Welcome to All
My name is Wendy Friedrich I hail from Northern Ontario Canada. Where in the summer we have black flies and in winter snow flies.
I am a Cancer Survivor as well Into my 11th year and not looking back. The changes that I gone through are eye openers in that I look at life in a whole new perspective.
For those of us who have been told those horrible words, "you have cancer." For the fear that follows and the tears that won't stop..
For each of us who have fought this battle, there lies within us an incredible story of beauty and strength ... a story of a time when we faced a beast whose sole intent was to kill us .. a story of a place where we turned and faced an enemy, stood our ground, and fought the battle for our very lives.
A GREAT DOG STORY
Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one!Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky..' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.
Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stay in the box.
It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her she was going to die of this disease.....in fact , she was just sure it was fatal.
She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.
The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.
Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home , Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his love.
Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.
Remember....live every day to the fullest. Each minute is a blessing from God. And never forget....the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards They are the ones that care for us.
If you see someone without a smile today give them one of yours! Live simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This is what I hope to do
I invite YOU to log in to and write something.But not just anything. I'm looking for people with a story to tell.
If you have anything to say about breast cancer, I want you to write about it. Be it an account of your own or someone dear to you's experience, don't forget to leave a name and a link - it's optional, though, anonymous entries are welcomed too.
I hope to get 31 draft entries. One for every day of October - breast cancer awareness month. If all goes to plan, I'll publish one every day of October (all other posting here will be on hold in that time).
Please Help me do my Part
Have you ever Had Cancer
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Have you ever Cancer? It doesn't matter what kind it was
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Now this is what bothers the most When I was going through my treatments it was very evident from where the people came from may have had an effect on them getting Cancer in the first place.
Keep in mind this is what I think and by no means has not been taken into consideration by others.
I found everyone I met came from a Pulp and paper town or next town had one
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Smoking Weed Could Prevent Cancerous Tumors
Cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumor-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report. The implication is that research on cannabinoid agonists (smoking marijuana stimulates the CB1 receptor) could lead to tumor-shrinking cancer treatment applications.
Smoking Weed Could Prevent Cancerous Tumors
Smoking Weed Could Prevent Cancerous Tumors
Mechanism That Explains How Cancer Enzyme Winds Up On Ends Of Chromosomes Found
ScienceDaily (July 13, 2008)
Human cancer cells divide and conquer. Unless physicians can control that division with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, the wildly dividing cells will eventually destroy a person's life.
Researchers have known for some time that an enzyme called telomerase is crucial to cancer's progress. Now, for the first time, researchers at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have shown a mechanism that explains how Read the Rest Here
Researchers have known for some time that an enzyme called telomerase is crucial to cancer's progress. Now, for the first time, researchers at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have shown a mechanism that explains how Read the Rest Here
Detecting Breast Cancer Early -- Doctors Catch Cancer Earlier with Special MRI
ScienceDaily () -- A new kind of MRI machine helps doctors diagnose breast cancer earlier. Patients lie on their stomach and their breasts are placed in two coils, which focus radio waves and allow for more complete images that give a three-dimensional look inside the breast.
Special MRI
Special MRI
Fighting the cancer a mammogram can't catch
Susan Niebur was feeling low. Normally, this working mom in Silver Spring, Maryland, can keep a shocking number of balls in the air and still smile. She's a physicist who works part-time as a consultant to NASA; an
Fighting the cancer a mammogram can't catch
Fighting the cancer a mammogram can't catch
Bicarbonate 'could detect cancer'
The naturally-occurring chemical bicarbonate, used to make baking soda, could help detect cancer using sensitive scanning, research suggests.Bicarbonate is involved in the body's balancing of acid and alkali.
But cancerous tissue is known to turn it into carbon dioxide.
The Cancer Research UK team found MRI scans were able to track changes in the chemical and .....
Bicarbonate
My Cancer Story
excerpted from "A Dietitian's Cancer Story: Information & Inspiration for Recovery & Healing from a 3-time Cancer Survivor"
DianaI was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, when I was 6 months old in 1950. It was treated successfully with surgery plus very large doses of radiation therapy. My parents, and later I, were extra vigilant regarding my subsequent health, always wondering if any additional health problems might develop secondary to the radiation therapy that cured me of my first cancer. I first had two "cancer scares," developing a thyroid tumor in 1962 and ovarian tumors in 1972, both of which, thankfully, were benign.
