clanfitz
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Joined: 04/07/09
Location: Orange County%2C CA
Posts: 27
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Justin,
Like so many others here, you & your family are in my thoughts. There's been powerful & uplifting stories here today, and I'm glad you've received encouragement and strength from them.
I'd like to add one more. I'm a cancer survivor- three times over now. The first struck me at age 26, just three months after my wife gave birth to our son. Through surgery and radiation I battled back and won... and even went to a NIN show on the last day of my treatments (10-10-94); vomiting be damned!
Then seven years ago and five years ago I was diagnosed with skin cancer (on my nose both times). The first operation left barely a scar, but the second required re-constructive surgery, and I feared a bad disfigured look. However, the procedure was a great success, and no one can tell I had a gaping hole on the left side of my nose at all! Since then- no cancer!
The point is the same as all the other wonderful survival stories: always keep Hope. With today's advances, cancer is more conquerable than ever- and there are more options than ever. I know you are faced with many difficult choices and difficult days ahead. Please take solace in knowing you are not alone.
Take care of yourself, and please keep us updated.
Brian
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