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Another long-term Stage IV survivor

mom_2_3
mom_2_3 CSN Member Posts: 953 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
An acquintance sent me this link to a story about a short opera co-written by and performed by a colon cancer survivor. Our acquaintance is a family member of the other co-writer and told me that although the story doesn't say so, Rickard was a Stage IV patient. I hope you enjoy this short article. I did.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-firstlady19-2010feb19,0,2585820.story
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  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia CSN Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #2
    Wow and his friend really saved his life!
    His friend pushed him to get a 2nd opinion and that saved his life! GREAT story! 22 years NED
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  • StacyGleaso
    StacyGleaso CSN Member Posts: 1,233 Member
    #3
    FANTABULOUS!
    I just LOVE stories like these!
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  • jams67
    jams67 CSN Member Posts: 925 Member
    #4
    2nd opinion
    I feel like a second opinion on my surgery saved my life. I knew I had colon cancer, but the scan was not conclusive on the liver, and the surgeon was ready to resection without knowing what he was going to find. After a second opinion, another scan with contrast, I had my colon and liver resectioned, and lymph nodes (10 of 32 with cancer) removed. I have been NED since 8/05 and credit the second opinion.
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #5
    Fantastic story,
    Thanks so
    Fantastic story,

    Thanks so much for posting it; it is very uplifting!
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