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Trip to the dentist saves a girl's life [pancreatic cancer]
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| February 12, 2015
| Jessica Firger
Posted on 02/12/2015 5:30:23 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
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Holy **** - pancreatic cancer and a Whipple at 11 years old. Damn.
To: Slings and Arrows
Many people,understandably perhaps,don't know that in this country dental students and medical students take many of the same courses in their first two years of training.
To: Gay State Conservative
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posted on
02/12/2015 5:37:27 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: Slings and Arrows
Grapefruit-sized tumor. And the kid is only 11 years old. How big is the kid? Are we talking about minority obesity here? With all the white honky taxpayers going to foot the bill for the exotic surgery? Yep. Yep. And Yep again. Now how did I know the poor sweetie was gonna be a person of color?
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posted on
02/12/2015 5:41:34 PM PST
by
4Runner
To: 4Runner
Your compassion does you credit.
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posted on
02/12/2015 5:45:13 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: 4Runner
Journee is a name I have seen with white girls. So tired of FRs snarky racism.
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posted on
02/12/2015 5:46:42 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: 4Runner
She looks like a dainty little slip of a girl.
To: stellaluna
Sure. Now that the tumor’s out!...
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posted on
02/12/2015 5:56:59 PM PST
by
null and void
(Our goal is language that is gender-, ethnic- and age-neutral, while celebrating our diversity!)
To: 4Runner
So you’d be OK with just letting her die?
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:07:09 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Slings and Arrows
Unfortunately, Pancreatic Cancer is almost always fatal.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:13:51 PM PST
by
Husker24
To: Slings and Arrows
Surgeons performed 'Whipple Procedure,' a major operation that removed part of her pancreas, stomach, gall bladder and part of the intestine." Oh Lord. My prayers for the kid. I really hope it all works out but that is just a brutal procedure for anyone, let alone an 11 year old kid.
I can't even imagine what her parents are feeling.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:18:56 PM PST
by
Ditto
To: Slings and Arrows
So the only way to suspect pancreatic cancer is eyes that look yellow?
My mother had yellowing skin which was noted by her niece nurse. She had liver duct cancer. Was dead within 3 weeks.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:25:01 PM PST
by
TribalPrincess2U
(0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
To: Chickensoup
I know. I went to the links. Yes she is black, but not obese. Both parents work and she has insurance. The parents are trying to raise about 20 grand to cover medical expenses above what their insurance will pay, child care for their other children and help with loss of wages for the time they take off to be with their sick child. This little girl has a tough road ahead. The extensive surgical procedure she underwent tells the tale. I pray she has a good outcome.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:28:27 PM PST
by
kalee
To: Husker24
I know - she got very lucky. I hope that her luck holds out.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:38:03 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: Ditto
Amen. I don’t usually shudder at medical procedures, but the Whipple...wow.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:40:03 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: TribalPrincess2U
Short answer: I don’t know. From what I’ve heard, pancreatic cancer has few obvious symptoms, and thus is usually not detected until it’s too late.
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posted on
02/12/2015 6:41:13 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: Slings and Arrows
I was reading the family’s comments on her fundraising page. They said that the tumor is benign, thank goodness! Even though it is benign, she’s going to have a tough road ahead. She’ll probably be a diabetic from having so much of her pancreas removed. Prayers to the family!
To: toothfairy86
They said that the tumor is benign, thank goodness! +1. Being diabetic beats being dead.
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posted on
02/12/2015 7:02:37 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
To: Slings and Arrows
Beautiful girl, God bless her — and the dentist!
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posted on
02/12/2015 7:33:43 PM PST
by
To Hell With Poverty
(All freedom must be transported in bottles of 3 oz or less. - Freeper relictele)
To: TribalPrincess2U
A friend was yellow when I took him in, he died of Leukemia three months later.
It was a great loss to the community.
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posted on
02/12/2015 7:39:16 PM PST
by
MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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