New myeloma blog
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I've found a new myeloma blog. Susie Hemingway was kind enough to comment on one of my recent posts. Her husband like mine has myeloma. She has written some beautiful poetry. Check it out! (Source: The Beast...)
Source: The Beast... - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Anniversary time
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Today is that weird anniversary of the day I got told I had ovarian cancer. That seems like a blog-worthy bit of news, since this space is supposed to be about me and the old OVCA. And it is a big deal. Overwhelming, in fact.
Like, when I sit and think about it, there is a small tsunami that erupts around the memory of the things that happened four years ago.
And next year, the five year mark, is technically when they shower you with streamers and silly hats and cake, assuming the news stays on the good side of the ledger for the next 12 months. But me, they will keep following me for 7 years. So I don’t think I get ...
Source: Something Evil This Way Comes - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Spike Tags: Cancer News Source Type: blogs
But why do dogs eat rocks?
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All week, people have been telling me stories about the things their dogs have eaten, including a writer from the AARP who interviewed me this morning about cancer drug prices.
She said her Golden had swallowed a tennis ball (whole) and had to have surgery.
A copy of the April issue of BARk magazine was lying on the coffee table as I was calling the vet on Monday. One of the teases on the cover was for a story about dogs eating things they shouldn't: "When Dogs EAT Glue, Diapers, Coins & Toys: E.R. Tales."
So after we took GB to the vet, I sat down to read the story, hoping to get an answer to the why question: Why s...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Dogs Sons Source Type: blogs
Now it's rocky friday ...
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Thank you to everyone who wrote expressing concern about poor GB, who swallowed two large rocks last weekend and had emergency surgery on Monday to remove the larger one. (He threw up the 2-inch rock on my bedroom floor Sunday night.)
GB developed pneumonia from aspirating fluid into his lungs, and his esophagus is also damaged by the rocks and the attempts to get rid of them, so he is still at the vet. His doctor has treated him with cortisone and also antibiotics.
At first, we thought he would be home in a day or two, so when the vet said, "You can visit him," I said no, because I thought GB would think I was there t...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Cancer Humor Dogs Skin Cancer Source Type: blogs
Mother's day: minority and mixed-race donors--step right up!
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I've asked Older Son, who is Japanese, to sign up for the National Marrow Donor Program as a Mother's Day gift for me.
I know from my own writing and from people I've known that it can be extra difficult for a person who is mixed race or a minority to find a good match for a transplant.
So I e-mailed Susan Hamre at the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) again, to get the latest info on this issue. Here's what she said:
Regarding the need for mixed race and minority people to register, the NMDP has made great strides, and the likelihood of finding a match has increased dramatically for patients from all racial and e...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Cancer News Sons Tests and Scans Source Type: blogs
Really good information!
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In honor of Mother's Day and Andrea, Lea (who we'll be hearing from next week) and Evan, I thought I'd post this great video I just got that takes you through the steps of how to donate bone marrow. You... (Source: Life with Cancer)
Source: Life with Cancer - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Erin Ruddy Source Type: blogs
One case among many
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There's one cancer case that concerns me more than any other. My own, of course. That's pretty obvious. But I continue to wonder how doctors and nurses are able to handle so many cases when the outcomes are negative. How do they come to work day after day, knowing that they are going to lose most, if not all, of their patients?
I have asked many of them how they do it, and they all have different answers. But I still don't understand.
Over the last couple of years that I've been treated, I've become close friends with some of my doctors and nurses. We get together socially sometimes. We don't talk about cancer too much, ...
Source: NPR Blogs: My Cancer - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Full up..
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Full upLike a swimmer bursting to the surface, the sun has come out in my life. I have got back in control and back on top of my emotions, my family and my job. I am just, frankly, so goddamn content at the moment.I am settling slowly back into work and my normal working pattern. My beloved daughters are, as ever, gorgeous and I have started exercising regularly and even eating well. I have even started a writing course which is stretching my writing and making me consider seriously whether I am, in fact, a fiction writer, or, as I think I am, a poet..So, you see, my life is full and brimming. Thank you all so much for all...
