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#73716 04-26-2008 09:16 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OP Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | "Cancer On $5 A Day* *chemo not included" by Robert Schimmel (the comedian) is absolutely hilarious. Although he is a Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor there is much to relate to here. Maintaining a sense of humor is as important as a positive attitude... For more info and the interview on "Fresh Air" go to: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88109634
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Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Well I didn't have time to listen to the whole interview before heading to work but it's definitely worth listening to! I got to the "if I beat this it's because the cancer cells couldn't stand Yanni anymore"....LOL! (apologies to any Yanni lovers out there).
Thanks for the link Gary.
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SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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