unbelievable and so sad
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so sorry to hear that, my heart goes out to you. today cancer seems to hit just about anyone, young and old. sorry to hear that your daughter has had to fight the beast as well, i am a stage 4 rectal cancer survivor. the grace of god healed me.
hugs to you
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What I find sad is that there are still so many doctors who believe that this is an old (older?) peoples disease.
I find it amazing that he was diagnosed at all considering the ordeal I had to go through to finally get diagnosed at stage 3 the day after I turned 27 (probably turned cancerous at 21ish from a polyp i probably developed at 17ish).
Have you been screened, Susan (if you don't mind my asking)? I still can't seem to get my parents screened.
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tricia, i did have my colonoscopy although i waited until we got my daughter through all her treatment, etc. she is a twin and her sister had hers soon after jill was dx. we have a WONDERFUL gastroenterologist who did the procedure for free because she had no insurance at the time. i hope your parents change their minds. good luck! susanchynabear said:What I find sad is that there are still so many doctors who believe that this is an old (older?) peoples disease.
I find it amazing that he was diagnosed at all considering the ordeal I had to go through to finally get diagnosed at stage 3 the day after I turned 27 (probably turned cancerous at 21ish from a polyp i probably developed at 17ish).
Have you been screened, Susan (if you don't mind my asking)? I still can't seem to get my parents screened.
tricia0 -
I am so glad to hear that you and your other daughter were screened. It is really wonderful that the gastro did it for free as well.suezav said:tricia, i did have my colonoscopy although i waited until we got my daughter through all her treatment, etc. she is a twin and her sister had hers soon after jill was dx. we have a WONDERFUL gastroenterologist who did the procedure for free because she had no insurance at the time. i hope your parents change their minds. good luck! susan
I think insurance and not being able to aford the out-of-pocket is the main reason they don't. My parents own their own business and the insurance rates are way too high. I also think they still believe that they won't fall into this category. I pray that is the case. Tricia0
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