Well, I know two folks who have survived cancer of the larinx. (Yeah, close
but no cigar .. ;>). Both are alive and well. One is 63 y.o., the other 74.
I know you can beat it as well, Mike.
Regards from Elvisland, BobbyJim
----- Original Message -----
From: L T CHERPESKI
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com ; jlu...@eskimo.com ; Paula Lazzeri ; Jill Hammond
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] An unpleasant subject.
Dear Mike,
I am so very sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with this rare
disease. And, yes, one would certainly think that TM in itself is enough. I
have read your post 3 times, trying to absorb it. Most of us had never heard of
TM when we were diagnosed with it, and I can imagine that most of us have
little or no knowledge about this. I did find a great deal of information on
the Mayo Clinic site. I prayed for you tonight, and please know that you will
continue to be in my prayers. You are going to beat this thing. Knowledge is
Power. The University of Washington is among the very best, so you're in good
hands. You will be in my thoughts as you meet with the doctor Friday. Please
update when you can. And thank you for sharing your email address and phone
number. You've come to the right place for support.
Take care,
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill Hammond To: tmic-list@eskimo.com ; jlu...@eskimo.com ; Paula
Lazzeri
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: [TMIC] An unpleasant
subject.
My dear TM family, Just when you thought we had enough bad things
happening, I manage to get diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma is a cancer of the sinus. It is very uncommon, not
only in this country but in this part of the world. It usually occurs in
oriental males. Like my primary doctor says, "Leave it to you to get something
weird". I guess I am going to have to do some more research on the family
genealogy to find out where this one came from. Normal treatment for this type
of cancer is chemotherapy and radiation. We are, at this time, getting a
primary cancer care doctor and from there one who will oversee the chemo and
radiation. I am going to beat this thing, but to do this I need all the help I
can get. If you would all put me in your prayers it would be appreciated. I
will do my best to keep everyone updated on a regular basis. Emails and calls
are welcome, Email address is 3jmhamm...@clearwire.net and home phone is 360
658 5878. I am going to continue to work as I can, but I usually get pretty
tired early in the afternoon. I have an appointment on Friday with a doctor at
the University of Washington, and hope to know more by then. The really weird
thing is that if you look this up online it comes back as being related,
somehow, to Epstein-Bar Virus, and notes an immune system problem. Sound
familiar? Does this mean I have been blessed once again? I don't have the
email address for Dr. Kerr, but I figure he might be interested in this. If
someone would forward this, please Take care everyone, Mike
