Hope!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1349105/Told-terminal-cancer-little-weeks-live-miracle-survivors-club-proved-doctors-wrong.html
If you scroll to the bottom you'll find an inspirational lady who was told she had terminal colon cancer in 1963 (she was even given the last rites) and is about to celebrate her 100th birthday (she has beaten cancer five times!).
In February 2007 I had a football-sized tumour removed from my ascending colon and was told I had a 30% chance of living another five years. Here I am, four years on, still in good health although about to have my annual CT scan which always fills me with anxiety (hence return to this board which was such a lifeline after I was diagnosed).
Never give up!
All the best to my fellow semi colons - many names I don't recognise although good to see a few familiar ones (Scouty, 2bhealed, KathyM)
Catherine
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Thanks for the hope!
This article was amazing. I was so happy to hear these stories. I have a friend at chemo she is so devistated. Her colon cancer has mets to her lungs all over. They gave her 3 yr prognosis. She has given up all hope. I try to give her encouragement. Thanks for this article I will pass it on to her. Blessings from Lourdes0 -
Catherine.......hopeforcure49 said:Thanks for the hope!
This article was amazing. I was so happy to hear these stories. I have a friend at chemo she is so devistated. Her colon cancer has mets to her lungs all over. They gave her 3 yr prognosis. She has given up all hope. I try to give her encouragement. Thanks for this article I will pass it on to her. Blessings from Lourdes
its good to see you again and thanks for the story....Glad your doing very well and very happy you came back and checked in....Love and Hope for us all.......Buzz0 -
GladJoy1216 said:Thanks
Thanks for the great article of hope. I forwarded the link to my cancer support group at church.
Joy
Glad to see you again Catherine. Nice of you to check in and let us know how well you are doing.It gives great encouragement to others!
Smiles,
Dawn0 -
Thank You
Catherine I wanted to thank you for sharing your story with us. It is the positive stories that we hear that keep us up beat. May we all live to see 100 years old and all beat cancer. I just finished my last chemo 2 weeks ago and am waiting for my CT on Feb 1st to see if I am NED and God willing I will be. I know I am stage 4 but I also know through God all things are possible.
Bobby in Dallas0 -
i love this subject
Hi catherine,
Wonderful post.
I agree HOPE is the most important treatment option we can have and its free.
its not easy to keep our hope, but I pray I'll be smiling each and every day.
who knows how many days we have ?
I have faith in our cure.
I am grateful for my faith in God. weak as it is. But at least I have been exercising my capacity for faith. Now I have to draw on all my faith experience and I have been applying it to my cure.
I am grateful I have been converted to the positive thinking team.
Keep hoping and have faith.
Pete0
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