Cancer

[mill8277]

I have never suffered that illness.....I can only imagine the stress and anxiety it will cause....

[mark81265]

Stay strong!! Im sending prayers!

[natashaspy]

i dont at the moment have anyone going through cancer.  BUT i have taken care of both a father and brother at home who passed from it.  its understandable that you have a hard time sleeping.  sometimes it can almost seem as hard on the caregiver as it is on the patient.  all you can do is pray that things turn out well, do your best to be caring and understanding and try to make things as easy as possible on the one you love.

[maxinmotion]

I just got back from a weekend trip to Alabama, visit was great and the food was too. I know how it is to be so busy and always taking notes, I smiled when I read that. I am always reading and writing something, that is how I get through each day, staying busy. Think HOPE, Think Peace, Think Healing, and most of all Thank God for each day.

[TAZALISCIOUS]

jkhanson thank you for all the success stories. Hope is all there is in moments like this along with prayer of course and a lot of wonder. Hearing those kinds of years is encouraging to the mind though and it is very appreciated.

maxinmotion happy you had such a great time in Alabama...food is what makes a trip most of the times, lol Your sentence ending with Think HOPE, etc...well thank you for that. I wrote it on a post it actually and will put it on a marker board tomorrow for my mom to see everyday. Thanks!

natashaspy sorry for your losses. It is true though that it can be just as hard though in different ways for the caregiver as for the patient. It is not an easy thing at all. And sometimes it's hard to stay focused, but at least you can lean on each other even if it's to shed some tears. Thank you for sharing your story.

[ancmetro]

      To prevent and cure cancer we must change our diet and lifestyle.

[TAZALISCIOUS]

      To prevent and cure cancer we must change our diet and lifestyle.
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I am sorry as I doubt you wrote that with any mean thoughts behind it. I take offense to it. No matter what we do in our lives we all are at risk of whatever God throws are way. I know people who drink too much daily, smoke over a pack of cigarettes a day and are over 75 years old. Then others who follow God, workout, eat right, go to the doctor on a regular basis and have died most recently at 34 of cancer, 64 of a second heart attack after a triple by pass, 37 with no conclusion even after an autopsy  and another one of 33 after a failed heart transplant. So I don't believe that cancer can be cured with Diet and lifestyle. A cousin of mine was the picture of health, exercise and natural remedies but was hit with breast cancer. It can happen to anyone. Young or old, whether it runs in the family or not (though it raises chances), by taking certain medications, etc... But like many bad things in life we don't have the control to prevent or cure (at the moment) this is one of those things. And it isn't as easy as diet and exercise. It's not easy to be diagnosed AT ALL nor to be the helping hand of someone who has been diagnosed with any kind of cancer. To have someone like you say it's that easy not to have it or cure it almost like with the snap of fingers is really hurtful. I am not changing the level of this topic in any way as it has been such a great post of help and encouragement. I just needed to get that off of my chest and hope you realize what you say has consequences, especially when it comes to an illness.

[sliebshner]

My prayers to you.  We have two people in our church who are battling cancer--one is a rare form and has spread.  One can only hope for a miracle.  The other person has a breast cancer that was caught very early and she has a very good chance of full recovery.  It is truly a horrible and frightening disease.  But I agree with others, miracles occur every day.

[djohnson43]

Some people say that skin cancer isn't the same as the others but it can be just as frightening. June will be two years since I first saw the area on me. We were taking my girls to camp for four weeks and my bra strap on the left shoulder blade was bothering me. I went to my doctor within a week, and didn't say anything to the girls. He quickly got me an appointment with a dermatologist and then they sent me to an oncologist after they did the byopsie. The oncologist told me after they did the surgery that if I had put off going to my doctor even a month after seeing it that it could have been a lot worse then it was. As it is they had to take a pretty good hunk out of the left shoulder. It was the love of my family and the support of the people at my temple that gave the four of us the strength.   My mom has had one of the lesser skin cancers but when we told her what I had was the worse of them she was floored. She and my dad did come here to take care of the girls while they did the outpatient surgery since I had to be at the hospital at six and wasn't expected out until about four that afternoon and there was not way I was going to just let them sit at home and worry. They both went to school where at least their mind was occupied.
Just keep the faith that everything will be alright and be upbeat for your relative. The oncologist told us that negativity was the worse thing cause it would drag me down and I didn't need that. God Bless!

[sharg]

   I am 1 year cancer free this March.  It has been quite the journey and continues to be one.  I lost my left b... but had a replacement done during the 8 hour surgery.  This meant lifting my stomeach muscles and moving alot of things to collect my body fat and form a new B>> .  Putting everything back and having a "tummy  tuck" was more then I expected.  I thought is I had everything done at the same time I could fack myself out of having any loss, this soon caught up to me as depresssion slept in.  But know I have a beautiful new belly button. and each day is better.  They expect a 2 year recover.  I am always battling thoughts and turning to prayers and affermations and meditation.
My sister in law has gone through a stage 3 cancer had her left B. removed and then had a hestorectomy and in April will have her right B. taken.  Her family carries the cancer gene and all her girls have been tested.  Her daughter who is 30 has the gene so they will keep a close eye on her.
My sister in law is a rock and jokes and lives life to the fullest.  I am so proud of her.
Every year we get involved in the walk for cancer that is a 12 hr night walk and it is so beautiful.  Everyone their has been touched some how by cancer and the support is endless.
I have met friends whose family has deserted them and friends become so over whelmed they are not around to help.  This is hard to hear as this is when family and friends are needed most.  
Find a prayer chain, strenghts in numbers and ask for healing.

[msmoneybags48]

From my understanding, my father passed away from brain cancer after my second birthday in 1960.  He was 31.  My best friend lost her life to breast cancer (second reoccurrence) in February 2006; she was 48.  In 2007, I sat with a woman who had colon cancer and lost her fight in September 2007.  She was also 31.  The advances made today to cancer a person can live a long time.

[am28slone]

Yes, I have a friend battling with cancer and they just come off a 10 year remission. We also lost her brother to cancer here recently. We have got to remember that God is in control. Sometimes it is a hard topic to discuss but I find it easier to talk about with those who are close to you and understand. There are so many different medicines today to help. I am praying that God will strengthen and help you through this difficult time.

[maxinmotion]

Hi TAZALISCIOUS, I think about you often in reference to what you are going through. I always pray that you have continued strength.  And as thoughts come to my mind about myself I sometimes get caught up in the memories of when. When that happened, or when the doctor said, then I tell myself that I can't give up and I want give in. There will always be a when. People don't know what you are going through until you tell them. So in your posting or daily conversations with people, be it relatives or others. Always speak what you feel, sometimes when we speak we minister to ourselves through our own words.

Because cancer is such a deadly thing it often leaves people at a lost for words. The minute we here that a family member has cancer, fear rushes in and paralyzes everyone that is close to that person. No matter how much it hurt don't stop communicating. Communicate by any means necessary. 

When I spoke of fear, I remembered someone saying that fear is False Evidence Appearing Real.

[tzs]

My mom is in stage 2 lung cancer, but they caught it early enough to work with. I wish my mom and the doctors well.

[webe4angels]

Both my parents passed from Cancer....

I have only had skin cancer so far... praying that is all I aquire.

Cancer is a horrible disease.

Good wishes your way...