When I was 34 years old, I discovered a lump in my left breast, which was determined to be malignant, a 2.5 cm invasive intra-ductal carcinoma with indeterminate estrogen receptor status. Due to the large amount of radiation I received after my neuroblastoma diagnosis, a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy was not an option for me. Therefore, I had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection, which showed one positive lymph node. I underwent 6 cycles of chemotherapy (Cytoxan, Methotrexate, and 5-FU) and then took the anti-estrogen drug Tamoxifen. During the ...
Diana Dyer
Winning the War on Cancer
A growing understanding of Canada's top cause of premature death has led to a new wave of screenings, treatments-and hope.
Cut Your Cancer Risk
Best Health: 10 Ways to Cut Your Cancer Risk
Could You Have Breast Cancer?
Prue Boyd, 65, of Nanaimo, B.C., developed a gastrointestinal stromal tumour-or GIST, as it's called-in her stomach in January 1999. Though she was a nurse, she didn't know much about this kind of cancer. As she started to learn more, she realized she was in for quite a fight. Her GIST was aggressive. The only option was surgery to remove the tumour, but the chance of that being successful was only 50 percent. Still, she had the surgery, and afterwards the physicians were optimistic-they'd got the whole tumour, they told her. But by December, the cancer was attacking her liver.
The disease had returned, and it was
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Cut Your Cancer Risk
Best Health: 10 Ways to Cut Your Cancer Risk
Could You Have Breast Cancer?
Prue Boyd, 65, of Nanaimo, B.C., developed a gastrointestinal stromal tumour-or GIST, as it's called-in her stomach in January 1999. Though she was a nurse, she didn't know much about this kind of cancer. As she started to learn more, she realized she was in for quite a fight. Her GIST was aggressive. The only option was surgery to remove the tumour, but the chance of that being successful was only 50 percent. Still, she had the surgery, and afterwards the physicians were optimistic-they'd got the whole tumour, they told her. But by December, the cancer was attacking her liver.
The disease had returned, and it was
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Iconic Terry Fox van to be restored
The Econoline van that was Terry Fox's home on the road for 143 days during his 1980 Marathon of Hope is being restored.The van was left behind in Thunder Bay and his family lost track of it after Fox was forced to stop his run outside the northwestern Ontario city when his cancer returned.
In 1977, Fox's right leg had been amputated above his knee after he was diagnosed at age 18 with bone cancer.
On April 12, 1980, Fox dipped his artificial foot in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John's, N.L., and began his Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research.
He ran about 42 kilometres each day no matter the weather - freezing rain, high winds, even snow, with....
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Learning to surf
Strange things are happening to me. For one, some of my bottom eyelashes are breaking and some are falling out. So I have a mixture of long eyelashes, short eyelashes and missing ones too. And one of my big toenails has cracked in half and I have no memory of an injury that would have caused such a deep tear. Right now it's hanging on and I keep painting it with red polish to seal it in place until it grows out.
Both of these are side effects of chemotherapy, but not ........
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Boobs On Ice
I wasn't supposed to be a candidate for breast cancer. And then I was diagnosed.
Might Validation Help the Exhausted?
Caring for every patient to the best of our abilities does not mean sweeping under the carpet the symptom listed most troublesome by the majority of cancer patients in this country.
There's something that over half of us say is worse than the pain of cancer and treatment and recovery.
And by that I mean that yes, most cancer patients rank fatigue as a symptom more bothersome than pain.
How stunning is that?
Boobs on Ice
Might Validation Help the Exhausted?
Caring for every patient to the best of our abilities does not mean sweeping under the carpet the symptom listed most troublesome by the majority of cancer patients in this country.
There's something that over half of us say is worse than the pain of cancer and treatment and recovery.
And by that I mean that yes, most cancer patients rank fatigue as a symptom more bothersome than pain.
How stunning is that?
Boobs on Ice
People are Starting to Notice
%u2026that I'm not back to work YET.
Once again, just like in December/January, I'm waiting for the powers-that-be at my company to clear my return to work. My doctors sent their letters in about 3 weeks ago. Then (over 2 weeks ago) my Airline X faxed back about 20 pages of detailed paperwork. When I saw Dr. Fab last week he apologized for it taking him so long to finish. "There's a lot of work they ask for, and I only have time to work on it here and there in between appointments."
