Frank: Wouldn't that be wonderful? I'd love to come -- truly. I'll see
what I can do. How does one get there, anyway? Love, Kathy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Cromie [SMTP:fmc@ndak.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 1:51 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: [MOL] you are invited to the wedding you know
>
>
> We want you at my daughters wedding in March,so get all checked out to be
> ready..Frank
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kcorrigan@chgw.com <kcorrigan@chgw.com>
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:25 AM
> Subject: RE: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE
>
>
> This is Kathy in Boise again. My oncologist initially recommended
> radiation to the brain, but did not push it. She told me there was a
> slight chance of brain damage and that my hair would never grow back
> normally. I have opted -- at least for now -- not to have the brain
> radiation, and I've heard no more urging from my doctor. In fact, the
> next visit will be to her nurse in March -- I am doing well enough that I
> don't need to see her. There is more than one thing about the brain
> radiation that bothers me -- since I had an unpleasant experience with the
> chest radiation. I hope this helps. However, if the doctor is really
> pushing this treatment, he or she must have a reason. Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tammy forrest [SMTP:joeandtammy@sirus.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 5:16 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE
>
> Dear Paul
>
> my mother is going through treatment for small cell cancer in the
> lung
> area. did you have to have radiation to the brain region? they
> are
> recommending this for my mother. she is not sure what to do?
>
> ----------
> From: kcorrigan@chgw.com
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: RE: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 2:55 PM
>
> Dear Paul: I am 56 years old and I was diagnosed with small cell
> lung
> cancer last December -- almost exactly a year ago. Small cell is
> a
> particularly virulent type of cancer -- it moves very quickly and
> is nasty,
> in that it jumps from organ to organ with great speed and
> deadliness. The
> diagnosis devasted me and my husband. The doctor said I had only
> a 35%
> chance of surviving. She didn't say how long. Because the cancer
> was
> confined to one lung, I was accepted into a clinical trial and
> given very
> aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. I was very sick, and
> wouldn't want
> to go through it again, but I would do it, if the results were the
> same. I
> read Bernie Siegel's books, went to a cancer support group, leaned
> heavily
> on my family for love and support, and kept my faith in God
> strong. In
> March I was told that the cancer was gone and that I now had an
> 80% chance
> of surviving for more than five years. If I have no recurrence
> within a
> two
> year period, they will consider me completely cured. This just
> does not
> happen with small cell lung cancer, but it did! Even my doctors
> were
> amazed! There are quite a few of us on this forum with lung
> cancer -- two
> of us with small cell -- the rest with the other types. You will
> get
> educated answers and a lot of support from us. Let us help you
> and your
> father. Our Lillian and Marty are our researchers -- the rest of
> us
> support
> each other and offer suggestions. Let us know what type of cancer
> your
> father has, the location, and the recommended treatment. Do this
> asap, and
> you will be amazed at the response! Welcome. Kathy in Boise
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:pj mcwilliams [SMTP:pj@nb.sympatico.ca]
> > Sent:Saturday, December 12, 1998 8:09 PM
> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> > Subject: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE
> >
> > i hope someone out here can help me.my dad has lung cancer and
> he is only
> > 54 yrs old .the doctors are saying he only has months to live
> .me and my
> > family are having a very hard time dealing with this ..we keep
> hoping and
> > praying that they could be wrong .we know that the cancer will
> eventualy
> > get him ,but i have heard stories about people that have been
> told by
> > doctors that they only have a short time to live and end up
> living for
> > years ..is this possiable .me and my family need help ..can
> onyone out
> > there help us
> >
> > sincerly
> > paul mcwilliams << File: ATT00027.html >>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be
> removed
> from the mailing list, please visit the Medicine-On-Line
> Discussion Forum
> at <http://www.meds.com/con_faq.html>, or send an email message
> to:
> majordomo@lists.meds.com
> with the subject line blank and the body of the message containing
> the line:
> unsubscribe mol-cancer your-email-address
> where the phrase your-email-address is replaced with your actual
> email
> address.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> << File: ATT00075.html >>
--------------------
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2232.0">
<TITLE>RE: [MOL] you are invited to the wedding you know</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Frank: Wouldn't that be
wonderful? I'd love to come -- truly. I'll see what I can
do. How does one get there, anyway? Love, Kathy</FONT></P>
<UL>
<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1
FACE="Arial">Frank Cromie [SMTP:fmc@ndak.net]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1
FACE="Arial">Wednesday, December 30, 1998 1:51 PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT
SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">mol-cancer@lists.meds.com</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1
FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B>
<FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">[MOL] you are invited to the wedding you know</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We want you at my daughters wedding in March,so
get all checked out to be ready..Frank</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> -----Original
Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> From: kcorrigan@chgw.com
<kcorrigan@chgw.com></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
<mol-cancer@lists.meds.com></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Date: Wednesday, December 30,
1998 10:25 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Subject: RE: [MOL] IS HERE
HOPE </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> This is Kathy in Boise
again. My oncologist initially recommended radiation to the brain, but
did not push it. She told me there was a slight chance of brain damage
and that my hair would never grow back normally. I have opted -- at
least for now -- not to have the brain radiation, and I've heard no more
urging from my doctor. In fact, the next visit will be to her nurse in
March -- I am doing well enough that I don't need to see her. There is
more than one thing about the brain radiation that bothers me -- since I had
