Originally Posted by Shazza
Boy that's a big one. Until four years ago no one in our family had ever had cancer... then one day I got a tearful phone call from my daughter. "Mom", she cried, "I've got cancer". Huh? I had just taked to her the day before (she lived out of town) and listened to some symptoms she was having and insisted she visit the Doc - again. She had been diagnosed with pneumonia and was put on antibiotics but just kept feeling worse. But Cancer? Never did it cross my mind that was what she had. I hopped on a plane in time to visit the Hematology Doc and get the official diagnosis. Leukemia, AML, but curable. After several months of treatments she was tentatively pronounced 'cured'. Then just after the 1st year anniversary, she re-occurred. More chemo, even more agressive, full-body radiation, bone marrow transplant.
Last year just before her 1st 'birthday' post-transplant, new symptoms. She had renal failure. After several consultations it was determined the disease she now had was unrelated, an auto-immune thing. Apparently they could find no prior case anywhere in the world of such a thing happening (kidney failure from effects of chemo etc, yes, but this, no). We are now 2 1/2 years post transplant and the big C seems to be gone. But she needs a kidney transplant now. She has been amazing through it all, but enough is enough already!
At the same time she was diagnosed with the renal failure, my little bro died from prostrate cancer. Just yesterday my sister-in-law passed away from lung/kidney cancer.
It seems the pundits are correct, it is almost sure to hit everyone's family sooner or later.
A book? Horror scares me enough, I never buy it anyway. But the cause is great and done properly could be a wonderful thing.
My heart and prayers go out to all who have been or are battling this disease.
Sharon
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