Honestly, if there were ever a time
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The Pink Flag of Hope
In honor of those we've lost to breast cancer, and in honor of those who've survived, I write these words to you:
"The Pink Flag of Hope"
Let me hold your hand, listen to your cries, be your friend. Let me wave the pink flag of hope, when you're too tired to do it.
I'll be there- never forget that.
On those days when you feel your spirits drained and wonder whether it's worth the fight- I'll be there to remind you of your strength,
After the battle field's been crossed and you've won, your energy restored, your purpose reborn,
I will still be there, your friend forever.
We will stand together, waving the pink flag of hope for all to see, for all to remember- hope never dies if we keep it alive. Hope cannot be destroyed lest we destroy it;
and even then, it resurfaces-
Because friends never let friends lose hope-
they wave the pink flag for them.
© Ellen M. DuBois 2005
Let me hold your hand, listen to your cries, be your friend. Let me wave the pink flag of hope, when you're too tired to do it.
I'll be there- never forget that.
On those days when you feel your spirits drained and wonder whether it's worth the fight- I'll be there to remind you of your strength,
After the battle field's been crossed and you've won, your energy restored, your purpose reborn,
I will still be there, your friend forever.
We will stand together, waving the pink flag of hope for all to see, for all to remember- hope never dies if we keep it alive. Hope cannot be destroyed lest we destroy it;
and even then, it resurfaces-
Because friends never let friends lose hope-
they wave the pink flag for them.
© Ellen M. DuBois 2005
My Story
I think I have only told this story a couple of times and that was at Support Group for Cancer patients. It sends shivers up my spine and brings tears to my eyes like it happened only yesterday. Still a hard subject to speak about no matter how many years afterwards.
It was all in the timing. Bad timing I might. Was going through the Change of Life at the time. Yea I turned into a Bitch Hated me, my job and noone could look side ways at me. But that in it self is a whole another story LOL
Then............ I found this lump ............... Yes I expected the worse Had already booked an appointment at my GP for the change of life thingy While I was there he told me I was too young to go thru the change and not to worry about the lump.
I went bananas (had to change the wording, maybe young readers out there) He knew darn well the history of my family and he told me not to worry about it. Not worry about it...... Could you even imagine. I had him by the shirt collars and was literally shoving him into his chair and shaking the living shit out of him. I was furious, upset, in tears and and and ....... Ooohh I was ticked. Stormed out of there in a big frazzled state.
This was all sooo close to Christmas Which was the furtherest thing from my mind.
Got home, called another Dr Had to wait a week for another appointment. Patience Wendy patience. I was strung right out. Couldn't sleep Hot flashes and cold showers x3 nightly. Working shift work and at home Couldn't function, think or anything.
My world as I knew was falling apart. Ok deep breath here. Finally in to the Dr Slow here, no freaking out this time. Wow an appointment at the Specialist right away. Just after New Year's Amazing how quick thing s can go.
Appointment Jan 4th Great. Was a Friday No prob. At their office they stuck me with a huge needle Oh Gross Wanted to get fluid from the lump Hurt like oh heck it really hurt. They were sending it away for tests Asking how long for results They didn't know.
It was all in the timing. Bad timing I might. Was going through the Change of Life at the time. Yea I turned into a Bitch Hated me, my job and noone could look side ways at me. But that in it self is a whole another story LOL
Then............ I found this lump ............... Yes I expected the worse Had already booked an appointment at my GP for the change of life thingy While I was there he told me I was too young to go thru the change and not to worry about the lump.
I went bananas (had to change the wording, maybe young readers out there) He knew darn well the history of my family and he told me not to worry about it. Not worry about it...... Could you even imagine. I had him by the shirt collars and was literally shoving him into his chair and shaking the living shit out of him. I was furious, upset, in tears and and and ....... Ooohh I was ticked. Stormed out of there in a big frazzled state.
This was all sooo close to Christmas Which was the furtherest thing from my mind.
Got home, called another Dr Had to wait a week for another appointment. Patience Wendy patience. I was strung right out. Couldn't sleep Hot flashes and cold showers x3 nightly. Working shift work and at home Couldn't function, think or anything.
My world as I knew was falling apart. Ok deep breath here. Finally in to the Dr Slow here, no freaking out this time. Wow an appointment at the Specialist right away. Just after New Year's Amazing how quick thing s can go.
