Posts Tagged 'CEA'

A New Year, a New Challenge.

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A New Year, a New Challenge.

I bet most of you thought I retired from the writing game huh? Well, I always said that I was not going to write unless I had something substantial to inspire me. Unfortunately, I was just given a ton of it. Not only am I being called back from retirement from writing, but to the battlegrounds I thought were so happily in my past. Incase any of you missed it, my routine quarterly blood work turned up an elevated Carcinogenic ...

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Be Thankful and Your Life Relatively

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Be Thankful and Your Life Relatively

Good Morning Friends, Family, Strangers,

I’d like you to visualize an expansive thanksgiving table, the plush cushioned seats are packed with dear friends, family, acquaintances and a sea of other individuals that have at some moment touched your life. The fine china stacked high with delicious golden turkey, casserole dishes filled with sides stealing all the colors of autumn, and a giant karaf of warm, thick, gravy. A picturesque scene that will surely get you salivating, yet, all of these items are absent ...

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On the Road to Recovery

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On the Road to Recovery

Everyone,

Great news! We met with TJ’s surgeon minutes ago to hear that TJ had the best of possible outcomes. Dr. Tanabe successfully removed 9 lesions/tumors from his liver leaving enough healthy liver so that he can continue to “Beat The Challenge”. We learned that we should expect some bumps along the road to recovery but again, the surgery, 6 1/2 hours long, was a success.

Once again, we cannot thank everyone enough for the positive thoughts and prayers. At this moment ...

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Stream of Consciousness as the Light Grows Brighter

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Stream of Consciousness as the Light Grows Brighter

Hey Everyone,

Time passes…but is it fleeting? I am currently on my 4th cycle of chemo therapy and it is so strange that almost 2 months have passed since I was told I had cancer. Speaking of which, do you know what I told my Dad when we were sitting in the Dr.’s office waiting for the diagnosis? “I do not want to know my chances, any percentages, or a time limit….because they do not apply to me, they will not ...

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