I participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.  It is an overnight event to raise money and awareness for and about cancer.  Communities get together teams and pledge to stay and walk all night for the fight aganist cancer.  This is truly an awesome event and I am quite sure everyone here has known someone or has been a victim of cancer themselves.\n\nI would like to know what your favorite part of the Relay is and why.  \nI am very proud of my community for taking up the fight.  I am also proud that I was one of 2 people instrumental in getting a very successful event brought to my community.  I encourage you to find out more about your Relay or one near you.
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Yes we do.  My mother and her two sister have a team called the Three Sisters.  We so far have had a mystery dinner.  And next month we are having a golf tourney and possibly this summer a concert to raise money for relay for life.  I am an 8 year survivor.  My one aunt just lost her husband to brain cancer and my other aunt has a daughter now battling cancer.  God bless people like you.  As for my favorite part it is meeting people who have gone through the same thing that I have.  And if anyone want to participate just visit the American cancer society for details in your area.  Just remember all the money raised will one day help eradicate this terrible disease.
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I dont want to alarm you.  But my mother had breast cancer and it spread into her bones after being told 4 years earlier that she was cancer free.  After her dignosis in May of 2003, sadly it took intill Dec of 2004 to kill her.  She was only 49.  They tried everything from chemo to radiation.  They even had her on a hormone pill but the cancer had just spread so much.  I am really sorry about your friend my heart goes out to her.  I would find out what stage she is in.  My mother was in stage four so there was really not much they could do.  Through the treatments they provided it did prolong her life for a year and half after given a timeline of 6 months.  And again I am truly sorry about your friend.
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I was diagnosed with a stage four ovarian cancer 2 years ago when I was 17.  I was supposed to only have 6 rounds of chemo, but I had the option of two more rounds, which I did.  I also had a surgery which took 5 hours.  I havent had any reoccurences.  It hasnt been five years, but I have had been cancer free.  I would just go with any additional treatments that the oncologists offer.  I hope everything goes well with your wife.  If she needs anyone to talk to she can email me, because I have been through it all.
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My dad had colon cancer a couple of years ago. He made it through and is now cancer free by the grace of God. Many people prayed for him and still do. I will pray for your dad. God made us and he can fix us if we only ask and believe.
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I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Any time one has a major surgery there is a chance of not making it through the surgery My mom,in 2003 went to her doctor(regular visit) and he sent her to the hospital they ran the usual tests and told her they would not release her,that she had no choice but to have a quadruple by-pass.So she did,she came through the surgery fine. It took a few months for her to regain her strength,she never seemed to recover from a deep depression.18 months later she died peacefully in her sleep.What concerns me,the quadruple was a fairly new venture in heart surgery at the time.Within 6 months of her surgery,her boyfriend was told he needed the same surgery.and one month later mom's younger brother was told he needed a quadruple by pass.at the same time  a friend of mine had the surgery then the doctor tells his wife she needed the same surgery a month or so later another friend of mine had to have the same surgery!These people live in different states But...they were all on social security and medicaid or medicare.There may not be any connection or anything.But it just strikes me as odd that all these people I know had to have the same surgery.I have even wondered"were these doctors using these people as guinea pigs for practice? My Mom was 70 when she died.There's no doubt that many people need this type surgery.Maybe I am just being paranoid!I guess I am still very upset at the fact the doctor said the surgery would add 10 to 15 years to her life.Her death was totally unexpected.She was not complaining of pain or feeling sick or anything. I pray your Grandpa will have a good out come on his surgery!
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I have two little boys. My oldest who turned five in july was diagnosed with cancer in dec of 2004. He was only 4 years old. You never know how many children are battling cancer until you or someone that you know is going through it. These children are truely amazing. I do it for all of them. I want a world thats free of cancer. Especially for the children they dont deserve to go through that. They are way too precious to have to deal with it. That is why I do it for the children, for my children.
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Try message boards on line such as:  http://www.lbbc.org/message-boards.asp\nhttp://members.boardhost.com/survive/\nhttp://www.breastcancergroup.org/\nhttp://www.komen.org/forums/modules/forums/Default.aspx\n\nYou can really see what these women are going through.\n\nAlso, try your locate chapter of:\nNational Breast Cancer Foundation: http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/\nAmerican Cancer Society:  http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp\n\nFind out if any of your friends have another friend/family member who has lived with breast cancer.  A lot of women are eager to tell their story and share their information.\n\nGood luck!