Appointment Jan 4th Great. Was a Friday No prob. At their office they stuck me with a huge needle Oh Gross Wanted to get fluid from the lump Hurt like oh heck it really hurt. They were sending it away for tests Asking how long for results They didn't know.
My Story Cont'd
OMG Specialist himself called on Sunday Booked for surgery on Mon He musta put a rush on it Off the deep end I went again. I wanted my sissy Both of them one of them I didn't care.
My baby brother Nancy came to running to my side (over 3 hours away) Thank goodness. Don't get me wrong my hubby was by my side, as were all my boys
Gotta take a break here Crying.Sorry folks
Ok took a breather and dried my eyes for the moment.
Getting prepped for surgery and just before they put me under I asked Is it??? DR said yes what did I think I was here for. Rude jerk At that point before I went under I made them aware, all of them, that he was to take the lump only. Didn't have much to spare so he'd best do a good job.
Under I went with tears streaming freely down my face. Oh what a feeling.
I woke up crying. Thank goodness for family Did you know it was a day surgery and had to go home the first day. Oh agony and pain. Whoozy, dizzy and starving Not possible right. Wrong.
Till I ate Mistake Won't get into the details. Yuch
Finally got home Took 3 hours cause I to keep getting out of the truck and throw up.
My baby brother Nancy came to running to my side (over 3 hours away) Thank goodness. Don't get me wrong my hubby was by my side, as were all my boys
Gotta take a break here Crying.Sorry folks
Ok took a breather and dried my eyes for the moment.
Getting prepped for surgery and just before they put me under I asked Is it??? DR said yes what did I think I was here for. Rude jerk At that point before I went under I made them aware, all of them, that he was to take the lump only. Didn't have much to spare so he'd best do a good job.
Under I went with tears streaming freely down my face. Oh what a feeling.
I woke up crying. Thank goodness for family Did you know it was a day surgery and had to go home the first day. Oh agony and pain. Whoozy, dizzy and starving Not possible right. Wrong.
Till I ate Mistake Won't get into the details. Yuch
Finally got home Took 3 hours cause I to keep getting out of the truck and throw up.
My Story Con't
This is getting terribly long so will try to be succinct for the rest of it.
Between the time of surgery and treatments. The lead up was nerve wrecking and heart breaking. My fav uncle passed away from lung cancer. He cried when he heard I had to go through Chemo and radiation. I joined him
All the test I had to go through before treatment started was enough to scare the strongest human being. MAkes we wonder how the young ones manage it.
My Dr for chemo was a blessing in disguise. First thing he did was ask if I wanted to go on Trial studies (If I only knew then what I know now) I think I would do it again. Hubby asked the Doc if it was your wife what would you do? I was like useless Still in the state of shock.
So I went on trial studies. Not so bad right (bah) It would up white blood count much quicker hence no delays for chemo treatments Oh yea baby
Don't let it fool you chemo sucks BIG TIME. It was via IV and I had to stay over a night cause treatment was over 2 days. Marvy
3 days after my treatments I had start trial studies Oh you guessed it also injections.
This was daily for about 3 weeks After the 1st week I had to get homecare to come in and do it for me. I shook sooo bad, puked and got stung right out. You would think being a nurse by trade would me stronger NOT
Between the time of surgery and treatments. The lead up was nerve wrecking and heart breaking. My fav uncle passed away from lung cancer. He cried when he heard I had to go through Chemo and radiation. I joined him
All the test I had to go through before treatment started was enough to scare the strongest human being. MAkes we wonder how the young ones manage it.
My Dr for chemo was a blessing in disguise. First thing he did was ask if I wanted to go on Trial studies (If I only knew then what I know now) I think I would do it again. Hubby asked the Doc if it was your wife what would you do? I was like useless Still in the state of shock.
So I went on trial studies. Not so bad right (bah) It would up white blood count much quicker hence no delays for chemo treatments Oh yea baby
Don't let it fool you chemo sucks BIG TIME. It was via IV and I had to stay over a night cause treatment was over 2 days. Marvy
3 days after my treatments I had start trial studies Oh you guessed it also injections.
This was daily for about 3 weeks After the 1st week I had to get homecare to come in and do it for me. I shook sooo bad, puked and got stung right out. You would think being a nurse by trade would me stronger NOT My Story cont'd
In between all that I had to go every other day for blood work so they could check the level of white blood cells (you know the ones that fight infection)
Oh I lost count of the number of pokes I got in a month. I now have an aversion to needles.
