I am 68 years old and I was operated for colon cancer 2008 + xeloda oxalplatin chemotherapy . In September
In october 2011 i had in my both lungs metastases ,treatment Irrinotecan,Avastin,Xeloda.
In may 2012 diagnoses said I was clean, In September
2012 one metastatic nodule was foun in one lung and I'm now undergoing Avastin,Xeloda cyto treatment.
I am a wife of 32 years and a mother of 10! We have adopted 4 of our children. I'm heavily into researching alternative medicine and and natural remedies.
My husband was diagnosed with StagelV cancer 3 years ago. After chemo and radiation didn't work, and the cancer traveled to his lungs, we started treating him naturally. He is happy and healthy today and we are looking at him definitely...
I suffered from and eating disorder for many years. My intention now is to become an eating disorder recovery coach. Here is a short story of my journey.
My ed started in about 4th or 5th grade after another one of our moves. I started spending all my allowance on candy and stashing it in my room. I also started playing sick from school so I could stay home and eat while everyone was gone....
I am a 28 year old who has recently received a lung transplant after an agonising wait. I have pulmonary fibrosis and it is thought to have developed as a result of aggressive cancer treatment received for a childhood cancer called Wilms' tumour. Sadly, I had a number of post transplant complications but I am determined now to get my life back on track. I am making slow...
29 year old mom and wife who have been diagnosed with lupus since 2002.
at the course of having lupus, i got operated in the lungs due to pleurisy, suffered pulmonary embolism and cyst in the ovary.
but now i am in remission.
My name is Adam Freeman and I am the proud father of Kayleigh Freeman who was born at 28 weeks, but was diagnosed early on with severe IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction) and was delieverd via emergency c-section (due to preeclampsia) the size of a 22 week old little girl. She weighed an amazing 1 pound - 1 ounce and defied all the odds against her to survive through the pregnancy and after...
The National Lung Cancer Partnership is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to decreasing deaths due to lung cancer, and helping patients live longer and better, through research, awareness and advocacy. Founded in 2001 as Women Against Lung Cancer, the organization changed its name to National Lung Cancer Partnership in 2006 to better reflect the partnership we have forged with...
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I am 30 and 2 years ago I was dying of Cystic Fibrosis. I cultured a resistant bacteria called Cepacia therefore I was not a candidate for transplantation at all transplant centers in America. . . but I found one 2000 miles away from my hometown in Idaho that was willing to evaluate my case. I arrived in Pittsburgh December 3rd 2007. I was on 6 liters of oxygen and had only 11%...
