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NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE (FEAR)
I am afraid that my cervical cancer has returned. I am currently experiences some of the same symptoms I had when I found out had cervical cancer (bleeding after intercourse). I had radiation therapy in 1997 the doctor informed me that the bleeding could be coming from scar tissue one of the side effects from radiation…
Wife of 33 yr old rectal cancer survivor
I am 30 years old and just this last week (March 6 2003) my husband had a cancerous tumor removed. I am having a hard time dealing with the fact the dr told me if it wasnt for the bleeding my husband would have died from non treatment. I never thought in the world my husband at 33 would get colorectal cancer. No history in…
Chasing my tail!!!
Well i don't even know where to begin! My father (70) was diagnosed in June 2002 with lung cancer. I have tried to do some research to try and understand and somehow i still dont understand. I dont know where to go because I feel that i need someone to talk to! I am new to all of this message board and hope that someone…
Smart beyond their years
I have come to this site not all to long ago, but I need to say to all of you.. With all of your stories and expereience you have not only enlightened me, but empowered me. The knowledge and compassion all of you posess is truly a blessing. We have all unfortunately been touched by cancer. Sometimes it is all consuming.…
Thoughts about Life
Life is a gift given to believe Life is a treasure to enrich the world Life is like a piece of paper created to be filled with remembrances that later on will be the guide to the one behind you Life is a miracle that was given to you Life is a gift given to believe... to believe you can do it to believe what you are and…
Whenever
Whenever you feel alone Let me just be with you I can not manage to keep the world on But I can give you my words of support Do not broke up Do not give up Do not look back If you want to cry , cry ... but Whenever you feel alone Let me just be with you I can not manage to keep the world on But I can open my arms so you…
URGENT: NEED HELP
MY NAME IS PATRICIA SEXTON I LIVE IN STOCKTON, CA I NEED GOD'S HEALING. I HAVE COLON CANCER AND MY HUSBAND JUST DIED OF PROSTATE CANCER ON JAN 18, 2003. WHEN HE DIED I LOST ALL OF HIS INCOME OF $3,100.00 PER MONTH. I AM ILL AND ALONE. MY SON HAS LEUKEMIA AND HAS HAD TO GIVE UP HIS JOB BECAUSE HE IS TOO ILL, HE NOW LIVES…
cancer and meaning of life
Hello, I am a graduate student in psychology at Ohio State University and I would very much appreciate your help. I am studying how a cancer diagnosis leads people to re-evaluate meaning in their lives. Ive developed a brief, web-based survey of cancer in meaning in life. If you have had cancer, please take a few minutes…
i dont have a deep thought
I am a 28 year old cancer survivor. I had four oporations and the cancer was gone. That was about 12 years ago. I just saw a commercial for this web page so i thought i would check it out. I really dont have any deep thoughts, and i cant understand what any of you are going through. i guess i got lucky to have such a short…
Just need to talk to someone
I posted yesterday under "lymphoma," but no one has replied yet. I guess no one who has the type of lymphoma I have is on this board . . . I'm just newly diagnosed (Dec. 9, 2002) with non-Hodgkins lymphoma on the conjunctiva of my right eye. My CT-scan didn't show lymphoma anywhere else, and my bone marrow biopsy came back…
If you could design the perfect outdoor space for a cancer center what would you include?
As well as being a family member of someone with cancer, I'm a graduate student studying the design of outdoor landscapes/gardens at cancer centers. I wanted to ask others, if you had the ability to create an outdoor space at your treatment center where you might rest, recover, or just escape, what would you want that…
too long
I have been doing this now for 6 years and I am running out of steam. Am very tired of fighting and my family doesn't understand this at all. I am suppose to keep going and doing it all. I don't think I can much longer. Thanks Judy
In a better place
Yesterday morning at around 7:00am (EST) my mother passed. After a long battle with cancer...she is now in a better place. I want to thank everybody who helped me with your support through the last 7 months. No, this is not a goodbye. I will still be a part of this fine group. God bless, Ed Sutton
emotional support needed also
My husband has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has matastasized to the bone. His left hip broke one morning. The doctor did a partial hip replacement and biopsied a piece and it was the same cancer. Now we have found a knot on his right arm. The doctor said it was consistent with the cancer. We've been through…
How long will it take?
