My cousin.....

[162]

...She's a really nice person...Lovely and nice...She used to babysit me, be kind to me, endure my eccentricness, and even helped get me into ComicCon....She dreams of getting married and rasing a family....

...We just found out she has cancer.

....We're scared for her....Please lend her your thoughts/prayers....She needs them.

[Denmo]

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All my sorrows pale in comparison. Thoughts and prayers are with your family.

[marcus]

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What kind of cancer and how early did they discover it? Not to sound flippant but cancer treatment is leagues better now than it ever has been ten years ago.

[Nixon]

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I'm sorry to hear about your cousin.

What kind of cancer is it? Is it treatable? Some people, like my dad, have had bouts with cancer and were able to recover.

For help with info and resources, you might try
www.cancer.org

They also have a 24/7 phone number you can call for more info.

[American Hero]

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Sorry to hear that.

[Jehuty]

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I'm very sorry to hear that. I'm well acquainted with Cancer, what type is it?

[Dallas Alvis II]

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Sorry to hear, you holding up okay?

[162]

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I'm worried about my cousin more than myself, and am praying my heart out....

As for the type of cancer....well, it's kinda...personal, and I don't think she'd want me bluntly saying it....Now be mature about this (and I cannot stress this enough)...It's female related...

Worst if all, it's vitually unditectable until the advanced stages of the sickness...And when I looked up treatments, it said it is treatable....but the best way is to have a hysterectomy....Although there are alternatives to make it so she could still have kids (which she really wants) it doesn't look to good....

You're all so nice...

[Sezjeuric]

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My sincere condolences to you and your family 162. Cancer is a vicious disease, and it will eventually touch everyone on this earth, one way or another.

Myself included. In March of 2008, my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was scared ****less for her... she has 4 daughters... I have 3 sisters. 1 in every 9 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life time. The statistcal math of doom took over my thoughts for days.

I kept thinking... what are the odds for my cousins now?

However, and I cannot stress this enough... there is HOPE.

Hope is what got that family through the toughest time they have ever had to face.

I want to share a few pictures with you. Every Fall in Canada, CIBC (A bank) holds their annual Run For The Cure as a way to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research.

Last year was the first time my family and i took part in this. As I rode the subway downtown to the train station, all the cars were full of women in their pink gear, ready to hit the pavement. My throat clenched up as I tried to surpress my tears, seeing all the hope surround me.

I got on the train and headed a few towns over to Oakville, where my aunt and her family live. The moment I saw her.. a silk scarf around her head, her body frail and ravaged by chemo, my heart dropped and I lost it.

But the moment all 4 of her daughters scooped me up in their arms, my heart lept and did a 360. There was that hope again. It was all consuming, and it was all we had as my aunt battled on.

Last year, she barely made it through the 1km walk.

2 weeks ago, with no more chemo and only 2 more sessions of radiation, we all did the walk again... this time the whole 5km!!! I couldn't believe it. Our spirits were so high, we practically danced the 5km. The moment we got past the finish line to thousands of others cheering, we all had this huge embrace and broke down again.. this time in success. We beat it, and we still had eachother.

I hope that your aunt makes it out of this battle alive and well. You'd be surprised what the human spirit is capable of when tested.



My Aunt at her daughter's wedding before cancer struck... she had a mammogram just 6 months before her diagnosis, and it showed nothing


This is her at the first Run For The Cure, after she had just one chemo treatment


Shortly after that all-consuming hug


This is us just two weeks ago, at this year's run.


Hope <3


What a difference a year makes

[John Mora]

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Maybe she can have a hysterectomy and adopt. That'll save two lives!

[RPGD]

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I'm sad to hear that. I can only imagine how painful it must be. That said, I'm glad to see you're pretty calm about this so far.

I'm sure you'll find a way to treat her with minimal compromise.

[archerarmored]

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Yeah, I had cancer.

It was alright.

[archerarmored]

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Seriously, I hope the treatment works well.

I had lymphoma a time ago, but it really WASN'T that bad.

I got like a $5,000 shopping spree to best buy, and a new outlook on life.

Admittedly for like, 2 years of chemo, but hell, might as well look at the bright side,.

[162]

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Whoa, you scared me for a second there, man....Why'd you get a shopping spree, out of curiosity sake/

Maybe she can have a hysterectomy and adopt. That'll save two lives!

Too true.

I'm sad to hear that. I can only imagine how painful it must be. That said, I'm glad to see you're pretty calm about this so far.

I'm sure you'll find a way to treat her with minimal compromise.

Panicing gets people nowhere....Well, nowhere good.

[Cutter De Blanc]

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Cancer is lame.