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  1. danni

    Hall pass, please.

    Wow, J.C. What a coincidence! I just got back from visiting Atlantic Canada for the first time! (Mainly Nova Scotia/Bay of Fundy) Isn't the seafood great?! I'm so glad you had a good time. danni
  2. HI Andrea, I rarely post, but after reading this I just had to reply! Your post sounded so much like me.... I began the process of a drastic career change just over year ago. (Much to the dismay of my family, who were so happy to see me as a "professional" with a good career) After my experience with LC, I began to volunteer in the chemo and rad clinic, as well as the hospital emergency room. Those relatively few hours in the week were SO REWARDING in comparison to the 50-60 hours at work - and I decided I couldn't stay in my career another 30 or so years. I felt like I wasn't really living, just existing day to day. So I began the long road of medical research (perhaps even medicine), took a job at the hospital, and am now a FT biochem student! Do what will make your time on this earth rewarding. I am committed to what I am doing now, more than I ever have been, and although I have less time, I feel as if I am exactly where I should be. This is my experience, and I just wanted to share. (hope it helps a little bit) I wish you the best of luck! danni
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    My Beloved

    Peg, Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your loss. Praying for strength and peace for you and your family. danni
  4. Peggy, That really is great news! What a weekend! Wishing you and your hubby peace and health always, danni
  5. danni

    Lucie's Good Scans

    Excellent! More good news in my favorite forum! Celebrate and enjoy! danni
  6. That's just great news MO, Congratulations! danni
  7. Dear Peg, I am so sorry to hear this news. You and Bill have been through so much. Wishing you both the best, danni
  8. Hello Everybody, I thought I would formally introduce myself today, since I have been regularly visiting this website for over a year without ever showing my "face". I found it hard to join the site, since I felt that all I could bring to everybody was another tragedy. I lost my stepfather to lc in feb of last year after fighting for almost a year and a half. The worst thing by far, from the beginning, was the depression. Despite hospitalizations and meds, I don't think we ever really got ahold of it, and it was probably the hardest battle of all. My mother was the primary caregiver, and I watched her put herself and her own health last for a long time. It is strange, but it seemed that, on many occasions, she felt "guilty" for being healthy, when he was suffering so much. With the help of time and this site, things have slowly gotten better over the last year. Although I will not be posting much, I wanted to extend a sincere "thank you" to everybody here. I have cheered the good news, and always hope for more ( I would LOVE to see so much good news that the original forum has to be archived!!!!!), and I have mourned the friends we've lost over the last year. I will continue to visit and add my good thoughts and wishes. One day I hope to really make a difference in lc. My studies at school are taking me toward cancer research, and I hope I can do something to really help! Wishing everyone the best, danni
  9. Hello and Thanks for the Welcome! I realize I am new to all of you, but I have been reading/using this site regularly since the end of Feb 2003, a month after I lost my stepfather. I can't express how much all of you have helped me, yet I never signed on as a regular user - and I don't know why I did today, except that the recent losses on this site somehow persuaded me to log on and see if I could somehow add my support. After all, I have gotten so much from all of you I thought maybe I could give something back. I have tried to make a difference where I can, and am working toward a career in cancer research myself. I can't express how much the courage on the site has inspired and taught me in the last year. Thank you all, danni. ps: A special hello to bluebayou - we're from the same hometown! (and it's finally getting warmer!)
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