Re: RE: my sister

Dear Terri,
I was in shock, too,  that the covering doctor would make
such a statement. HE
SHOULD BE SHOT! Seriously, though, I would tell your sister
to NEVER see this doctor
again, let her onc doc know what an insensitive jerk his
partner  is, and make it
clear that you don't buy into the "she only has two
years" crap!!!! There is hope.
Don't let the beast take that away from you. 
Praying for your sister and your family,
judi
--- Susan Guerrieri <frizzle530yahoo.com> wrote:

> Terri,
>   I just have to say something that's been bothering me
since I read your e-mail
> about your sister's doctor.  I realize that he was a
covering doctor, but how dare
> him!!!!!  I spend so much time reading information to
make me feel positive about
> my illness and to have a doctor make such a godlike
statement about her lifespan. 
> There are so many survival stories, people that beat
the odds.  What would his
> motive be other than bring your sister down to the
lowest of lows??!!
>   I was just talking to a woman who's 25 year old
mentally challenged daughter has
> breast cancer.  The first doctor was so filled with
doom that she left him and
> went to someone else who was enthusiastic and ready for
the challenge. Now the
> family can approach her treatment with a positive
outlook.  I hope your sister's
> regular oncologist has a better attitude.  I was
reading about a man who had a
> very rare and aggressive cancer.  He was told that more
than half the people who
> had this cancer died within eight months.  He
immediately went into a depression. 
> Once he got hold of himself he researched further and
found out that if the
> patient didn't die in eight months he could live for
many years.  That one
> sentence gave him the spirit to fight and in the end he
won.  I don't know if you
> ever read the book "The Lord's Prayer and
Cancer" by Greg Anderson, but his lung
> cancer was so badly metastised that when the surgeon
opened him he took one look
> and closed him up and said
>  "I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do, you have
30 days to live."  Well he
> began to pray like he never prayed and he was
determined not to die.  Twenty five
> years later he is alive and kicking helping other
cancer patients survive.  I have
> my days when I feel like I am doomed and I am so scared
and worried about my
> future, but I just keep reading and remembering all the
wonderful stories about
> survivors and it gets me back on track.  Your sister
needs to surround herself
> with hope.  I try to stay away from negative people.  I
have had more then my
> share of conversations with people who for some reason
think I want to know about
> their aunt or sister who had breast cancer but now they
are dead??!!!  
>   I will be praying for your sister and your family. 
Be strong. God bless.
>   Sue 
>   NY
>   
> 
> Terri Gallagher <terrigallgmail.com> wrote:
>   To all,
> 
> 
> Thank you for all your kind words. The day I sent the
original letter we
> were all shocked and devastated. But, we, including my
sister, have pulled
> up our boot straps and are back in the saddle. Barbara,
funny that you
> would mention the roller coaster because that is
exactly what my sister said
> to us. "Time to get off the platform and back on
the roller coaster once
> again". She is an amazing woman who fought with
determination and who I
> know will do it again. I don't think she is ready to
join this group yet
> but I will definately let her know about all your kind
words, encouragement,
> and support.
> 
> To answer some of your questions:
> 
> When she discovered the lump on her neck, they first
did a CT scan which
> showed enlarged lymph nodes, then the Pet scan showed
something suspicious
> and a change from the last Pet but still not
conclusive. Therefore, they
> did the biopsy which was "proof positive".
> 
> She begins Taxatere on the 19th and hopefully Avastin.
(apparently, the
> avastin is not FDA approved yet and the insurance may
not pay.) But,
> we will fight.
> 
> Thank you too, for the CancerHopeNetwork information. I
will look into that
> as well.
> 
> My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
> 
> Terri
> 
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