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Tina S. on October 22, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 1 HER2+ Invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Employment Status:
Full-Time
Gender/Age:
Female/51
Type and Description of Treatments:
My medical team and I agreed the best course of action was immediate removal, followed by chemoth...
How do you feel today?
Today I feel great. I am regaining my energy and focus but I never lost my drive, nor my faith. Everything before the diagnosis seems so distant but the diagnosis was the "best-worst thing to happen to me" The diagnosis caused me to get busy with the business of living.
Continue ReadingLeslie H. on October 8, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Colon Cancer
Employment Status:
Unable to work
Gender/Age:
Male/59
Type and Description of Treatments:
Having Initial Surgery 11 Oct 19
How do you feel today?
Pain, more pain and a lot of pain
Continue ReadingChia W. on July 24, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Carcinoma in Situ Breast cancer
Employment Status:
Self employed
Gender/Age:
Female/40
Type and Description of Treatments:
I received Proton Beam treatment. Proton Beam therapy is a relatively new radiation therapy. The ...
How do you feel today?
Wonderful and thriving.
Continue ReadingCynthia M. on April 26, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 3 lung cancer right lung , second diagnosis 05/16/18 left lung
Employment Status:
Employed
Gender/Age:
Female/62
Type and Description of Treatments:
Radiation, chemo, surgery, more radiation and chemo; 7 months total treatment.
How do you feel today?
Glad to be be alive! However, having a difficult time; need to continue working for healthcare yet having difficult time finding employment that will allow life-work balance. Very difficult to find employment that has healthcare benefits that allow that balance.
Continue ReadingCarol S. on April 20, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Multiple Myeloma
Employment Status:
Part Time
Gender/Age:
Female/59
Type and Description of Treatments:
Four cycles of chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, maintenance therapy
How do you feel today?
I have some issues with fatigue, but overall I feel pretty good. It's eleven months since my transplant and I have resumed most of the activities I enjoyed before diagnosis. The chemotherapy and transplant were a success. I am in complete remission.
Continue ReadingKeri W. on March 23, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage two breast cancer (Ductal carsonoma)
Employment Status:
Unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/38
Type and Description of Treatments:
Went through six rounds of chemo, seven hr treatments, then had a bilateral mastectomy surgery in...
How do you feel today?
Almost three months after my mastectomy surgery I am now 100% cancer free.
Continue ReadingMariette R. on March 19, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Uterine tumor
Employment Status:
Disabled /unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/29
Type and Description of Treatments:
Currently still in recovery. It was years ago but cancer is complicated and I honestly claim to b...
How do you feel today?
Today I am hopeful & happier.
Continue ReadingDavid H. on February 14, 2019
I was Diagnosed with:
Glioblastoma Mutliform Grade 4
Employment Status:
Disability
Gender/Age:
Male/32
Type and Description of Treatments:
Craniotomy 100% resection of a golf ball sized tumor. Treatment plan 6 weeks of radiation and che...
How do you feel today?
Fantastic we just got done with our 6 month MRI it was clean!! Praise God!
Continue ReadingCassandra W. on December 17, 2018
I was Diagnosed with:
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Employment Status:
unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/29
Type and Description of Treatments:
At the age of 2 I had a tumor that was visibly growing out of the left side of my neck, inside my...
How do you feel today?
I dont feel like i will ever be the same. theres so many late side effects when going through it as a child.
Continue ReadingSabrina S. on December 4, 2018
I was Diagnosed with:
Colon Cancer Stage 3C
Employment Status:
Part Time
Gender/Age:
Female/44
Type and Description of Treatments:
Stage 3C Colon Cancer Sigmoidectomy and Chemotherapy
How do you feel today?
I have neuropathy from the chemo. As a nail tech and a microblading artist before diagnosis, I cannot return to my career. I am currently working part time at a pack and ship store. I dont think i can work fulltime. The neuropathy in my feet can get painful. The neuropathy in my hands has improved but they get cramped up if I use it f...
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