hi i'm new to this group, and find that i have to talk to someone. i was a sophmore in high school when i was diagnosed with bone cancer. i went through two years of treatment, and now only suffer from a limp and sometimes stress fractures. After my treatments i suffered from anxiety and panic attacks, but through drug…
Emotional Support
I am 32 yrs old and I have cancer in several parts of my body. Sometimes I think that I have come to grips with what is going on with me and then again I think that I have not come to grips. I find myself crying alot and just talking to the lord and asking him to save me.What is one to do. I am not with my family. I live…
emotional roller-coaster
I've really been struggling lately! Right now, I'm in the middle of radiation treatments for non-Hodgkins lymphoma (I've had 9 of 15). That part is going well - my tumor is shrinking nicely, and I've had very few side effects. However, my emotions are all hay-wire!!! Having cancer has caused me to dredge up feelings about…
Deep Thoughts
I just read a little poem by Dhany. I was wondering if anybody else has written poetry to express their feelings, or has a favorite Bible passage that keeps them going, or lyrics, etc. I thought maybe this was a good place to share these things. I wrote this one about the time of my last chemo treatment: Remnants of an Old…
getting hooked on ...
..the survival discussion groups. You have no idea , really no idea , how your messages of hope and courage have put my life into perspective. When my husband was diagnosed with nasopharngeal cancer we were both blown away. Our world was crumbling and panic, fear and depression was quick to set in. Reading your stories,…
choroidal eye melanoma
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with choroidal eye melanoma. I had no warning except for the 2 weeks before I went to the eye doctor. I went, thinking I needed glasses. I'm on the computer all day at work and my vision in my right eye was getting blurry. I also started having headaches above my right eye. When I went to my…
support group
I am 47 and live in Granite Bay, CA. I had surgery in Dec. and found out my it was ovarian cancer.I started chemo. I've been trying (on line)with no success ,to locate a support group in this area (Granite Bay, Roseville)Any suggestions? My 2nd chemo is next week and I'd like to be connected with a group before I need…
Life After Treatment: Getting on with It
General open ended question: How's it going? Almost a year after treatment for Hodgkin's 2b at age 41, I am finding it difficult to get my life going again. Integrating the new post cancer me into "regular" life while honoring the changes I've experienced is hard. All thoughts welcome about this specifically or on the…
Hi, First time writing, I have uterine cancer
Hi, I had a very large fibroid tumor that my Dr. was sure wasn't cancer. WELL guess what, the pathologist found cancer cells, Leiomyosarcoma. I'm going in for my 2nd surgery tomorrow, it's only been 6 weeks since the first. They see something in my CT Scan that they can't identify. They want to remove my cervix and lymph…
How do you cope?
I am 29 and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in April 2001. I just finished chemo. A month ago my boyfriend asked me to move out. He said he didn't want to see me anymore. It was completely unexpected. I have not had the mental strength to go in for my CT scan, etc. He has been my primary support since my diagnosis - How…
desperate need of support for a friend
i am trying to find someone who is in the chicago area who has throat/lung cancer to speak with a friend of mine's sister. her dr gave her the number of only one other male patient and i am trying to find her a female african american woman, dx with throat/lung cancer. i don't really know all of the details but know that…
I'm 14 and my grandmother has cancer.
i havent seen my grandmother in 2 weeks because she had chemo. when i saw her a few days ago she didn't look like she used to and it was scary. i want to act like nothing had happened but something did and i cant ignore that. i was wondering if anyone else went through this and if so what did you do?
I am 14 and my grandmother has cancer
My grandmother has cancer and i haven't seen her for like 2 weeks. i saw her today and she lokks nothing like what she did. i'm trying to treat her like i used to but its hard because she dosn't look like she used to and she is really sick and not her self. i was wondering if anybody else went through this and if they did…
Things do get better, I promise
Hi: For those of you that haven't read my previous posts.. Here is my story. I got diagnosed with cancer in Sept. 2001. I finished my treatments in March 2002. Went back to work full time in July of 2002. After my treatments ended I went though a very deep depression. I wanted to crawl under a rock or go live far away from…
Diagnosed at 25 as well, looking for other young people
Hello, I replied to Jennifer's message underneath this one, but thought I would post my own as well. I was also diagnosed at 25, but recently had a 26th birthday. The main problem that I am having is dealing with cancer at such a young age. I am not sure what the correct etiquette is when telling people that I have this…
Thanks so much
Thanks for the responses, at least I know now I'm not alone. I go to the doctors next Wed. and will tell him about this, hope that he can help. Again thanks to everyone who responded. Hope all will get better for you to, as time goes on. Nothing much has ever bothered me most of my life and I guess I just do not know how…

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