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    Posted: Jul 11 2011 at 11:07pm
Hello everyone-
 
My dear sweet friend, Hortense McCoy succumbed to her liver cancer last night.  She was 42 years old with a 13 year old son, she was raising alone.  I ask for your prayers for son and her family/friends as we know she is in a better place and no longer in pain.  She was one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known both inside and out.  A great woman of faith and she will be sorely missed. 
 
Also, my mother has COPD/Emphysema and she was taken via EMS last night to the hospital with pneumonia and TB!!  I am so scared for her and of course scared of the exposure to TB for my children and myself (especially since my body is so run down, etc).
 
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Keri,

So sorry to hear of the passing of your friend Hortense.  May her son have the support of family and friends to get him through this loss.

I hope your mother can fight this new illness.  My father also had COPD/Emphysema and Pulmonary Fibrosis.  May the antibiotics work quickly.  I pray that you and your children don't catch TB.  Will they be testing you for TB? 

Donna
DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
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Hi Keri,

I've been mostly a "lurker" on this site since being diagnosed last year, but I just wanted to send my sympathy to you regarding your friend who passed from liver cancer.  I too have a friend who is 41 and in hospice with liver cancer.  She and I were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time. We were able to help each other through the ordeal of going through treatment though she is in Ohio and I am in Illinois.  They don't expect her to live through the week.  I am so sorry anybody has to suffer with any type of cancer or any other prolonged illness.

I hope for the best for you, your mother and children with the TB scare and your mother's illness.

Christina
Dx 2/18/10 at age 41, Stage 2A IDC, 3.5cm, Grade 3, 0/5 nodes, TNBC, mastectomy, AC/Taxol treatment ended 7/10 (4 AC, 4 Taxol), BRCA 1 & 2 neg.
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You will find that we all have lost. We come here to find what we need, comfort, education, and often company within a community of people who are like us...

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Hello Keri,
So sorry to hear about the death of Hortense. May her son be comforted by family and friends. I know it will be hard for him..

I pray God's blessings upon all who suffer from this devestating disease 'cancer'. I also pray for all who are left to carry on with life after the death of people like Hortense.

God Bless,
Lillie
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Thanks, Donna, yes we will get tested.  How long has your father had it?  Is he on oxygen yet?  Hope you are doing well.
 
Love, Keri
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Keri,

My father passed 8 years ago from it.  He actually had emphysema for 24 years before my mother could get him to see a specialist.  He smoked all during that time.  When he finally went to a pulmonary specialist and was placed immediately on oxygen, he lived another 4 years.  He finally quit smoking!  The pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis usually has a short life span, but he outlived the doctor's prognosis.  He was just a very stubborn man and was going to show them all.

I hope you and your kids test negative for TB and your mother's condition improves.  The oxygen definitely helps with the breathing.

Hugs,

Donna
DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
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Oh, I am sorry Donna.  My mom is way way stubborn too!  She actually only went on oxygen a few months ago, she was fighting it tooth and nail.  Thank you for your prayers and sharing with me about your father.
 
Hugs,  Keri
Diag 11/06/09 @ 40; Diag w/ TNBC Stage IIA, Grade 3 12/01/09 Node Neg. Dble MX with Recon 12/09 (twice)
Chemo 1/13/10 Chemo done 4/22/10 More recon surg 07/10, PET/CT Scan clear 07/10 NED 07/11
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Keri,

I think the stubbornness will help your mother too!  She sounds like a fighter.

Donna
DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
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