Source: A Woman of Many Parts - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Minerva Source Type: blogs
The solution
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Well now, thank you all for your comments on the dilemma of the previous post - it was *very* interesting to read what you had to say and I have to say, for the most part, your comments seem to echo the way I feel about identity and blogging - and that is that identifying yourself and giving others access to your details and your blog was something to be approached with caution. For safety (Source: Undone)
Source: Undone - May 9, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Sepha Source Type: blogs
Photostream blog ~ sigma
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DP1 on Petteri's Pontifications (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Today's photo
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Red Beacon. Aberdeen - Torry, March 2008 (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Smoking in new york: a success story
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... (Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog)
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
It's not a tumah
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Some of you might disagree, but it turns out that I have a completely normal brain. Today I got a postcard in the mail with the results of my MRI. It said, "Normal brain scan." Woo!After all I went through to get the MRI, though, a tiny little postcard with a scribbled note on it seems a little anti-climatic. I think the hospital should provide a service where someone comes and stands on your lawn holding a banner that says, "NORMAL BRAIN SCAN!!!" He/she could set up a CD player blasting "We Will Rock You" and encourage passing motorists to honk. There could be a variety of banners for every kind of test: I imagine "YOU AR...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
More cats in sinks
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After seeing my photo of one of the four foster kittens taking a bath, Helen, a blog reader from England, sent me this link:
Cats in Sinks
I think the site is advertising sinks, but who cares?
I'm trying very hard to get the four little mites, now about four and a half weeks old, to drink their special kitten formula from a dish, but they are resisting, to the point of going hungry.
So I need to pop in there and bottle feed them, yet again: Round Three: to the kittens!
@ Jeanne Sather 2008. (Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient)
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Kittens Source Type: blogs
Having a friend with cancer is good for your health?
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Younger Son sent me the link to this story on The Onion, hoping to cheer me up. He wrote:
Hello-- I'm not sure black humor would be the best, but here's something that might lighten the mood.
Actually, he knows me pretty well. I think it's really funny, but--a warning: you may not.
The piece says, tongue in cheek, that 85 percent of people who know someone with cancer take up marathon running and other sports ... "The U.S. Surgeon General is now recommending that all Americans get close to a cancer patient," the voice-over says.
Watch it: The Onion: A Friend's Cancer, Good for Your Health?
That's a video piece. I a...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Cancer Humor Source Type: blogs
It was melanoma monday, and i didn't even realize ...
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I saw my dermatologist on Monday for my regular skin check (every six months), and I didn't even realize that Monday, May 5, the day I went in, was "Melanoma Monday."
That's because my dermatologist didn't have the office draped in ribbons and banners to celebrate skin cancer the way my cancer center does in October, which is breast cancer awareness month.
I wasn't sure the exact name for this melanoma month, so I checked in with Carver, who has had melanoma, and sure enough it has several slightly different names:
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month but is also sometimes called Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Mont...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Skin Cancer Source Type: blogs
Andrea coller
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Last week when I wrote about Andrea Coller, our non-fiction essay winner, who told the beautifully raw story of fighting her cancer, I was a little vague. Because I didn't want to influence the reading experience of Andrea's amazingly-crafted words... (Source: Life with Cancer)
Source: Life with Cancer - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Erin Ruddy Source Type: blogs
The washington dc race for the cure®
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The following, I got from The DC Traveler:
What: The Washington DC Race for the Cure® (Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure)
When: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 6:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., race starts at 8:00.
Where: The National Mall - 10th and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC
Visit The DC Traveler for complete info to either run, walk or donate for the breast cancer cure.
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Source: Cancer Commentary - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Gloria Gamat Tags: general commentary Source Type: blogs
A full-time job
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I am reminded every day that we have built a community of support, and also a community of wisdom. All the comments about depression gave me something to think about.
A number of you talked about the difference between depression and sadness. I think I would add fatigue to that mix as well. I think it's not so much that I'm depressed, it's that I'm worn down.
Being a cancer patient is hard work. And you're on the job 24/7. There are no breaks. You don't get weekends or holidays off. If you don't feel it physically, you live with it mentally. It can be unrelenting. I think that's what I've been feeling.
Boxers get that ...
Source: NPR Blogs: My Cancer - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Journey to recovery: breast cancer podcasts from acs
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Now you can listen to breast cancer stories through the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Podcast Series called Journey to Recovery.
Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be one of the most challenging experiences you may encounter. So many questions arise because you don’t know what is going to happen next.
You need someone who can relate, someone who has weathered the same storm. You need a survivor.
Check out Journey to Recovery.
