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Name:
Gaile (gaile)

Member Since:
August 16, 2007

Location:
Sacramento, California

Birthday:
July 13, 1952

Type of Cancer:
Lung and Bronchus Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
Non small cell lung cancer

Diagnosis Date:
12/01/2006

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 4

Lymph Node Involvement:
Yes

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
That I am allowing it to control my life.

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
To awaken from my complacency.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Ease my burdens not by saying, "let me know what I can do", because I can't get that far on my own. Ease them by just taking charge of what I am worrying about, I am very open about the things that need doing that I can't get to.

Cancer Symptoms:

Pain. The metastasis is skull, spine, ribs, liver, lung and lymph nodes in chest and pelvis, liver, pelvis, hip. Half of my tongue is paralyzed due to c-spine involvement so talking, chewing, swallowing are difficult.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

None

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Weill have gamma Knife radiation to brain lesions

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Taxol, Carbo, Avastin (pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, confusion). Zofran was the BEST anti-nausea drug and I tried them all. Broken pelvic bone, NEUROPATHY (very bad so I am on an anti-seizure drug to control it). Tarceva, Alimptor…

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

None

Bone Marrow Transplant Description, Dates & Side Effects:

None

Immune Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

None

Fundraising Description:

Friends collected a “Luxury Fund” for me to spend on anything. They wanted me to get massages and nail care but my bones were too fragile for massages, I broke my pelvic bone doing nothing at all. And the neuropathy in my hands and feet was so bad that I couldn’t stand them to be touched. I got many beautiful scarves, a wig, make-up, and took my kids to the movies. I had 3 groups bringing our family dinners

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gaile's Cancer Blog (17)

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  Sorry

  We're not done yet!

  ...and The Beat Goes On...

  Keep on keepin' on...

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  Well, it was good for a while!

  The Latest...

  And so we just wait... ?

  Results Today

  Thanks for the nice comments

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