I survived two very rare cancers in two years which included many treatments and surgeries. I want to encourage others who are facing a cancer diagnosis, and have the following advice to share:
The best thing you can do receiving an initial cancer diagnosis is to find out as much as you can about it and possible treatments. It’s very helpful to find a support group or someone who has gone through that particular cancer treatment.
An optimistic attitude is especially helpful. Surround yourself with positive people to uplift your spirits. A program called Look Good Feel Better was very helpful for me because the program leader recommended makeup tips, hair tips, and other tips to help myself and others with cancer feel and look better.
If chemo is recommended, find a large bag and fill it with a comfy blanket, warm socks, adult coloring books, markers, magazines and books to take with you during the three-hour treatments.
Celebrate. When I finished chemo, I had a party on the chemo unit that had music, party hats, and streamers to pass out among the cancer patients on the unit. It was a huge celebration!
– Deborah Abbott, Appendiceal Cancer and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Thank you so much. I’m glad I found you.
My name is Brenda vehicle I have 4th stage lung cancer and COPD I’ve been going through so much recently with my COPD it’s have a point where I can’t breathe I can’t do anything for myself to cancer I just immunotherapy it did not even start take or strength any of my tumors in my lungs I did chemo before immunotherapy only 6 rounds I ended up in the hospital all my platelets my potassium everything went down my carbon monoxide when tripled I fell asleep for four days didn’t wake up finally they put up Vibe app on me and I woke up and my doctor stop my chemo for a whole year then he put me on a mental therapy to because my cancer has cell asleep and then it woke up and got more aggressive it spreaded tumor got bigger so he put me on immunotherapy and three sessions that I did not shrink none of my tumors now he wants me to do a chemo that they do for people that have breast cancer I don’t think I’m going to go and do that I think I’m just going to leave my cancer alone I feel that my COPD will take me before the cancer
Please get in contact with me I’m going through the same thing I would love to talk to you I was diagnosed 11/18/2020
I am so confused about all of this.
Hi Doretta my name is Janie. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer, non-small cell in July of 2019. I did everything in my team of doctors suggested Radiation, chemo and immunotherapy. My last treatment was immunotherapy for a year. Now I have a CAT scan every 3
month. Each scan shows my tumor has shrunk. I suggest to not worry, keep yourself busy, and drink ot water with lemon juice, a dash of both tumeric and ginger every morning and night. May God bless you and I pray you’ll be over this soon!!
Love to here survival stories and treatment. Recently diagnosed sslc