After the 1st treatment got my head shaved. Still when it fell out it plugged our drain at home. My long hair gone in a few minutes Yea I cried then too Crazy that I used to be tough a brass tacks
Lived off of salads, butter tarts and white wine all thru my treatments. Plus vitamins cause I wasn't eating properly Was all I could stomach.
Lets go back to the Trial studies for a sec I know I am long winded. The trial studies worked on my bone marrow. That is where the WBC (white blood cells) come from. The very first time this happened I thought I had died and gone to hell. Woke one morning with small spasms in my low back. Ignored it. Intensified throughout the day. By the time hubby got home from work I was curled up in a ball, on my bed, bawling in pain. couldn't walk, talk Nothing but this intense pain. Carried me to the truck and down to emerg. Thank goodness for modern medicine. Needless to say next time I didn't wait as long and took myself. Have you ever had pain rated on 1 - 10 scale Mine was way over the 10 I am sure of it.
Couple of times I didn't want to go to chemo Think I cried all the way there. I no sooner started to feel a bit better and then I go to make myself sicker
Enough of that I can't stand it anymore. Had to do that for 5 months Nice
Oh I lost count of the number of pokes I got in a month. I now have an aversion to needles.
After the 1st treatment got my head shaved. Still when it fell out it plugged our drain at home. My long hair gone in a few minutes Yea I cried then too Crazy that I used to be tough a brass tacks
Lived off of salads, butter tarts and white wine all thru my treatments. Plus vitamins cause I wasn't eating properly Was all I could stomach.
Lets go back to the Trial studies for a sec I know I am long winded. The trial studies worked on my bone marrow. That is where the WBC (white blood cells) come from. The very first time this happened I thought I had died and gone to hell. Woke one morning with small spasms in my low back. Ignored it. Intensified throughout the day. By the time hubby got home from work I was curled up in a ball, on my bed, bawling in pain. couldn't walk, talk Nothing but this intense pain. Carried me to the truck and down to emerg. Thank goodness for modern medicine. Needless to say next time I didn't wait as long and took myself. Have you ever had pain rated on 1 - 10 scale Mine was way over the 10 I am sure of it.
Couple of times I didn't want to go to chemo Think I cried all the way there. I no sooner started to feel a bit better and then I go to make myself sicker
Enough of that I can't stand it anymore. Had to do that for 5 months Nice
My Story cont'd
Radiation Yea I went thru the whole gambit. Have to admit though it wasn't near as bad the chemo Still made me sick but not as much.
That was a whole 5 weeks of treatment. Came home only for weekends.
Talk about boring. Took approx 1/2 hour for treatment. Then we had the whole day to ourselves. Course I hate being bored. So I got the rest of the inmates involved. We had pictionary tournaments, BBQ's, Fish fries and went every other day to Cancer ward and pallaitive care ward to entertain those that couldn't get out of bed.
Now that was a blast.
We sang songs, told jokes and dressed up just in the name of fun.
We talked to other patients and kept ourselves busy.
Finally I could come home I was so elated at that time Hard to describe the feelings. It was a bad dream that was finally over
I pray every day to remain Cancer Free Wish it,.
dream it and well the thought never really goes away
That was a whole 5 weeks of treatment. Came home only for weekends.
Talk about boring. Took approx 1/2 hour for treatment. Then we had the whole day to ourselves. Course I hate being bored. So I got the rest of the inmates involved. We had pictionary tournaments, BBQ's, Fish fries and went every other day to Cancer ward and pallaitive care ward to entertain those that couldn't get out of bed.
Now that was a blast.
We sang songs, told jokes and dressed up just in the name of fun.
We talked to other patients and kept ourselves busy.
Finally I could come home I was so elated at that time Hard to describe the feelings. It was a bad dream that was finally over
I pray every day to remain Cancer Free Wish it,.
dream it and well the thought never really goes away In Support of Breast Cancer
Just Get Me Through This!: The Practical Guide to Breast Cancer
I Love this book. It helped me in so many ways, from being able to laugh to being able to cry. Ms Cohen's upfront and honest insight on what goes on during the breast cancer treatment process was tremendously helpful.
It helped me to make lists of questions for my doctors, to being able to get through some of those really bad days. This book helped me keep my sanity during a true time of insanity in my life. BUY IT for yourself, or buy it for a friend who has been diagnosed.
