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5+Years

Newly Metastatic

Anne G. on February 17, 2022

I was Diagnosed with:

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Employment Status:

Full-time but on leave

Gender/Age:

Female/38

Type and Description of Treatments:

I was first diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2016, had a stage 2 local recurrence in 2019 ...

How do you feel today?

Nervous about starting back to work and how I will make needed changes to both take care of myself physically and still be a leader at work.

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1-3Months

Preventive Care

Nancy F. on January 19, 2022

I was Diagnosed with:

Cyst to cancer

Employment Status:

Employed

Gender/Age:

Female/55

Type and Description of Treatments:

My original diagnosis in 2020 and 2021 via ultrasound was that i had a small cyst in my breast th...

How do you feel today?

I had the lymph node biopsy, nipple delay was done on January 11, 2022 and I am scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy on January 20, 2022 (tomorrow). I'm a little nervous because my family lives in New Jersey and I live in Virginia. I don't know what to expect and too scared to use google as my source of truth. My underarm is swollen...

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1-2Years

ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Dorry L. on December 2, 2021

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 4 Neuro endocrine cancer

Employment Status:

Social security disability

Gender/Age:

Female/54

Type and Description of Treatments:

Had chemo every 21 days for 6 months.

How do you feel today?

Blessed. Cancer is currently in remission. Wake up every day thanking God but also questioning God if today is the day it returns.

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6-12Months

Happy News/Good Day

Renee S. on September 24, 2021

I was Diagnosed with:

Papillary urothelial carcinoma (Bladder Cancer)

Employment Status:

Employed- out on state disability

Gender/Age:

Female/54

Type and Description of Treatments:

TURBT- Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor followed with chemo-Gemcitabine instilled in blad...

How do you feel today?

I am ecstatic that there was not a recurrence. The cancer I have has a 50% recurrence rate. Today was my 3rd scope and it showed no cancer, but will continue maintenance chemo.

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2-5Years

Still fighting

Harish T. on August 11, 2021

I was Diagnosed with:

Multiple myeloma

Employment Status:

Now unemplyment

Gender/Age:

Male/49

Type and Description of Treatments:

I got treatment in still 2019 Dec with valcde and linalidomide. After that I did bone marrow tran...

How do you feel today?

It’s ok now.

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2-5Years

gastroesaphageal cancer.

Angela A. on April 18, 2021

I was Diagnosed with:

remission

Employment Status:

part time

Gender/Age:

Female/55

Type and Description of Treatments:

chemo radiation

How do you feel today?

very good

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2-5Years

Life is hard, God is good!

Cyndi K. on April 8, 2021

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 4 Rectal Cancer that spread to Uterus

Employment Status:

Not, still healing..to try to return to the working world..

Gender/Age:

Female/54

Type and Description of Treatments:

28 Days of Chemo and Radiation then 5 months clean up chemo.

How do you feel today?

Challenged

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5+Years

What about being pushed out?

Amy F. on March 4, 2020

I was Diagnosed with:

Lung cancer ALK abnormality

Employment Status:

Forced Retirement

Gender/Age:

Female/45

Type and Description of Treatments:

Oral medications, radiation, multiple surgeries

How do you feel today?

Very blessed that God has seen me through 7years when I was given 18 months

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2-5Years

My Brain Cancer

Spyros L. on December 21, 2019

I was Diagnosed with:

Currently I am in "consolidation stage" where the medical staff goes after what is left of my brain cancer after remission.

Employment Status:

Unemployed

Gender/Age:

Male/69

Type and Description of Treatments:

I have primary CNS (Central Nervous System) lymphoma. My initial treatment started in July 2017....

How do you feel today?

These days I am feeling better. I am finally able to read again - novels, history, etc. I am very appreciative. I am also back home with Sally - more than appreciative.

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2-5Years

Adjusting to A "New Normal"

Tina S. on October 22, 2019

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 1 HER2+ Invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Employment Status:

Full-Time

Gender/Age:

Female/51

Type and Description of Treatments:

My medical team and I agreed the best course of action was immediate removal, followed by chemoth...

How do you feel today?

Today I feel great. I am regaining my energy and focus but I never lost my drive, nor my faith. Everything before the diagnosis seems so distant but the diagnosis was the "best-worst thing to happen to me" The diagnosis caused me to get busy with the business of living.

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