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What an amazing event. I hope you treasure it for the rest of your life as a message of God's love for all his creatures.  I believe in angels, and I am convinced that all of us act as angels sometimes.  I know I have been blessed plenty of times by people whom I know, who have helped me in several ways. ALso, I have been touched by complete strangers who have actually saved my life in many ways.  God bless you
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Are you me?\n\nI run alone too. I see my local running club people all the time out on the community trail and we are friendly, but I don;t run with them as it seems every group run turns into a race somehow. I don;t care for the overly competitive attitude.\n\nI belong to another running club that is an hour and a half away. they are trail runners and I love them, so sad they are so far away. They walk, run, gab, we have great times.\n\ni also walk a bit now and then. And that seems unpopular with the local group. . I just don;t see the point in trying to hold a dying pace. Just walk a minute and start up again with some quality./
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One  fo the best places to help with and they do a lot of good and that is St.Judes hospital.......Danny Thomas was the founder of this org,and now his daughter is taking over since his death.You could  contact St.Judes hospital and i am sure they could direct you.They help with a lot of cancer children,and most everything you give goes directly to the hospital to help the children.Another one is Feed The children foundation......................Good luck
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I applaud you!!!\n\nBeing a 2 year breast cancer survivor, with a sister and aunt who have also had it and other cancers (colon & prostate) in the family.  I really appreciate all that you and the other scientists do to find cures for the "C" word.
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I can understand your feelings on this. I have a step child who happens to be a leukemia survivor. I feel very passionate about this cause and I work for a company that teams up with the Red Sox and Dana Farber every year to help raise money for the cause. My husband and I donate when we can to what we can and we usually enter all other letters of the like into the circular file .It seems harsh but oh so true. Good Luck  if you pursue this further
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Thoughts on Families who Have Lived Long-term with Pancreatic Cancer\nhttp://www.pancreatica.org/survivor_stories.html
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I know lots of people who have done Relay fundraisers. Here are some ideas: Car washes, pancake breakfasts, dunk tanks, the golf tournaments do REALLY well! I had a friend who set up a huge jar of gumballs and people had to guess how many in the workplace and rasied like 3000, and her employer matched it, making it like 6000. Also, you can do a community garage sale, auction of donated services and merchandise from the community. Like free oil changes, spa services. \n\nIt is a ton of work but so worth it!\n\nBest of luck to you and your team!\n\nLisa Fayed\nhttp://cancer.about.com
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Go to this website for information and support:\nwww.cancer.org\n\nThis is the American Cancer Society's website.
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My opinion is that everything causes cancer now days.  It seems as if there is nothing healthy out there.  I am going to continue to use my cell phone, smoke cancer sticks, and drink cancer causing sugar substitues in my tea.   I mean really, what can we do.
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I was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx in the final stages but refused to have my vocal cords removed creating somewhat a delemia with my treating doctor. I was hell bent on saving my voice. After double the dosage of radiation ( enough to kill a perso ) by error and chemo alongwith the same, my cancer came under control. This was in April 2000. The side effects of the radiation have left some scars that will always remain with me - I developed a fistula between my air and food passage making it impossible for me to eat or drink any thing. Even breathing became a problem and an emergency tracheostomy had to be done. The doctors felt that the fistula should be left alone as they normally heal by themselves but not in my case! The overdose had taken its toll. Meanwhile,as I could not eat anything - a peg ( feeding) tube was inserted into my stomach which ment no solids and only liquids. My wife and mother fomulated some really high protien and energy feeds that kept adding to my weight that I had lost and got me back to where I was.\nIts now been five and half years since I last even had a drop of water orally and everything is fed through the peg tube - either by pouring it down , if its totally liquid or by pushing it through the tube as in the form of an injection. I have been told that my fistulas will never heal by themselves and that means I am stuck with a stoma ( not permanent ) and a tube in my stomach - waiting for another miracle. The doctors were / are quite sure my air and food passage can be reconstructed by skin grafting but that would have to be done in phases and that in turn means spending time in the hospital. I have had enough of hospitals and decided to live my life out with the stoma ( for which I created an orator and can speak normally, hands free ) and as I have got pretty used to the peg tube it does not bother me anymore.\nI still carry on with my job as I did pre cancer. I have added a personel gym next to my office where I work out for an hour every evening and go for a four kilometre run/jog every morning. \nI look forward to a new day every day with a lot of positiveness and find myself getting closer to my two teenaged sons and falling in love with my wife all over again. I am no longer the worklaholic that I once was and take time off to be with my family. I have cut down on my travelling at the drop of a hat and rather have someone else do it. I have adopted 25 kids of who some are terminal. I make sure they receive all their medicines, hospital expenses, food and lodging at my expense. I also ensure that they receive a good deal of financial aid as all these kids come from families that cannot afford even one meal a day - let alone three that we all have.\nWell I dont know how long I have left and even though I have been declared cancer free - one never is. I want  lead a full life like I have always led - king size. I have no regrets and no complaints against the cancer. I was chosen to get it- I fought it and am alive for my  sons and wife. I can also relate to others who have /are going through this illness and I think this makes my life complete. Cancer is a teacher of sorts and if you pick up the valuable lessons it teaches you - you can fight it and reap all the benefits of life from it. Benefits that you would never have considered had you not been the chosen one.\nI dont know if this makes any sense - but then each one has/her opinionand I chose cancer as a techer.