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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: Sue on April 18, 2011, 06:00:17 pm

Title: We have it tough sometimes, but...
Post by: Sue on April 18, 2011, 06:00:17 pm: ...a neighbor of mine has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. He is a middle aged man, with a wife and a step-daughter. It's so heart breaking. Please keep Steve in your thoughts and prayers. They have a tough road ahead. :'(

Sue in Vancouver, WA
Title: Re: We have it tough sometimes, but...
Post by: Lynn Mc on April 19, 2011, 06:13:16 am: This really puts our lives into prospective.......
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Post by: CHD63 on April 19, 2011, 07:02:53 am: Sue .....

Many prayers for your neighbor, Steve. My husband's sister died of brain cancer at age 52. It is a horrible disease. Makes me sad all over again when I hear someone has been diagnosed with it.

Let us know how things are going for both Steve and the family ..... because it truly does affect the whole family.

Clarice
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Post by: leapyrtwins on April 19, 2011, 07:58:33 am: Sue -

I always think of situations like this when I say I was "lucky" to be given an acoustic neuroma.

Diagnoses like this is are so heartbreaking :'(

Prayers to Steve and his family.

Jan
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Post by: Jim Scott on April 19, 2011, 08:25:50 am: Sue ~

Thanks for the reminder that AN patients are, indeed, 'lucky' in the sense that we do not have a fatal condition. When I found out that my large AN was 'benign' - not malignant - I was, obviously, very relieved. My wife, possibly more so.

My prayers for your neighbor, Steve and my thanks to you, Sue, for offering us this reminder that although we often have to struggle with AN-related issues and they can be life-altering for some, at least we can survive the tumor and live to see better days, that others, like your neighbor, Steve, will not.

Jim
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Post by: Sue on April 19, 2011, 07:27:49 pm: Thank you for your kind and loving thoughts. It is appreciated..

Sue in Vancouver
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Post by: Larry on April 20, 2011, 01:23:36 am: Life can be so unfair can't it.

pass on the thoughts from all of down under to your neighbour

Laz
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Post by: Kaybo on April 20, 2011, 06:41:52 am: Will definitely add them to my list...I certainly believe in the power of prayer!

K
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Post by: yardtick on April 21, 2011, 01:04:25 pm: Sue,

I too just received news of a family friend who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Sam is my age 51. He is going through a very nasty divorce as well. This is a coincidence, but he lost his father 12 hours before my father-in-law passed to lung cancer as well.

Both Steve and Sam are in my prayers.

Anne Marie
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Post by: leapyrtwins on April 21, 2011, 03:57:08 pm: Wow, sometimes when it rains it not only pours, but there's a severe thunderstorm :'(

Sorry to hear about Sam, Anne Marie. I'll add him to my prayers.

Jan
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Post by: lauralynn on April 25, 2011, 01:35:45 pm: Hello Sue,

I will add Steve and his family to my prayer list. Anne Marie...I will add Sam also. As AN survivors we do go through many struggles but we do have to remember, When we think we have it bad...someone out there has it worse. Please keep us posted.

God Bless,

Laura Lynn
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Post by: Soundy on April 28, 2011, 12:22:05 pm: A friend , Lisa , lost her mom to brain cancer Monday ...

will keep Sam and Steve in my prayers ...
keep Lisa and her 2 young children in yours at this time of their loss ...
her kids are in kindergarten and 3rd grade ... they are lost ... the past year has been
hard on the whole family but the kids break your heart ...