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Wow, what an inspiring and beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it.

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I know just how you feel - have hit that brick wall a few times myself. I'll have to try the punching bag method of letting out frustration and stress...Thanks for a great article.

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I' m resubmitting this because I don't think it got to the correct place when I first sent it...I was trying to give input to the nutrition proper eating nutrition thing by Vicki...

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Your comments: Hello everyone, this is a general comment to the various suggestions,
opinions about proper diets, foods that prevent inflamation, etc,
etc. I have read numerous similar type articles and have personally
triedd out many of these recommendations. ie, I follow the eating of
certain vegetables, use of various spices, etc, etc. and simply want
to offer my opinions which are based upon my own personal experiences
since I've been dealing with "MY CANCER"! My nightmare started in
March 2004, when I was diagnosed with having colon cancer, at stage
4, meaning it had already mestasized and my doctors were straight out
with me because it demanded that! At that time they thought I would
have at best a couple of more years to live once I had the surgery
necessary, which was removal of the colon.History to date following
the initial discovery, surgery to remove colon; tumors moved into
liver (three times)-and had two liver surgeries (resections) and now
with return this time -Chemotherapy will be the primary treatment
because my last Petscan results showed signs of malignacy at the site
of the colon (again) in addition to the returned two lesions in the
liver. Prior treatments have been radiation treatments, chemo-therapy
(twice). Then while going through all these returns to the live, I was
diagnosed with breast cancer in (2006) and had a left breast
masectomy. Now I will begin my third regiment of chemo therapy next
week.In the interim over these past years, I have watched my diet,
etc, etc, but the MONSTER continues to return..and so the point that
I am making right here at this writing is that these helpful
suggestions work for some and not others, whatever is written for us
WILL BE, and all we patients and friends of patients can
realistically do is do a lot of praying, and summoning up as much
strength as possible to continue in our battles for as long as we
need to. To bring this to an end, I don't know about the reactions of
anyone else, but the response by Bush and his white house cronies to
the annoucement that the White Houses advisor Tony Snow's cancer had
returned has being "a shock"...what the hell does that kind of a
verbal comment mean in light that Elizabeth Edwards has just too been
widely publicized..."a shock"!! Once we cancer patients find out we
have cancer...are there any more shocks to us and our loved ones. I
don't think we live in a bubble, do we?To all my fellow cancer
patients, stay strong, fight it fight it if you want to, choose
whatever fight makes you feel comfortable with or don't fight at all,
it is your choice.Take care and my prayers and best wishes to all of
you (if you want them).

Caio,Warnetta
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When I learned of my impending return to Chemo-therapy, I was nearly near shutting down because I just hated it and was so disappointed by having to do so...yet...here is the email I sent out family and friends today!!!

Here it is:


Hello..my earthangels, (Richard please pass on to my other ea-Joan )

Ha! No question about it, you all knew that I simply hated and dreaded the coming of April 4, 2007, I avoided going home to my residence for as long as I could yesterday as though if going home and following my routine regimen would give license to the acceptance that I was ready to hit the sheets and hopefully wake up to another bright and sunny day!! I had in the past been grateful for that if it did in fact come (I am now beginning to cry while writing this- I didn't before yesterday). Moving along, I did not, to repeat , look forward to yesterday But, it came, it went and I am still standing and continue to love each of you ever more!

My chemo started and is ongoing (I infuse with a mobile pump), this am being feed the chemicals of attacking the "critters" as we communicate. The (my wonderful) team was a usually very pleasant and supportive as they gave my my JUICES, we started the infusion at about 9:30ish and ended up with the last dose at about after twoish (a long day with the IV procedures and protocols, they specifically infused into me at a slower rate because I had been of the process for such a long time, and didn't want to overload my system's acceptance).

The Infusion Clinic has under gone re-modeling since my last time there and is much improved, now we have separate rooms and more privacy of course, the room now has a new television/dvd/cd's provided (however, don't expect ' The Queen" unless you bring it yourself, but their effort is very much appreciated! Before, there would be four people in the space of four chairs in one room with two overhead T.V.'s with a watching opportunity of who got there first, hahaha. So I had my own private suite, had my IPOD's, books, papers to work on, note paper to write ideas, thoughts on, my stuff was spread out all over the tables within arm chairs reach remember I am in a chair hooked up to this THING, holding bags and tubes that are hooked up to my port, instead of a needle in my veins. I have the capability to avail myself to the comforts of home, so when I woke up each time it was to visit with with the Nutrition Nurse, The Social person, the Food Delivery person, Diane who had to unhook me when I had to go to the potty, Theresa, who politely listens to me whenever I think of an soapbox issue (The VA Pharmacy-who I intensely dislike and disrespect-another story though, not for this email). So has you can figure, it was a long, long, day but since my purpose for being there HAD TO BE, iT hAs bEeN, I aM sTiLl hErE wItH
yOu, as sassy as ever!!

Granny Soon To Be..thanks again for taking me to get my Colonnoscopy.
Rich for delivery of my news to My LOvely Wonderful Friend of Many Years..RED LOBSTER'S hostess/extraordinaire..
My doctor who is about to become a new mum and is leaving me in June, thanks for your love and support, you have gotten me as far as I've come..Much Love To You..

Beth, my good bud in California, my diva female indie artist..the woman can really SANG..and always sending me inspirational notes and good wishes..

My sistah-in-law, passing on the good or bad news to my brother who is not computer literate ..and she her-self is the sender of many "tired jokes" but she tries LOL...

Linda at the Bellevue University Library..

Dats it gang, I am still standing even though now again full of strong chemicals who once again may be on the attack for bad cells...but also for my wonderful delectable TASTE BUDS AND HAIR!!

Take care everyone, have a great life, and HAPPPY EASTER!!!

Warnetta


yep I made through, still sorry it had to be done...but it is and so I am eating all the wonderful meals I truly enjoy, until it catches up to my taste bud, and have cancelled all of my hair appointments for permanents..lol..

Take care patients, all my love and best wishes to you if you want them!

Warnetta friend of Vickie Blankenship one of my musician hero's . The Diva can really sing..(:)!

Warnetta



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