[Thanks again Paul McGee!]
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Source: Cancer Commentary - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Gloria Gamat Tags: cancer story on breast cancer Source Type: blogs
What kind of cancer do you have? the pathwork® tissue of origin test, may have the answer!
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A product of Pathwork Diagnostics, The Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test is designed to increase diagnostic certainty for hard-to-identify tumors.
The Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test measures the expression of more than 1500 genes present in a tissue sample and generates the tumor’s gene expression profile. This profile is then compared to those of 15 known tissues, representing more than 60 morphologies. An objective, probability-based Similarity Score is provided for each of the 15 potential tissue types, enabling each tissue type to be ruled in or ruled out.
What do patients need to know about The Pathwork® Tissu...
Source: Cancer Commentary - May 8, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Gloria Gamat Tags: on cancer diagnostics cancer type identification gene expression hard to identify tumors The Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test Source Type: blogs
Letting someone else talk today
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I took the day off today.I leave you with a thought-provoking video. It's one couple's story about going through pregnancy with inflammatory breast cancer (I got it from mybreastcancernetwork.com). (Source: Not just about cancer)
Source: Not just about cancer - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Tags: breast cancer cancer blog Source Type: blogs
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Register your bone marrow for free at here until May 19.Richard and I are so thankful that his donor took the time to register. (Source: The Beast...)
Source: The Beast... - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Date night!
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I meant to write this post on Monday morning, to give all of you who are curious about my love life an update on my date with Car Guy.
But life had other plans for me, and instead I spent Monday morning making an emergency trip to the vet with Younger Son's dog, GB, who had swallowed two huge rocks. The dog is still at the vet, and I'm waiting for a phone call with the daily update on his condition.
Between the doggy medical emergency and my own doctor's visit for a melanoma checkup (Oh, this is melanoma awareness month--someone please give me the correct name. Carver? And what color ribbon is assigned to melanoma?), p...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Dating Life With Cancer Source Type: blogs
Tomorrow…
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Miss Em has her annual Transplant appointment tomorrow in Gainesville. Please pray that it goes well, and that she gets rave reviews from her doctors.. Please pray for me and my memory, that I will retain all that the doctors say and ask the questions that need to be asked. Pray [...] (Source: Especially Heather)
Source: Especially Heather - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: H Tags: Everday Musings Source Type: blogs
Seattle cancer care alliance bills dead woman
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A friend sent me the link to this story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (actually, several friends sent it along). I can't say that I'm surprised, because I had a lot of problems with the billing office at SCCA during the years I was a patient there.
The bill that Thomas Smailus keeps getting is for a procedure that the medical bureaucracy insists took place in June 200 --four months after his wife died, the story says.
"At this point it's gone from painful to comical," Smailus said last week in reaction to receiving his fourth bill for the procedure that wasn't.
Here's the story: Wife dies but new hospital bills ke...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Medical Billing/Insurance Woes Source Type: blogs
More on mother's day
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I e-mailed a couple of questions to Susan Hamre of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). Here is her reply:
In answer to your questions, there is always a cost to join the registry. This cost is for tissue typing, which is how a patient is matched to a life-saving donor. (The closer the match between the patient's tissue type and the donor's, the better for the patient.)
It costs $52 to test the tissue type of every new registry member. Knowing that the cost can be a barrier, we work with sponsors, search for grants, and ask for contributions from people year-round. This allows anyone to join the registry during th...
Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Jeanne Sather Tags: Cancer News Sons Tests and Scans Source Type: blogs
57 north ~ climate
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Rain wear (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Exercise may lead to faster prostate tumor growth
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Link: Exercise May Lead To Faster Prostate Tumor Growth. Prostate tumors grew more quickly in mice who exercised than in those who did not, leading to speculation that exercise may increase blood flow to tumors, according to a new study... (Source: Prostate-Help)
Source: Prostate-Help - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Prostate-Help, Don Cooley Tags: 1a. Information you need to know Source Type: blogs
Grass valley company gets fda ok for prostate cancer imaging device - sacramento business journal:
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Link: Grass Valley company gets FDA OK for prostate cancer imaging device - Sacramento Business Journal:. The ei•Nav/Artemis device, developed by Eigen Corp., allows doctors to see three-dimensional images of the prostate and helps them guide the needle when they... (Source: Prostate-Help)
Source: Prostate-Help - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Prostate-Help, Don Cooley Tags: 2b. PCa Diagnosis Source Type: blogs
Free! free! free!
