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Sad please anyone help me...
Today I found out that my mother's Bone Metastasis has progressed. I have not told her as she doesn't understand english that well but I did tell my dad and we are devastated. My mom had stage IV Thyroid Cancer was caught late in the game because of a misdiagnosis and after a year, she got bone metastatis lesions on her…
loss of husband
I just lost my best friend my husband two days after our 28th anniversary-it was last Monday. it is now one week and today is a really tough day. does anyone know of an online support chat room??
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Stomach Precancerous polyps
Hello, I am a 40 year old female, several years ago I was diagnosed with FAP (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, A rare inherited cancer predisposition syndrome. Since the diagnosis I have been receiving annual colonoscopy. The average amount of polyps collected from my colon were 10-15, in which none of them were cancerous.…
Chat
every time I click chat I can not get on I see it then it shuts down any advise thanks
Surviving Stage IV Cancer
What a shock it was for me in August 2009 to be diagnosed with stage IV cancer. I was so naive--I asked, "How many stages are there?" When I was told just 4, you can understand my shock and disbelief. I saw 3 oncologists to get opinions on treatment; the first thing out of the mouths of all 3 was "In stage IV cancer is…
My dads pet scan is tomorrow, and i'm scared.
My dad has non small cell lung cancer, and has been getting chemo and radiation.all of this starting since july 6th.He just started to lose his hair 3-4 days ago.I am scared for him and my mom and me.I am an only child, i am married, but have no children. My mom and dad and me ..we are close...I just am so worried...I…
Thank you!!
A great, big THANK YOU to all of you who replied to my post about chemo questions. I still have not decided whether or not to have it, but your responses help so much. Reading about the side affects scares me to death. Your sharing doesn't change the reality that those side effects WILL happen. It does however let me have…
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian members on this site !!!
Just a short comment to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of the other Canadian members on this site. Cancer is cancer no matter where we all are in the world and as one little Canadian I just want to give thanks to the American Cancer Society for this wonderful site. It helps so many people with support and information and…
relationship with someone you love with stage 4nsclc
I am thinking about going to support group. My boyfriend has stage 4 nsclc and he doesn't do anything we used to anymore. He changed many ways. One is he doesn't want to take walks no more. Other is he used to hang in his room a lot and doesn't do that. Sometimes I want to do my own things and he doesn't want me too. He…
A little bit of validation and understanding goes a loooonnngggg way !!!
Thursday I finally got up the courage to go through with the nerve conduction testing I knew I needed to get the stamp of yet another diagnosis regarding my late effects from treatments. I knew I had nerve damage from my chemo drugs, no one had to tell me that, but you know how it goes - the doc has to say so too. lol. Of…
Adult Child looking for support
Hi All, Not sure where to go but I am an adult child of a cancer patient. My mother was diagnosed with brain cancer in February and since then I've had a lot of difficulty reaching out and getting support from family and friends. I am not the type who can speak about such things openly, it's just too hard. I have chosen to…
I feel sad that I cant be with my mom
Hi every one I am claudia , my mom has been fighting cancer for the last three years. On Wed she will get her chemo and I hate that I cant be with her cause of my job. I am a single mom who is in the process of divorce and cant afford to take days off. I feel guilty that I cant be with her. I hate to see her suffer.
Feel something but dont' know what it is??? confused I am
Last few days even a week, I have these weird feelings, sometimes I feel like my cancer has come back and sometimes I feel like Im not going to be able to deal with it. Im now only going on 3 months remission and it happened before, I was in remission for this long and it came back. This time i worry if it comes back I…
Cancer with a brain injury
I have posted on this site before and I am reaching out now to see if anyone has a loved one who is dying from cancer and also has a traumatic brain injury. My sister is 59 years old and looks like she is already dead and she will not accept that she can't live alone. She has fallen twice that we know of. Once in front of…
what does it mean to have black on ur stoma?
well I have had my ileostomy since last April.. due to crohns.. and well my stoma is black.. and well Ive been to the ER and they always say its normal.. I mean aghhh... Ive talked to my WOCN and she said im losing blood flow.. the whole thing isnt black.. its black on the parts that connect to my skin.. on the top and…
In a Relationship, Married or Not... YOU SHOULD READ THIS!
