#24998 11-30-2007 04:51 AM | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 | Hello everyone, I'm Brenfran25's daughter - she's told me lots of wonderful things about you lot, so I thought I'd pop in and say hello and thank you for being here 
Mum - sick as a dog, see her sig.
Dad - diagnosed with throat cancer late 2007.
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#24999 11-30-2007 05:27 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 794 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 794 | Hello Sue!
I've heard a lot about you! So happy you and your mom had such a wonderful time together. She is such a great woman, a friend I have come to cherish.
Donna
Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.
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#25000 11-30-2007 06:30 AM | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 | Hi Donna,
I've heard a lot about you too!
Mum - sick as a dog, see her sig.
Dad - diagnosed with throat cancer late 2007.
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#25001 11-30-2007 06:31 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 97 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 97 | Hi Sue-
Hope you guys had a fun trip and the CA weather was good to you!
Melissa
Age 36. Four years of fighting Stage 4 Skull Base Cancer
Can't even fit it in the signature line. I've tried it all! 5 surgeries, IMRT, cyberknife, cisplatin, erbitux, AIM, taxotere, carboplatin.
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#25002 11-30-2007 11:43 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,940 "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,940 | Hi there.
Your Mum and i have become close cyber friends over the last few months and all things being well we are going to meet up next Sunday.
She loves you so much and i know her trip out to see you was so very important to her.I am glad it went well,and you enjoyed your time together.
love 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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#25003 11-30-2007 03:18 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Sue: We're all hoping for pictures if you have any to share! All of us were so excited about the surprise trip, and are happy that all went well...
Lois & Buzz in NC
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#25004 11-30-2007 08:12 PM | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 | Thank you all for your kind words I haven't told you much, other than that I'm Bren's daughter. Unfortunately, she's not the first cancer thing I've been through in the last couple of years. 2 1/2 years ago, my best friend was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and about 3 months later another friend was diagnosed with the same thing. At this point, it was a standing joke that if you hang around me, you get cancer! they are both now cancer free (best friend was stage IV, other friend stage II) In early June, right before mum's diagnosis, by father in law passed away from the exact same cancer mum has. He was diagnosed in February and quite literally laid down and died. He refused treatment, wouldn't do anything to help himself. Over the last 6 years, another friend of mine survived breast cancer 5 times. She was cancer free, but in July she contracted MRSA and passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. This year has actually been kind of cruddy (look mum, I'm being polite!!!  ), but I am very grateful that you guys are all here and my mum has somewhere to go where she has people who knows what she's going through. The moral of the story among all of my friends..........stay the hell away from me....I will give you the cancer badness  Yes - I know it's not contagious but I freely admit to having talked to my doc about it!
Mum - sick as a dog, see her sig.
Dad - diagnosed with throat cancer late 2007.
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#25005 12-01-2007 03:48 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | Sue
SO nice to meet you ..And you def have your mom's spirit !!! I am so glad she got to come out and surprise you !! How nice for the both of you and right around the holidays too !!
I wouldn't look at the negative , always try to see the positive ( yea rigth huh what positive ??) But everything for a reason and maybe these people around you all happened because you were a WONDERFUL friend ( like your mom ) who can give them the strength and encouragement they need !!! easier to lOok at that way !! ANd yes it has been a CRUDDY year !! But 2008 is right around the corner !!
Mom has told us alot about you and I know I am happy to actually welcome you to our extended family !
Shar
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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