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Radiation Treatments

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Part 10 of my Cancer Journal shows what it’s like to get radiation treatments to the brain and torso. I hope my journal entries and letters to family and friends chronicling the ups and downs will encourage you. 1/15/18 - From an Email Thank you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Part 10 Tagged With: dehydration, GFR, linear accelerator, mask, Matthew 10:29-31, medical physicist, radiation oncologist, radiation therapist, thinning hair, Varian Edge

Chemotherapy and Brain Surgery

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Part 9 of my Cancer Journal may reveal all you've wanted to know - and more - about chemotherapy and brain surgery. Although I started and finished chemo in the fall of 2017, I didn't have the energy to write about it until now. I hope my story will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Part 9 Tagged With: cisplatin, craniotomy, dexamethasone, jeopardy!, lorazepam, Ondansetron, pemetrexed, scopolamine, Ticket to Ride

Getting a Second Opinion

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Getting a second opinion for cancer treatment is essential as there are so many different options. I thank God for all the cures that are being discovered and are available to us now – more than at any other time in history. This is Part 8 of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Part 8 Tagged With: AquaSox, Gray Connections, lobectomy, lung cancer, oncologist, Psalm 147:11, renewed hope, SCCA, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Lobectomy of the Lung

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One of the best treatments for lung cancer is a lobectomy of the lung, or the surgical removal of a lobe. Today, I’m posting Part 7 of my Cancer Journal, which chronicles what I went through from March to July of 2017, with hopes that my experience … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Part 7 Tagged With: five lobes of the lung, jury duty, lung cancer, Mid-East, non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Petra

Medical Connections

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Discovering medical connections when you’re going through health issues like cancer can make you feel less alone, that another person understands because she’s faced what you’ve faced, and that God has blessed you in a personal way. Part 6 of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Part 6 Tagged With: Job 39, Rhoda, Valerie Harper

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Hi, Reader. Glad you're here. I'm Norma Nill, a psych nurse-systems analyst-turned-writer as well as a master of typos. I live with my husband in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and enjoy connecting with people from all over the world, in person and online. Learn More

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