Cancer Survival Stories

[livingwith]

Hi my name is Michelle and i am 37. I was 33 when I was diagnosed with stage 3 anal cancer that had spread to my colon and lymph nodes in 2004. I underwent 3 months chemo and 28 radiation treatments before I had surgery in Aug. 2004 and 10 months of chemo after surgery.
I am now going into my fourth year of being cancer free. They tell you that you have to be cancer free for 5 years before you can say that you are cured.
The only two things that helped me get through all of the treatments an...Read the full article

[Rachels_mom]

Dear Michelle,
My daughter is 33 years old and was justed diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. We are all in total shock. She has been a healthy young woman with 2 girls, ages 2 and a half and 5 months. She had a baseball size growth removed and it had spread to the outer fat layer. They are saying chemo for 6 months, but telling her it will return and she has about 5 years to live.
Any advice what to do next? her Dr. and hospital are supposed to one of the best, Ohio State. Should we go somewhere else??? We are all praying alot, supporting her...still in disbelief.
Rachels_mom