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Kurt B. on November 7, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Gemistocytic Astrocytoma in Left Temporal Lobe
Employment Status:
Worked for 2 years, now unemployed/disability
Gender/Age:
Male/49
Type and Description of Treatments:
Learned of tumor (March 2011) after MRI to understand seizures I began to experience. Seizures w...
How do you feel today?
Happy to be alive. Physically still active, have increased fatigue, but occasional naps help. Memory and attention span is challenging to say the least, but trying to improve. Experience side effects from chemo and nausea meds when I am on them for the 5 straight days.
Continue ReadingKim B. on April 30, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 1c ductal carcinoma in situ her2 positive
Employment Status:
At time of diagnosis... Childcare Home
Gender/Age:
Female/48
Type and Description of Treatments:
Lumpectomy followed by infusion of Adriamycin and Cytoxin every two weeks for a total of four tre...
How do you feel today?
It has been ten months since my last herceptin infusion. I thought I would bounce back in a short amount of time, but that wasn't the case. It has been a slow process getting my strength back. I am feeling much stronger now, but at first I tired very easily. After I gave myself permission to let my body tell me what I needed, and not b...
Continue ReadingBarbra T. on January 18, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage IIIB Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (3 tumors) in Left Breast
Employment Status:
I was fired from my job as a litigation paralegal while going through chemo because I became too ill to work.
Gender/Age:
Female/60
Type and Description of Treatments:
Left Mastectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy Right Prophylactic Mastectomy Chemo: Adriamycin and Cy...
How do you feel today?
My cancer is in remission (Whoo hoo). I still have terrible neuropathy in both feet and both hands, worse in my feet. I still am extremely fatigued and have chemo brain, but otherwise I am alive and am doing well.
Continue ReadingDiane T. on December 28, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage II, Estrogen Positive
Employment Status:
Unemployed. No Income. No Insurance. Last job (in 2009) let me go when I became ill. Had a discrimination case. Depressed and Frustrated with job prospects.
Gender/Age:
Female/41
Type and Description of Treatments:
Had chemotherapy from September of 2010 until November of 2010 (Cytoxin and Taxotere). Had a mast...
How do you feel today?
I don't feel good mentally. I am having a hard time dealing with the financial devastation that cancer left behind. I am having a hard time dealing with the grief and the loss I have encountered. I still have fears about the cancer returning.
Continue ReadingJames R. on July 12, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
stage four inoperable
Employment Status:
working
Gender/Age:
Male/45
Type and Description of Treatments:
How do you feel today?
I feel fantastic!! I wanted to update everyone on my miracle book status. You can now purchase my book at tatepublishing.com from there select books and than type in "miracle a true story" by James D Richardson. I would like to thank everyone for their support and interest in the story. God bless you all!
Continue ReadingDebra W. on June 13, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 2B Breast Cancer
Employment Status:
Full Time
Gender/Age:
Female/61
Type and Description of Treatments:
I had surgeries followed by 7 months of chemotherapy and 7 weeks of radiation. I finished Chemo o...
How do you feel today?
I have a tremendous sense of relief that I have finished my course of treatment. Its been a year and perhaps because my diagnosis was on my birthday, my birthday this year was a time of reflection. My world has gotten brighter as the drugs have left my system, I had bad radiation burns, and those have healed. I hope to never sit in ano...
Continue ReadingI was Diagnosed with:
Infiltration Ductal Carcinoma
Employment Status:
employed
Gender/Age:
Female/42
Type and Description of Treatments:
surgery, chemo, radiation
How do you feel today?
I feel good
Continue ReadingHarry K. on March 29, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Employment Status:
Full Time
Gender/Age:
Male/43
Type and Description of Treatments:
Eight cycles of ABVD followed by 21 days of head and neck radiation.
How do you feel today?
Tired and concerned.
Continue ReadingJames R. on February 9, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
Non small cell carcinoma . Stage four inoperable
Employment Status:
Working
Gender/Age:
Male/45
Type and Description of Treatments:
60 straight days of radiation. Three days of carboplatnum chemo and 21 days rest for six months.
How do you feel today?
Blessed by God himself!
Continue ReadingElizabeth B. on January 4, 2012
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage IIB Breast Cancer
Employment Status:
Full Time
Gender/Age:
Female/48
Type and Description of Treatments:
Breast cancer, stage IIB. Tumor was 2.8 cm. Had a lumpectomy, followed by 4 cycles of chemo, th...
How do you feel today?
Okay, a bit depressed.
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