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It's time again for the National Marrow Donor Program's "Thanks Mom" Donation Drive. From now until May 19 it is FREE to sign up to be a marrow donor at www.marrow.org. Usually it costs $52 to sign up. You can't beat free!Did I mention it was free?I know a lot of people who have signed up, and it's incredibly easy. The Donor Program people will mail you a bunch of Q-Tips and you'll rub them on the inside of your cheek and mail them back. Very painless. You'll then be added to the registry list until you're 60 years old, and you'll be contacted if you match a patient in need.Who knows? Maybe I'll need your marrow someday. I...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Today's photo
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Consider present. Aberdeen - Torry, March 2008 (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Today's hero: c. everett koop, md
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... (Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog)
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
The cost of intelligence
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Browsing the New York Times online today I found this interesting article (and a related editorial).
Intelligence is one of these fuzzy concepts that are so difficult to define formally. We all have some intuitive idea of what it is to be intelligent and in most cases involves some capability to solve new problems and learn from past experiences. So, it is intelligence something unavoidable in evolutionary terms? and, as the article asks, if intelligence is something so great why is it that you don’t find it in most species?
It is important to make clear that most ‘complex’ species have some degree ...
Source: Cancerevo: Evolution and cancer - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: David Basanta Source Type: blogs
My not-so-successful "get healthy" plan
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On Sunday, after my dad's birthday dinner which involved half a dozen bottles of wine and at least a quart of heavy cream (I cooked, shame on me) Nick and I decided we had to turn over a new, healthier... (Source: Life with Cancer)
Source: Life with Cancer - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Erin Ruddy Source Type: blogs
How do you deal with depression?
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Laurie asked me if I was depressed. And I answered, "Yes." Sometimes this all gets to me. It wears me down. I get tired of feeling uncomfortable. I get tired of the pain. I get frustrated that I can't just move around the way I used to. So, yeah, I get depressed.
I don't really know how to break out of it. I'm not anxious to take any new medication. What would make me feel better would be feeling better. If just one of the side effects went away, even for a short time, that would help tremendously.
In the meantime, I think all I can do is keep fighting. But I'm open to suggestions. What do you all do when depression ra...
Source: NPR Blogs: My Cancer - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
New guidelines for treating tobacco dependence
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... (Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog)
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
2 responses to metastatic liver cancer
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Sandra and Glen left a comment on our April Metastatic Liver Cancer post, which we will add below in italics and our feedback in
normal script.
Glen’s Liver Cancer story
Thank you for sharing your story. My mom, aged 71, has been diagnosed as having HHC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) in April 08. Her MRI indicated multiple Metastasis in her liver (innumerable large and small tumors).
Sounds like father’s diagnosis: lots of words we heard for the first time and when we saw the picture of his liver it became all clear to us: innumerable small tumors scattered in his liver…
Her blood tests indicated elevated Alp...
Source: Metastatic liver cancer - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Liver Cancer Tags: CANCER STORIES Liver Cancer Metastatic Liver Cancer Metastatic liver cancer facts Pain Pain Medication Secondary liver cancer alpha fetoprotein biopsy blood tests carcinoma chronic hepatitis hepatocellular carcinoma hydromorphone Source Type: blogs
Am i awake?
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The biopsy was as good as a biopsy can be. My technician, Terry, is awesome. She's the best and my favorite because she's hella cool too. But it still hurts. Like a mofo. And I have a hideous bruise on... (Source: debutaunt.com)
Source: debutaunt.com - May 7, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: debutaunt Tags: Me and the 99s Source Type: blogs
Cc-4047 rocks!
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In early March I joined a phase-2 trial (Mayo Clinic study) of Celgene's new IMiD drug CC-4047, with once-weekly dexamethasone. My two primary markers, IgG and M-spike, are both down almost 50% after just two one-month cycles. This is an excellent response, especially considering that I stopped responding to thalidomide, a similar IMiD. Another patient that I know had an even better response on the same study, with markers dropping by half in just the first cycle. I have heard that other patients have done well too.
CC-4047 is not a cure for myeloma, but it may become a very important tool in managing it and, I'm sure, a ...