an unpleasant experience with the chest radiation. I hope this
helps. However, if the doctor is really pushing this treatment, he or
she must have a reason. Kathy</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
-----Original Message----- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
From: tammy forrest [SMTP:joeandtammy@sirus.com] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 5:16 PM </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
Subject: Re: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE
</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dear
Paul </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> my
mother is going through treatment for small cell cancer in the lung </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
area. did you have to have radiation to the brain region? they are
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
recommending this for my mother. she is not sure what to do?
</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
---------- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> From:
kcorrigan@chgw.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> To:
mol-cancer@lists.meds.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
Subject: RE: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Date:
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 2:55 PM </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dear
Paul: I am 56 years old and I was diagnosed with small cell lung </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
cancer last December -- almost exactly a year ago. Small cell is a
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
particularly virulent type of cancer -- it moves very quickly and is nasty,
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> in
that it jumps from organ to organ with great speed and deadliness. The
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
diagnosis devasted me and my husband. The doctor said I had only a 35%
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
chance of surviving. She didn't say how long. Because the cancer
was </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
confined to one lung, I was accepted into a clinical trial and given very
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. I was very sick, and wouldn't
want </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> to go
through it again, but I would do it, if the results were the same. I
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> read
Bernie Siegel's books, went to a cancer support group, leaned heavily </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> on my
family for love and support, and kept my faith in God strong. In </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> March
I was told that the cancer was gone and that I now had an 80% chance </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> of
surviving for more than five years. If I have no recurrence within a
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> two
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> year
period, they will consider me completely cured. This just does not
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
happen with small cell lung cancer, but it did! Even my doctors were
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
amazed! There are quite a few of us on this forum with lung cancer --
two </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> of us
with small cell -- the rest with the other types. You will get </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
educated answers and a lot of support from us. Let us help you and your
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
father. Our Lillian and Marty are our researchers -- the rest of us
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
support </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> each
other and offer suggestions. Let us know what type of cancer your
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
father has, the location, and the recommended treatment. Do this asap,
and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> you
will be amazed at the response! Welcome. Kathy in Boise </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
-----Original Message----- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
From:pj mcwilliams [SMTP:pj@nb.sympatico.ca] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
Sent:Saturday, December 12, 1998 8:09 PM </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
Subject: [MOL] IS HERE HOPE </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
i hope someone out here can help me.my dad has lung cancer and he is only
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
54 yrs old .the doctors are saying he only has months to live .me and my
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
family are having a very hard time dealing with this ..we keep hoping and
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
praying that they could be wrong .we know that the cancer will eventualy
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
get him ,but i have heard stories about people that have been told by </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
doctors that they only have a short time to live and end up living for </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
years ..is this possiable .me and my family need help ..can onyone out
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
there help us </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
sincerly </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> >
paul mcwilliams << File: ATT00027.html >> </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
------------------------------------------------------------------------
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> This
is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> from
the mailing list, please visit the Medicine-On-Line Discussion Forum </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at
<</FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A
HREF="http://www.meds.com/con_faq.html"
TARGET="_blank">http://www.meds.com/con_faq.html</A></FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">>, or send an email message to: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
majordomo@lists.meds.com </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> with
the subject line blank and the body of the message containing the line:
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
unsubscribe mol-cancer your-email-address </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> where
the phrase your-email-address is replaced with your actual email </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
address. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
------------------------------------------------------------------------
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> << File: ATT00075.html >>
</FONT>
</P>
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>
