Ping List for Cancer Survivors & Caregivers (Vanity)

Nov. 3, 2013 | Tired of Taxes

[Tired of Taxes]

This would be a ping list for survivors and caregivers to share information with each other on treatments.

If you are interested in your name being added to this ping list, please post below.

[kalee]

Pkease add me.

[kalee]

Please add me.

[Tired of Taxes]

Welcome, kalee, and God bless!

To All:

UPDATED - Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; FlyingEagle; freemama; Grammy; jch10; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; kalee; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[katykelly]

Please add me .tIa

[JustAmy]

Please add me .... breast cancer in June. Had complete mastectomy and needed no further treatment. I thank God for the many answered prayers.

[RitchieAprile]

Thanksgiving will be one year since I got my “this looks serious” speech. How life has changed; after chemo and radiation, regular life is like vacation. Live each day to the fullest.

[Tired of Taxes]

Amy, Katy, and Ritchie -

Welcome aboard. So sorry that we're all in the club-no-one-wants-to-join, but glad that all of you are doing well. God bless!

To All:

UPDATED - Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; FlyingEagle; freemama; Grammy; jch10; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[jemckay19]

Please add me to your ping list. Thank you.

[Tired of Taxes]

Welcome, jemckay19. May God bless you!

To All:

UPDATED - Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; FlyingEagle; freemama; Grammy; jch10; jemckay19; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[Grazie]

Please add me, 4 year breast cancer survivor, 40 more years to go

[Tired of Taxes]

Congratulations, Grazie, and I like your positive attitude. :-) I'm a 3-year survivor. May God bless you.

To All:

UPDATED - Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; Grazie; FlyingEagle; freemama; Grammy; jch10; jemckay19; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[KeyLargo]

Add me

[Tired of Taxes]

Welcome, KeyLargo.

The updated ping list is kept on this thread (see below) so that any one of us has access to it, if needed.

CANCER WARRIOR PING LIST:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; Grammy; Grazie; FlyingEagle; freemama; jch10; jemckay19; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; KeyLargo; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[bayareablues]

Please add me. Still fighting kidney cancer.

[Tired of Taxes]

Welcome, bayareablues, and may God bless you!

I've been posting the updated ping list on this thread in case anyone needs it:

To All - Updated Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; bayareablues; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; Grammy; Grazie; FlyingEagle; freemama; jch10; jemckay19; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; KeyLargo; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[redleghunter]

Please add me to the ping list. Colon cancer in 2012. Chemotherapy for 6 months 2012-2013. 10 year old son diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 finished chemotherapy this past August 2013. He is now 14 and Praise God doing well.

I pray no one will have to do this, but if there are any parents with kids who have cancer, I would be more than willing to share how we handled it. Bottom line, prayer patience, faith and clinging to His cross, and focused on the true Joy of His Empty Tomb.

God Bless you all.

[redleghunter]

I am sorry to hear this news. I have lifted her up in prayer.

I know with my aunt’s cancer after two treatments the docs recommended she stop given her age was 68. I think they wanted her to have some quality months to spend with family instead of being in a hospital or hospice. Ultimately it is your mom’s decision and if she wants to charge on, they should not discourage her. There are other doctors and centers. One of my doctors had stage 4 colon cancer and they gave him a couple of years to live if he did intense chemo and surgery. He went to another center MD Anderson in Houston and after 6 months he is in remission with a much better outlook.

So I would recommend a second opinion at a center that specializes in cancer treatments like MD Anderson.

[Tired of Taxes]

Welcome, Redleghunter. Glad to hear that you and your young son are doing well. May God bless you both!

Pinging the whole list to bring attention to the latest posts here (see all above) and Redleghunter's post # 56, in case anyone needs to discuss childhood cancer issues.

Hope everyone is doing well. May you all have a blessed Christmas!

The latest Cancer Warriors Ping List:

Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; bayareablues; BykrBayb; Cajungirl; cookcounty; dadfly; duckbutt; Gabrial; GILTN1stborn; Grammy; Grazie; FlyingEagle; freemama; jch10; jemckay19; Jet Jaguar; johnsmom; JustAmy; kalee; katykelly; KeyLargo; Mears; MrsFlyingEagle; My Favorite Headache; njmaugbill; Nowhere Man; the OlLine Rebel; PastorBooks; RitchieAprile; redleghunter; ru4liberty; Shimmer1; Smokin’ Joe; Tired of Taxes

[BykrBayb]

I’m pinging the list to something I believe is very important for newly diagnosed cancer patients.

It takes a lot to beat cancer. Prayer is the most important, but let’s not overlook another important ingredient; good healthcare professionals.

I’d like to know how other successful cancer survivors chose the hospitals that saved them. Here’s how I did it.

I was diagnosed at a hospital my insurance had directed me to. They correctly diagnosed that I had lung cancer, but they were wrong about the type and prognosis, and overlooked the fact I had two primary tumors. They told me to get my papers in order and say goodbye to my loved ones. It could have been worse. They could have tried to treat me, and I probably would have let them. Instead their attitude drove me to seek a second opinion. I chose a hospital near me on the US News & World Report ratings. They weren’t in my insurance network, but the hospital worked out something with the insurance company. I recently celebrated six years of being cancer free.

US News & World Report Top-Ranked Hospitals for Cancer - http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/cancer .

I went to the websites of high ranking hospitals in my area. I googled for information floating around about the hospitals and their staff. With that information I was able to select a hospital and a surgeon.

Please share your methods for selecting a hospital. It may help save a life.

[redleghunter]

Thanks for the info. I knew MD Anderson was good but not #1.