I usually don't forward many of these kinds of emails along...but this one is a gem that I thought applied for everyone in our group! Maya Angelou's Best Poem...
Last night we celebrated the primary victory for Hillary Clinton. After 3 months of volunteering it was a wonderful conclusion. I realize that I am talking...
This morning I ran my first race of 2007. It was 20 degrees with a 20mph wind. I was comfortable for half the race when the wind was at my back. I was...
Last year my best friends, the VA doctors, found a cyst on one of my kidneys. Last month I had a 3rd MRI to determine if it is growing. Yesterday, my urologist...
Earlier this week I had a high fever and chest congestion. I went to the VAMC Urgent Care center and was treated by a doctor I had met 5 years ago. He didn't...
Chuck: Hope you are feeling better. I don't have a lot of trust in doctors unless it is my oncologist or my family doctor I have had for years. You will be...
Laurie, I feel better every day. I just have to wait until Sunday morning to sneak out before Jackie wakes up to run a 5K race on icy roads. I don't get much...
Chuck: My prayers are with you and your family. You are an inspiration to all of the survirors and were the one that made me chose this group when I was...
Gathering the wolf pack again - Hi All: It has been a long week to say the least. I have no news today, they airlifted Marla yesterday afternoon to UCLA Dan...
Marla has my prayers. As Marla has been saying, "Wow what a ride!". I pray that she keeps riding. God can use all the help she can get and Marla has been a...
One of my neighbors has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had surgery last week. He and his wife are in their 80's. Of course, he isn't thinking clearly,...
I received this email this morning: Marla has been pretty lucid for a couple days now and stats seem stable. Seems to be getting stronger with each day. Eating...
I am just unloading a bit. As you know I have survived my second Cancer, albeit not ACC. When I began my trip of being a survivor I was encouraged to eat Zinc,...
Marla has been home a few days and doing ok. Taking it easy but moving about a bit. They are carefully watching her blood sugar and blood pressure, and she's...
At long last, a minute to say thank you to each and every one of you for your love and support during this difficult time. We are finally out of the hospitals...
Marla: My thoughts and prayers are with you. I have asked that you be added to the prayer chain at the Church as well. I wish there was more than just...
Thank you, Laurie....I need all the help I can get these days. I have to tell you that the cancer thing all those years ago was a piece of cake compared to...
Hello friends here. It has been a while since I have been here and will try to catch up. I see some of you have really been through it. I hate this cancer...
A neighbor was recently diagnosed with a very aggressive brain tumor. The treatment is complex. Their finances are slim. His wife is traumatized and has never...
This week I have been walking to and from my workouts indoors (the snowpack has made the streets too dangerous to run on) wearing shorts and t-shirt. As I walk...
... nest. ... Hey Chuck, As I type this. . on Saturday morning. . it's snow flurring here in Jersey. . . oh yeah. . . good to hear from you. Got a great ...
Congratulations on 17 years cancer free, Evie. I had my doctor sign a form stating that I was going to die in less than two years. That was 10 years ago. The...
Congrats, Evie....it's pretty cool to still be around here isn't it? Chuck, I, too, had the two-year prognosis when I was diagnosed with breast cancer....I...
Hi Marla, You know my thoughts and prayers are constantly with you. .. . glad we found each other. . . and have been through all these years. . . together. ....
Marla, It really is wonderful to hear from you again. May I post your email? Don't worry about the scope going down your esophagus. I had about two dozen...
Happy Spring to all! I'm so glad to hear Marla is improving and Evie is doing well after 17 (wow!) yrs.! Unfortunately, I need to gather the troops! Please...
Aw-w-w-w, Nancy. That just sucks! Of course you will be in our thoughts and prayers, and we will know that it's not a recurrence, just an abnormality that...