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#12771 11-02-2007 01:13 PM
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For all you 'over-ponders' and newbies--oh and Helen! :p
After years of touring/towing with a little 'mobile home' (about an eighth of an American RV), eek this year, in January, I bought a bigger van on my 'favourite' site at Beverley, just 8 miles up the road.
8 days after I bought it, I had my first cancer symptoms--numb lip--and by the time I was actually going there to enjoy it from Easter, had intensely painful swollen jaw, men with little knives inside lip and a horrible feeling I might only have a few weeks to enjoy it!
The rest is history - I got an initial diagnosis of jaw carcinoma, hideous surgery suggested, then CT scan showed lung was Primary--Thank Goodness for the cancellation of surgery!
My diary shows I took it 'One week at a time'--pessimistically (SP??)
And now, here I am, still alive and kicking, having enjoyed a whole season of weekends at my 'van'.
And I may even go up there again in a couple of weeks to plant some bulbs in my tubs for Spring!
Sorry, just needed to post that!

Brenda


Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!
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How about i meet you there and give you a hand?


Liz in the UK

Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.

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Brenda

You truley are amazng and a FIGHTER !! Can I ask a question ?? What is the weather like over there now ?


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35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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A very mild 19 degrees yesterday thanks lol

very unseasonal at this time of year


Liz in the UK

Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.

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Hey Liz, that sounds like a plan!
Beginning of December when I come back from the States ?--Dec 9th is Beverley's 'Festival of Christmas' with a Victorian Market and Carol Singers.
Usually, father Chrismas sleigh is drawn by real reindeer, but they can't come this year because of the BlueNose outbreak, which is a shame!

Brenda


Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
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Its a date girl.


Liz in the UK

Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.

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So we'll sort the details later!
Wonder if Helen could come as well?
Happy Bren x


Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!
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What is blue nose outbreak ?? SANTA REINDEER ARENT COMING ??OHHH MANNNNNNNNNNN !!

BTW ..it sounds very cold there right now !!


Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit?


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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)
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Shar
19 degrees is exceptional warm for November . The normal daytime temprature in the UK is about 10 degrees with a dip to 3 or 4 degrees at night.
In yorkshire it is usually just plain freezing at this time of year lol.
Gary i am so old i dont know how to convert shocked but i think in olden days it would have been about 58 degrees.Does that help!!!
Blue tongue disease is affecting our cattle and sheep who have to be slaughtered if they contract it.
As its name suggests,it is charecterised by the animal developing a blue tongue.
the good news is that only animals who contract it need to be slaughtered unlike foot and mouth which requires whole herds to be destroyed once one case has been confirmed.
The poor UK farmers have been plagued by sporadic out breaks of both these diseases this summer and it means that movement of live stock is restricted and farmers cant take their stock to markets,or sell them for slaughter.

liz


Liz in the UK

Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.

Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.

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