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My 28 year old daughter, Heather, called a few minutes ago. She gave me the latest news on my son in law, Joe, who is only 34 years old. The place on his back is Stage 4 Melanoma. I am sure we all suspected as much, but it still comes as a shock to the system. I think there is about a 10 to 15 percent survival rate with it. He is anemic, which made… read more

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We had fried pork chops for dinner. Since I was "teaching" Gary to cook, it took a little longer than necessary. I had to explain about grease, flour, cleaning potatoes, using the curly fry machine, and the deep fryer. The pork chops were my responsibility. As time went on, we had a couple plates of pork chops and a good amount of fries. We dumped … read more

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?Joe, my son in law with Lymphoma, saw his doctor today. The doc was supposed to be an Oncologist...he wasn't. He is an internist. This is the note he sent me: Hi Julie I didn't like the doctor I saw yesterday, so I am going to find a new one after I get all the testing done he ordered. Getting chest x-rays on Monday, MRI is being scheduled … read more

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I have bad news. My daughter, Heather, called to tell me the results of Joe's last doctor visit. Joe had told the dermatologist, who removed the large Melanoma from his back in 2 separate operations, that he has been having dizziness, night sweats, and has lost 20 pounds in a year. He now weighs 120 pounds, 5 pounds more than Heather... The doc t… read more

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My Urologist got the news from the CT scan, and I saw him today. I thought I might have passed the stone on Tuesday night. I couldn't go to sleep and was up until 4:30 am. I guess I did. It was a miserable night. It seems that the news is a mixed bag. My kidneys have no stones, and I had one in each kidney last January. But the fibroids in my ute… read more