 4/14. She was my mom and my friend. I shall miss her. But she will stay alive forever in my heart. Rest well, mama. And please take care of my Stephanie, if you will. Hug your loved ones for me today, my online family.... Hugs, Kathi
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PET/CT - *****UPDATE*****
Just got the injection, now an hour in the quite room. No good news from this one, just less bad. I already know I have a lymph node the size of a walnut. Then to USC Norris on Thursday to go over the results. Love you all, Blake *************
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Things you forget to tell the doctor
My heartbeat has been irregular for a few weeks. Mostly I only notice it when I am at rest. I keep forgetting to mention it to my Onc or the surgeon. Anyone else do this? If so, what kinds of things do you forget?
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Hi Mates it's FRIDAY any interesting plan for the WEEKEND?
Here not too much , just see if got good weather and take a walk! Hugs!
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vacation delayed bloated abdomen no relief
I was all set to head down to Florida for my Grand daughters birth but got delayed do to my abdominal problem. My abdomen has been bloated distended for weeks especially after I finished my 12 rounds of Folfox March 23,2011. My personal doc now says it isn't my thyroid and told me to call my ONC. My ONC said just wait and…
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A song I will sing for the lost...
http://youtu.be/Ib6v4_6fcrU Hoping this does correctly. I've never put a link in here before. We'll see. Anyway, this is a video of the song I will sing at my Relay For Life's talent show May 1. Before I sing, I will be listing some of the dear ones lost to us here and dedicating the song to them. I'm not sure how much…
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5th week starts tomorrow.
Hey guys tomorrow Jorge will start his 5th week feeling i little scare more and more as each week goes by .and as for you Buzz no worries about you taking over my last post it was funny .as for the blood in jorge's poop it was nothing the doctor said not to worry about it .hugs to all Tina
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R.I.P. John
John passed away the morning. :-(
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John's friend Melissa wanted to say something to everyone.
Please tell all those people that we say "john lost his fight with cancer" ... But in reality, John won! John is cancer free now, and he is in heaven! He asked jesus to come into his heart- and accepted him as his savior. So JOHN WON!! And Just so that cancer doesn't get the upper hand, he donated his body to science-…
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Immunotherapy- Improved Survival when Combined With Chemo
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AACR/25817 ORLANDO -- Patients with advanced colorectal cancer had more than a twofold improvement in progression-free survival when immunotherapy was added to standard chemotherapy, results of a multicenter trial showed. The addition of recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) and…
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Xeloda feet - Gabepentin?
I'm on Xeloda (plus CPT-11 and Avastin). My feet suddenly got worse. Previously, I couldn't hike/walk for exercise -- but now it's painful to walk even 1 block (or down the hall!). It's not so much a matter of dry skin/cracking -- it's much deeper than that (like blisters under the skin...). My oncologist suggested…
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Blood in poop
Hey guys queston Jorge is to start his 4th week of radation tomorrow and he just had a little blood in his poop is this bad should we be scared or worried thank you so very much hugs to all .Tina
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New here. Am finally admitting I need support
Hi everyone. My name is Julie and my husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer in August 2009. He was originally staged as stage III because lesions on his liver were biopsied and originally came back negative. Radiation damaged his kidneys so he now has stents in both kidneys which are replaced every three months. After…
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Kerry
Kerry, you and Susie are never far from my thoughts.