What is Ovarian-Cancer
Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from ...
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Monday November 30, 2009
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As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess! I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok. When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...
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Hello friends, family, and excellent coworkers,
I have some personal news that I want to share with all of you.
My wife Alisabeth and I are going to have a baby!
She's just beginning the 14th week of her pregnancy.
This will be our first chlid, and we couldn't be more excited! Everything is going very well, and we expect a new member of our family to make a special first time appearance on ...5 Recommendations19 Comments -
I just finished watching the interview and it was amazing. Please....everyone take a few minutes out of your schedule and watch this. I had no idea that Kathy Bates had Ovarian Cancer. Now we have someone to help us with this fight!!!
Love and Hugs to all of you!
Michelle
Academy Award Winning Actress Kathy Bates Opens Up to OCNA about her Experience with Ovarian Cancer
A few weeks ago, t...1 Recommendation10 Comments -
Her name was Tisha Rayburn wife, mother, daughter, sister, school teacher to many.... She was a chemo buddy at the Florida Cancer Institute. I looked forward to seeing her there as she had this amazing spirt and infectious personality. Tish lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer at the age of 39, in early April...she had been diagnosed in August/Sept. She leaves behind two be...2 Recommendations9 Comments
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I think we can all agree tonight is a historic night. Regardless of how you feel about Obama I hope we are all inspired by the amazing turnout and the emotional investment in this election we have never seen before.
Today I was doing rounds at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. It is common to have many folks hanging out in the waiting rooms outside of the surgical ICU waiting for the "5 ...2 Recommendations8 Comments -
Someone just sent me this email and I wanted to share it with all of you. It it so touching.
Great story!!!
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a
real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend
visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open
because Lucky would help himself to whatever s...1 Recommendation8 Comments -
today i am reaaly losing my hair...but i know this is part of the chemo drugs and my family will love me no matter what....i was even afraid to shampoo my hair, but i figure what the heck,it will grow back right?
I had to take more pain meds but I am not afraid of those either....I guess I take them if i need them and won't be upset if i do take them. God will look out for me.1 Recommendation7 Comments -
Things are looking better right now. The Dr was happy with how I have been tolerating treatment. Abdominal pain is getting better still now sure what the problem is. Had the first treatment of chemo in round 2 on Thursday and did well with it. My CA-125 has come down to 449 from over 800 so that was great news. Have only had 3 treatments before this test was done so looks like the cancer is respo...1 Recommendation7 Comments
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Hello Everyone! WE ARE BACK!! I will tell you ALL about it tomorrow after the boys leave for school and work. Actually we have been back for a little bit, but then we went over my mom and dad's house and we ate over there and gave them our little trinkets we picked up and shared stories of our weekend. Then we got home and unpacked and organized a little.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!!!!!! We got t...1 Recommendation7 Comments -
I'm in several groups on this site and wanted to add something more personal about myself for my friends... to know me better.
I was raised in church and taught to pray and have faith in my Lord, Jesus Christ. My family was very poor - we lived in the mountains of east TN. My parents worked very hard in tobacco fields and on farms, but still struggled to make ends meet and take ca...1 Recommendation6 Comments