Amazon Price: $10.08 (as of 11/11/2009) 
Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul: Stories to Inspire, Support and Heal (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
This book was given to me by a very dear friend when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer It was a comfort for me to read about other experiences that were positive. It is a club that nobody wants to belong to but...it is a club filled with wonderful people.
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 11/11/2009)
PINK RIBBON BREAST CANCER BEADED KEY CHAIN Purse Charm
Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 11/11/2009)
Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness 8" Car Magnet
Hey everyone, did you know that these ribbons actually heal breast cancer? When yours truly first saw everyone and their mother with one of these doohickies on their car he figured it was just another gimmick. That was, however, until my aunt came down with a bad case of breast cancer. Our family was very shocked at this news and went into mourning. We all got one of these magnets and put them on our vehicles. I put one on my Jeep, of course. Somehow this mystical force must have been generated form our combined use of these ribbon magnets because, my aunt had another test done and...negative. No more breast cancer. We were all so relieved, especially her husband, but at the same time in shock. These magnets cured her! Please do a favor for all women(and their husbands) all over the world, buy a pink ribbon magnet and stick it on your car!
Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 11/11/2009)
FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug
Tykerb May Be Second-Line Treatment for Some Advanced Breast Cancers
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDMarch 13, 2007 -- The FDA today approved a new breast cancer drug called Tykerb for some advanced breast cancers.
The FDA approved Tykerb for use in combination with another cancer drug, Xeloda, to treat certain patients with advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread (metastatic breast cancer).
Specifically, the Tykerb-Xeloda combination is approved only for patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose tumors contain too much of a protein called HER2 and who have already tried other treatments, including chemotherapy and the drug Herceptin, which targets HER2-positive breast cancer.
The FDA's Steven Galson, MD, MPH, commented on Tykerb's approval. Galson directs the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDMarch 13, 2007 -- The FDA today approved a new breast cancer drug called Tykerb for some advanced breast cancers.
The FDA approved Tykerb for use in combination with another cancer drug, Xeloda, to treat certain patients with advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread (metastatic breast cancer).
Specifically, the Tykerb-Xeloda combination is approved only for patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose tumors contain too much of a protein called HER2 and who have already tried other treatments, including chemotherapy and the drug Herceptin, which targets HER2-positive breast cancer.
The FDA's Steven Galson, MD, MPH, commented on Tykerb's approval. Galson directs the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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"THERE IS STILL TIME TO PLANT THIS GARDEN"
First, plant 5 rows of peas......Promptness, Perseverance, Peace, Politeness, and Patience.
Next, plant 5 rows of squash......
Squash gossip, Squash indifference, Squash unnecessary criticism, Squash worry, Squash suspicion.
Now, add four rows of turnips.....
Turn up with a smile, Turn up with enthusiasm, Turn up to help, Turn up with determination to make everything count for something good.
In between, plant 5 rows of lettuce......
Let us be true to ourselves, Let us forget the mistakes of the past, Let us move forward to new achievements, Let us respect one another, Let us give help and love whenever it is needed.
(author unknown)
Inspiration Is Around Us
This is TRULY WORTH A READ
I set the manuscript on my wife's night table as we left to go rollerblading, not knowing she would never come home - never sleep in her bed again.
Teresa lost control on her rollerblades and fell. She suffered a brain injury from the impact and was rushed to the hospital. The initial prognosis was bad, but not devastating. The frontal lobes of her brain were bruised and there was some swelling. She would live, but recovery would take time and it would take incredible patience. We were warned numerous times that brain injuries are not like a broken leg. Damage to the brain can change the person. My four sons and I were ready for whatever person accompanied us home from the hospital. We loved Teresa.
Inspiration Is Around Us
Teresa lost control on her rollerblades and fell. She suffered a brain injury from the impact and was rushed to the hospital. The initial prognosis was bad, but not devastating. The frontal lobes of her brain were bruised and there was some swelling. She would live, but recovery would take time and it would take incredible patience. We were warned numerous times that brain injuries are not like a broken leg. Damage to the brain can change the person. My four sons and I were ready for whatever person accompanied us home from the hospital. We loved Teresa.
