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Hi msiam. I have been offline for a few months but I am back on again. I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you, your mom, and your nephew. Please feel free to post on my wall - question, vent, whatever you need - I'm here as is the WhatNext gang.

Hi Michelle~just checking on you to see how you are doing.

Hi Michelle I am sorry to hear of your mother's diagnosis. I know you are scared. So am I, but the truth is no one knows what life holds for them.
As far as this cancer type, I have been told the early stage is curable. It sounds as though you, your mom and family are going to have go through that period of anxiety where we have to wait for test and results on staging.
As a Christian, all I can do is pray about my situation. I was dignosised last year right before Christmas. I have been through ten months of treatment and now have to do the waiting time for a pet scan in January to see what all those months of treatment did to this demon inside me.
You can go to the American Cancer Society website and type in the kind of cancer your mom was told she has if you want to learn more about it. The site will also give you suggestions on the type of questions to have ready to take with you to ask the oncologist. Now the information can be scary, but again everyone is different as far as stage, treatment and even prognosis. And even prognosis is a doctor's guess cause even they don't really know about a person's outcome... No one knows that but God.
I know you are worried, but try not to stress too much as you stated you all are at the beginning of this roller coaster ride.
I hope only the best for you and your mom Michelle. Keep in touch.
Lisa

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Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

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