Hi Jeannie: In the beginning I blamed it on stress. I was working as a supervisor under the gun on a daily basis (medical transcription - these reports have a timeline that HAS to be met). The phone never stopped - I was constantly trying to appease clients, my team, the owner, my coworkers in management, every day I was ready to rip my hair out. On top of all that - I was working out of my parent's home and helping care for my father who was dying. My husband was living at home 2 hours away and I only saw him on weekends. I watched my father suffer horribly in the last days while I worked at least 10 hours a day. I would get calls at all hours of the night if one of my employees was experiencing problems on their shift, which I would have to fix. Stress? No wonder I had a meltdown when I was diagnosed. It was the last freaking straw. My diet was absolutely horrible as I would grab anything out of a package that I did not have to prepare and would give me instant energy (junk). Go, go, go - no time, no time. I drank tons of coffee and Coke - caffeine was the only think that kept me going. Then I would collapse on an air mattress in my parent's dining room for a few hours sleep. It didn't seem so bad at the time - I just did it. Now, my favorite word is "Freedom." I will always be there for my family but I will NEVER be enslaved by an employer again. I haven't worked since February. My husband doesn't want me to go back to work. Our financial situation is a total mess, but at least I feel "alive." You are right. Stress kills. Kelly
On Jul 29, 4:34 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > My mom and dad had no cancer at all. > My grandfather smoked a pipe, and died of cancer of the lip. They said it > started on the lip and spread. > My grandmother was never sick, and lived to her 80's. She sniffed snuff, but > it must have never hurt her. > So not much cancer in my family; some skin cancer that I know of. > Back when I was a kid, they sprayed a lot for mesquitoes. Didn't seem to > mind if you were around and breathing it. I've also used a lot of bleach in > my > time for cleaning. When I was dx, I had been giving blood and having xrays > done on my teeth; so go figure. > Who knows what causes CML? > I also was under stress from my hubby's death. I think stress is a > bigggggggggg factor. > Blessings to all, > Jeanie<3 > In a message dated 7/28/2008 2:15:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > There was no history of cancer, either, in my family until my parent's > generation. My mother's 2 brothers have had colon cancer and my > father's sister had lung cancer and my father succumbed to pancreatic > cancer. I was dx with CML at the end stages of my father's pancreatic > Ca. Discussing this with an acquaintance, she informed me that her ex- > husband's brother died of pancreatic Ca and her ex-husband then was > dx'd with leukemia (not sure which one) which he died from several > years later. Made me wonder if there was any connection between the > pancreatic Ca and leukemia - onc says no. I would have to admit it was > probably the damn cigarettes that caused my CML (all of my relatives > that contracted cancer smoked - one uncle smoked a pipe and chewed > tobacco). The lung cancer isn't what did my aunt in - it was a > multitude of other problems - they found the lung Ca by accident (she > had quit smoking several years prior to her death). My father quit > smoking at least 6 months before he got the pancreatic Ca - and once > diagnosed and told he was terminal - he resumed smoking (a lot of > cancer patient's will do this as it is the only thing they have > "control" over). One uncle never quit smoking and he beat the colon > cancer (and....he has a weird blood dyscrasia that is severely > impacting his health). The other uncle who smoked a pipe ended up with > lung metastases several years after the colon cancer was "cured." He > has since beat the lung Ca and is still smoking his pipe. He is also > 87 years old and has more energy than I do. I am ashamed of the fact > that I still smoke and have a hard time with facing the fact I > "caused" my cancer due to my addiction to cigarettes. But, then, I > also have to realize there are many people with cancer who have never > smoked nor have been exposed to second-hand smoke. > > My 2 cents, > Kelly > > **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
