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Hope!

catherine58
catherine58 CSN Member Posts: 92
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I thought this article might give hope to those going through dark days:

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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  • hopeforcure49
    hopeforcure49 CSN Member Posts: 111
    #2
    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
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
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    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

    Catherine.......
    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.......Buzz
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #4
    Catherine
    Thanks for guiding us to these stories of unbelievable hope + inspiration.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #5
    Hey!
    Hey, it's good to see you again. And thanks so much for the uplifting stories. Just what we need!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    P.S. Let us know about your scan!
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  • Joy1216
    Joy1216 CSN Member Posts: 290 Member
    #6
    Thanks
    Thanks for the great article of hope. I forwarded the link to my cancer support group at church.
    Joy
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  • dmdwins
    dmdwins CSN Member Posts: 454 Member
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    Joy1216 said:

    Thanks
    Thanks for the great article of hope. I forwarded the link to my cancer support group at church.
    Joy

    Glad
    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,
    Dawn
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  • Kerry S
    Kerry S CSN Member Posts: 606 Member
    #8
    Catherine
    Darlin, thanks for your post. You demonstrate the power of positive thinking.

    Kerry (old guy with an attitude)
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  • luvmum
    luvmum CSN Member Posts: 457 Member
    #9
    Thanks a lot! I need it!
    I need to read more encouraging stories to reassure me that my mum could live till she see me become a mother and see her grand child grow up.

    Thanks a lot!
    Dora
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  • bruins1971
    bruins1971 CSN Member Posts: 227
    #10
    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 Dallas
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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #11
    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.

    Pete
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