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Topic: Prayers Again, Please

Posted By: abcmom
Subject: Prayers Again, Please
Date 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).

Love you all,

Keri

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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

Replies:

Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Jul 11 2011 at 11:36pm

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

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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)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15

Posted By: CST68
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 2:14pm

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

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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.

Posted By: Georgia
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 6:20pm

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...

You are not alone!

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DX 02/2010,IDC-TNBC,Grade3, Stage 2A,1 positive node.

Posted By: Lillie
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 8:41pm

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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Dx 6/06 age 65,IDC-TNBC
Stage IIb,Gr3,2cm,BRCA-
6/06 L/Mast/w/SNB,1of3 Nodes+
6/06 Axl. 9 nodes-
8/8 thru 11/15 Chemo (Clin-Trial) DD A/Cx4 -- DD taxol+gemzar x4
No Rads.
No RECON - 11/2018-12 yrs NED

Posted By: abcmom
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 9:00pm

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

Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 9:27pm

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

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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)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15

Posted By: abcmom
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 10:00pm

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

Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Jul 12 2011 at 10:03pm

Keri,

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

Donna

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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)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15