jow wrote:
>
> Hi to all,
> I always sit in the background and read all of your supporting posts and
> now it is my turn to seek support for this terrible disease we call
> Cancer.. I am Joanne, the one who wrote of my mother beating Stage 4
> Breast Cancer. We were told last week by a doctor at OHSU she was in
> remission. You could imagine what our family went through when we heard
> those words. I almost wrote to you all then but somehow, something in
> me knew something wasn't right with her. She wasn't remembering things,
> forgetting where when was, couldn't write as well as she used to and
> walked very gingerly due to being off balance although she said it was
> because she was weak from the chemo. I called her doctor a few days ago
> and asked that they give her an MRI of the brain because I feared the
> cancer was there. Her doctor doubted this because her tumor marker CA
> 150-3 was normal. Well, they were wrong. I got the news last night
> that her cancer is back in the brain and growing. I hate the roller
> coaster we have all been on with cancer. Ups and downs, that is what we
> have been enduring. My mom just celebrated her 51st birthday although
> she is unaware that she had a birthday. It seems she is too young for
> this to happen. I always thought that the first person I would loose in
> my life would be a grandparent, they are all still living. I never
> thought I'd be loosing my mother. They say there is nothing more they
> can do for her because she already had radiation to the brain. If any
> of you know of natural remedies we can try, please don't hesitate to
> write...God bless you all in this fight for cancer.
> Joanne-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Joanne,
My heart goes out to you. Please don't think in terms of losing your
mother. Now is the time to reach deep inside for the faith that I know
is there to have hope. I will keep you and your mother in my prayers.
In the meantime please contact the National Cancer Institute at
1-800-4CANCER. Discuss your mother's case with them and ask for advice
concerning the lastest treatments and clinical trials. Don't give
up...you have to fight this at all times and be strong for your mother's
sake. What she is going through, all cancer survivors live under the
cloud of...we all have only faith in God and hope of a tomarrow.
There are others more qualified than I who, I am sure will offer good
advise including dietary information that will benefit your mother in her
body's effort to expell this disease. I can only offer as a survivor,
the important role you play in helping keep your mother focused on a
positive outcome. You can never be sure what she is really aware of at
any given time...don't give up! She needs you now to be strong for
her..to be an advocate. She was seen at OSU...was it at the
Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital? If
not, give them a call at 614-298-7518. Have you sought advise of a
second opinion? A good place might be the Case Western Reserve
University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center. Their phone is 216-844-8562.
If there is anything else I can do please let me know.
Gog Bless,
John
lehnerj1@ix.netcom.com
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