MARRIAGE When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic…
someone help me to understand
hi, i don't post here a lot but i just don't understand why i always feel so bad, i have fnhl stage4 i have been in remission since 2009 i had rcvp in 2005 and rchop in 2008, i read other post of people with the same thing and they don't feel like i do i can't figuer out what i am doing wrong. last month my pet scan showed…
trying to give my husband/family a break........looking for other means of expressing my feelings ab
is there anyone out there that is either from or near rocky mount, nc... i am looking to connect with someone from this area. i have a very supportive husband but i am afraid that he needs a break from all of the ins and outs of cancer.... if i had someone else to talk with sometimes, than he would be able to get a…
the look in their eyes
have you ever told someone about the progress of your condition and saw the look in their eye or heard it in their voice that "they think that you will probly die" other peoples thoughts don't determine your outcome, but their lack of confidence sure gives you a doomed feeling.
Lost my mother
Hey everybody i recently lost my mom to this pancreatic cancer tumour im not even sure exactly what they call it.But i know what it does and that is destroy good people.I lost my mom 2 and a half months ago it doesnt even feel real i keep thinking im fine but then out of nowhere it just hits me.Im constantly up and down i…
donating hair for wigs
Hello, My aunt has lung cancer and will start chemo at the end of the month. I have very long hair and would like to find an organization that accepts hair donations for chemo survivors' wigs. Does anyone know of one for adults? Otherwise, I'll be donating to Locks of Love for kids. Thanks! Jenny B
mom
I am new to this site, but I just wanted to post some fears and concerns I am having. I am 32 years old and my mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer about two weeks ago. She had a CAT scan and bone scan and the doc was concerned with the bone scan. She went for a PET scan and he saw some stuff that worried him, now she…
Applying for a job and hair is not back yet?
It's been awhile since I posted. My question is sincere one, Im going to apply for a part time job tomorrow, yet my hair is not all back yet and have been wearing ball caps until it comes back. Sooooooooo, I am going to wear my ball cap tomorrow, how should I approach this with the interviewer? I dont think I should make…
the "GOOD CANCER"
I am a thyroid cancer survivor. I thyroid and a few other cancers get called by doctors "The good cancer" "If I had to have a cancer i would pick that one" "You won the Cancer Lottery" "its cancer but you’re lucky" the reason doctors say this is because 1) most of us don’t have to do chemo (its normally caught early cause…
Sad and at the end of my rope
My boyfriend and I went to Las Vegas for the trip that we had planned and were so excited for. While there, the symptoms started getting seriously and alarmingly worse. The headaches caused by the tumors that have spread to my brain were 10 times worse, I started feeling confused and forgetful, saying odd things, and also…
Pacemakers and testing
Was interested in how many of you have had to have pacemakers implanted due to cardiac issues after treatments? I had to have one implanted in 2005 because of severe atrial fibrulation that some cardiologists say is from heart damage from adriamycin (a chemo drug I had back in the early 90ties). Because of the pacemaker,…
I feel useless
Hi, I am 24yrs old and was diagnosed and lost my eye within a month last year with Choridal Melanoma. I had never heard of such a thing before it happened to me and that makes me angry. I had never been an angry person up until then. June 2010 is when my vision in my right eye went blury. I hadnt been to the eye dac in 3…
A trip!
We finally found a match for a bone marrow transplant, and that is going to take place on the 28th. We are super excited, even though they say the chances of the outcome being positive are very small. We are crossing our fingers for a miracle! This weekend is our anniversary, and we had booked a trip to Vegas in the…
Did anyone see this?!! LET'S HOPE!
I'm not sure where to post this, but this is such GREAT news for the cancer community!! These 3 people were at the end of their battle for they had run out of treatment options. I know to be cautiously optimistic, but this is incredible! Definitely worth the few minutes to read. This could be an answer to a lot of people's…
Prayers from Canada on the 10th Anniversary of your 9-11
Just a short note, to this American site, to tell you that we in Canada are saying prayers for our American friends - on this sad and tragic anniversary. God Bless us all on the anniversary of a day that changed so much. On this site there are so many people who have come in contact with cancer and we know now that so many…

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