#2314 04-18-2004 09:57 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 52 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 52 | I lost my dear beautiful sister Marcy last Saturday. I cannot believe she is gone, I just don't feel like I know what is going on..
Surely she will come back..
Marcy fought so hard to beat this cancer, she wanted to live so badly. It broke her heart knowing she was going to leave her little Breanna without a mommy..
She died at my mothers home where she was staying, I was with her when she took her last breath but she had been in a coma for 3 days.
Nothing feels real, NOTHING....
I am going to miss my best friend so much, I don't know how much heartbreak a body can take.
I cannot believe what started out as a sore on her tongue took her life.....
I keep waiting for a sign from heaven, I asked Marcy if she could to send me a sign she was ok.
Back to sleep, I'll talk later.
Michelle
Michelle, sister to Marcy
Dx January 03, partial glossectomy/selective neck dissection T2N1MO/recurrence June 03, radiation and chemo/recurrence Dec. 03 mets to spine and base of skull//palliative care//lost her April 10th 2004 Age of 32
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#2315 04-18-2004 10:08 AM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 546 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 546 | Michelle,
I am so sorry to hear your sad news. There are no words to ease the pain you are feeling now. I can tell you the pain will ease as time goes by, but I'm sure that doesn't have much meaning for you right now. My heart is breaking for the anguish you and your family are experiencing. I truly wish there was something I could do to help. Please know that there is a wonderful group of people here and I know they are praying for some solace for you and yours. You will all be in my thoughts.
With sincere condolences,
Rosie
Was primary caregiver to my daughter Heather who had stage IV base of tongue SCC w/ primary recurrence. Original diagnosis August 21st, 2002. Primary recurrence March 18th, 2003. Died October 6th, 2003.
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#2316 04-18-2004 11:58 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 207 Platinum Member (200+ posts) | | Platinum Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 207 | Michelle -- I am so, so sorry for your loss... I can tell you are an angel as well for the way you cared for Marcy through all of this. May God comfort you as you walk through this valley of tears...
Tongue cancer (SCC), diagnosed Oct. 2003 (T2 N0 M0). Surgery to remove tumor. IMRT Radiation 30x in Dec 2003 - Jan. 2004. Recurrence lymph node - radical neck dissection June 2004. Second round of rad/chemo treatments ended Sept. 2004.
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#2317 04-18-2004 12:28 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,116 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,116 | Dearest Michelle, I too, am so sorry to read that you lost your dear sister. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and Breanna. God Bless You, Carol
Diagnosed May 2002 with Stage IV tongue cancer, two lymph nodes positive. Surgery to remove 1/2 tongue, neck dissection, 35 radiation treatments. 11/2007, diagnosed with cancer of soft palate, surgery 12/14/07, jaw split. 3/24/10, cancer on tongue behind flap, need petscan, surgery scheduled 4/16/10
---update passed away 8-27-11---
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#2318 04-18-2004 12:52 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 139 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 139 | Dear Michelle,
I am so sorry for the loss of your sister. She had a special angel in you and now you have one in her. Know that we are praying for you and Breanna.
Love you and God bless
Judy U
Judy U
Stage I SCC floor of mouth, left radical neck dissection 8/03
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#2319 04-18-2004 03:04 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 372 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 372 | Michelle,
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you...it's so hard as a caregiver to see the one you love so much suffer when we just want to do something to make them better. May God be near and dear to you and ease your pain.
Debbie
Debbie - Caregiver for husband, Dan, diagnosed with tongue cancer 7/03. Partial gloss., mod. neck dissections, graft. Recurrence neck tumor 12/03. Radical left neck dissection 12/24/03-unable to get all the tumor. 8 weeks chemo/rad beginning 1/12/04.
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#2320 04-18-2004 04:50 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 | Dear Michelle, My thoughts are with you and your family. How comforting for Marcy to have had so much love and care during her journey. Helen, with love
RHTonsil SCC Stage IV tx completed May 03
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#2321 04-18-2004 05:24 PM | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 30 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 30 | Michelle, my heart is heavy for your loss. I am so sorry for you and your family.
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#2322 04-18-2004 11:47 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 458 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 458 | Michelle
Sorry to hear about your loss, I'm sure Marcy "fought the good fight"
My deepest condolences to you and your family at this time.
Bob S.
SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.
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#2323 04-19-2004 12:15 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 143 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 143 | Dearest Michelle, words seem so empty at a time like this.I lost my Angel 2 months, after a five year battle with this horrid disease. As Rosie said, the grief does ease, it comes back in waves,and they will get less frequent. What has helped me the most is staying with the Board, I have to make sense of all Frank`s suffering. He always said there was`nt anything we could`nt beat if we stuck together, I`m so sure he`s still with me that I don`t need to ask for signs, but I understand your need for a connection, believe me it will come. I went into a real tailspin for a month, got myself together and signs popped up all over. I truly believe people like Rosie`s Heather, my Frank, and your sister suffered for a reason, they left us behind to finish the fight.......with Love and Prayers........Dee | | |
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