Source: Myeloma Hope - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Tags: CC-4047 albumin Source Type: blogs
My own private store
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Some of you have shown interest in my fabric grocery bags. I've put them all up on FLICKR so you can check them out. (Source: Von Krankipantzen)
Source: Von Krankipantzen - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Tags: getting old Domestic Insanity The Craft Mistress I Love People Cool Shit Source Type: blogs
Need to share
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I think this is great for those that need to replace a Breast that has been removed.
check this out.
You may have to copy and past to get to the web-site.
http://www.titbits.ca (Source: karlak's Weblog)
Source: karlak's Weblog - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
America’s favorite mom is a breast cancer survivor!
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Normally my next post would be on Wednesday, but this one couldn’t wait. One thing survivors can do is unite! We do it for breast cancer walks, we do it to raise money for research, we do it to support each other and we can do it to nominate one of our own for “America’s Favorite Mom.”
Betty Yerkes is the mother of Amy Yerkes, the woman who invited us this past February to participate in her study at Adelphi University on the emotional impact of a breast cancer diagnosis. Amy nominated her mom, and Betty made it all the way to the semi-finals. Betty’s story is so like any one of our stories; she was diagnosed...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: natalieb Tags: Breast Cancer Lifestyle Uncategorized breast cancer news breast cancer survivor America's Favorite Mom Amy Yerkes Betty Yerkes BirthRight blog breast cancer blog healthcare HealthTalk Kathy-Ellen Kups NBC Source Type: blogs
Photostream blog ~ photo business
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Magazines = Luxury item? (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Today's photo
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Bird feeder. Aberdeen - Torry, March 2008 (Source: auspiciousdragon.net)
Source: auspiciousdragon.net - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
You can't watch this and feel cranky at the same time
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I just heard back from the Amazing Mayo Nurse. I called yesterday, and when I told her about the rise in my M-spike, I heard a shocked gasp on the other end of the phone. It was not a sound you want to hear coming out of a medical professional after she learns your test results. She was very nice and said she'd check with Dr. H and call me back.Just as I expected, Dr. H wants me back on the dex, dang it. She did say, however, that I can try starting at 8 mg per week. When I was last on it, I was on 12 mg per week. I should be able to handle 8 mg okay for a little while; hopefully we can talk over the dex situation in more ...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
A day in the life…
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Monday morning - 6:00 a.m. - woke up, got some coffee, woke Keaton up. Did mom stuff around the house.
7:30 a.m. - went to work…Keaton went to school
5:00 p.m. - stopped by the tux shop to drop off Keaton’s tux from prom - he looked adorable by the way. One last stop to pick up pizza (smartest thing I did all day)
6:00 p.m. - arrived home to find Kent and Kendall relaxing in the livingroom, awaiting dinner. They had a good day. Kendall took Kent to the doctor for lab work and made him walk from the car to the doctor’s office - purposely parked far away because he knew Kent needed the exercise.
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Source: Tracking Kent's Progress - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: kbriggs Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Blogs as a healing force
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A while back, I put in a proposal to speak at the BlogHer conference (taking place from July 18-20 in San Francisco). A few weeks later, BlogHer founder Elisa Camahort, wrote back to say that, in fact they did have a panel that she thought would be "right up my alley."Never one to leave a good metaphor unflogged, I responded excitedly that the panel sounded like it was not only "up my alley" but "parked in front of my house!"It's called "Blogs as a Healing Force." I started this blog as a way to work things through and to communicate with loved ones. I had no idea it would become so much more. My online community (and I in...
Source: Not just about cancer - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Tags: joy my friends cancer blog BlogHer writing good stuff Source Type: blogs
Countdown to mother's day
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At the risk of sounding pathetic and ridiculous, I'm a little concerned about Mother's Day. In a way I feel like it's one step above Valentine's Day--silly and made-up and inevitably going to make someone feel bad. At the same... (Source: Life with Cancer)
Source: Life with Cancer - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Erin Ruddy Source Type: blogs
No act of kindness…
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This is Easton and Elijah’s last project for the school year. They made everything you see here, down to the little butterfly! I am so very proud of them! (and they picked an awesome story!)
Aesop’s Fable - The Lion and the Mouse
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They got their inspiration from [...] (Source: Especially Heather)
Source: Especially Heather - May 6, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: H Tags: Everday Musings Kid Stuff Like a Mother Proud! Pre-Teen Madness Video's Source Type: blogs