Inspiration Is Around Us
Survivor's Guilt
Dawn Turpin Vancouver Island, BC
Her name is Carol. Coincidentally, that is my first name too, although I use my middle name, Dawn. She is 10 years younger than me and has a loving husband and two young daughters.
Carol and I are not close friends. She was a waitress at a coffee house that I frequent and a really nice Nperson. I would see her whenever I went there for coffee. She was always cheerful and smiling, greeting the regulars warmly, playfully and joking around with them. But I did not know Carol very well and when she was away for a number of months, I barely noticed.
I did notice when she returned. She was much thinner and she looked tired. Her hair, which had been brown, straight and chin length, was now pewter, an inch long and very curly. It was a look with which I had recently become very familiar. I myself had just begun treatments; I was wearing a wig to cover my baldness. I asked Carol if she was recovering from chemotherapy.
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Carol and I are not close friends. She was a waitress at a coffee house that I frequent and a really nice Nperson. I would see her whenever I went there for coffee. She was always cheerful and smiling, greeting the regulars warmly, playfully and joking around with them. But I did not know Carol very well and when she was away for a number of months, I barely noticed.
I did notice when she returned. She was much thinner and she looked tired. Her hair, which had been brown, straight and chin length, was now pewter, an inch long and very curly. It was a look with which I had recently become very familiar. I myself had just begun treatments; I was wearing a wig to cover my baldness. I asked Carol if she was recovering from chemotherapy.
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Things they don't tell you
1) That wearing blue jeans while having chemo isn't a good idea. Even doing doing up the top button leaves bruises (I hated track pants)
2) That you would actually almost lose your all your toenails
3) That that stuff causes constipation big time
4) That it could cause severe heartburn
5) That you would lose more than a year of your life trying to recuperate .
6) That even sad movies will make you cry and turn you into a real boob
7) That it is one Hell of diet.
8) That you could care less if your house or clean
9) That you would turn into a pin cushion
10) That everyone you met while you were going thru your own treatments would not live OUt of the 48 friends I made going through treatment with are not with us any more. I am the only survivor in our group
11) Life isn't fair
12) That you become closer to your family and friends. Taking life as it comes and rejoicing for every healthy day
13) That when you find out you have Cancer 50/50 odds aren't really good at all
14) That the power of positive thinking really works
2) That you would actually almost lose your all your toenails
3) That that stuff causes constipation big time
4) That it could cause severe heartburn
5) That you would lose more than a year of your life trying to recuperate .
6) That even sad movies will make you cry and turn you into a real boob
7) That it is one Hell of diet.
8) That you could care less if your house or clean
9) That you would turn into a pin cushion
10) That everyone you met while you were going thru your own treatments would not live OUt of the 48 friends I made going through treatment with are not with us any more. I am the only survivor in our group
11) Life isn't fair
12) That you become closer to your family and friends. Taking life as it comes and rejoicing for every healthy day
13) That when you find out you have Cancer 50/50 odds aren't really good at all
14) That the power of positive thinking really works
Breast Cancer Stories
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LeaYekutiel wrote...
Dear Wendy,
I am flatered that you contacted me to learn more about my story of breast cancer and my book entitled "Making the Breast of It".
Let me know exactly what you need and I will supply it to you.
By the way, I was so impressed by David Gray's story that I already sent him an email.
You have a five star lens!
Love you,
Lea Yekutiel
www.ilovemybreastcancer.com
Posted August 08, 2008
leslee2 wrote...
wendy~ as a breast cancer sister I hold your hand thru the miles.. please stay healthy and happy.. and keep fighting
thanks for reading my lens( and the 5 stars :) )
Posted May 24, 2008
cathyb5701 wrote...
So inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story Wendy. 5*'s.
Posted September 12, 2007
EverythingMouse wrote...
Thank you for sharing your inspirational story. Blessings.
Posted July 15, 2007
rms wrote...
5 stars for a wonderful lens! Thanks for sharing your story with the world!
Posted June 14, 2007
KarenKay wrote...
Wendy...thank you for sharing your story. This is so important to all of us.
My boss's wife died last week after a courageous 7 year battle with breast cancer.
You are right. life is not fair~
KK
Posted June 13, 2007
Great lens! I voted 5 stars - I invite you to check out mine too, and rate it for me!Live Streaming Video
Posted June 08, 2007
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My name is Wendy Friedrich I hail from Northern Ontario Canada. Where in the summer we have black flies and in winter snow flies.
I am just your aver...
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