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I started this group almost 2 years ago in my darkest hours of just finishing chemo and radiation and was frankly looking for someone who was in the same shape as I was. It seems rather selfish to me now, but a lot of good has come of it and I have gotten past that. As the original rules state all I asked for was a site where both cancer patients who were going through the hell of therapy and those that had survived might help them. The rules were simple. You had to be a cancer patient or survivor or the caretaker or family member who was acting as one. The next rule was that his site is non-denominational. Cancer strikes every race, religion, and creed. No promotions of some one selling "Dr. Cureall's magic potions". It has seemed to work out ok on those simple rules. I'm pleased to report that both our wonderful moderators seem to me on the mend from their recent trials and tribulations, and I am personally grateful for that as they have been a rock to this group as many others have also. To the new members welcome, but we can only help with your problems if you share them with us. I'm just a regular guy, not a doctor or anything of the sort and there are many places you can go to get good information about your particular cancer. This site is someplace you can share what you are going through with those either in the same boat or have reached shore and want to help you make it there also.
Mike(Blorno)

posted by blorno

Very well put Mike. I know I have enjoyed meeting and talking to people here. I may not get on as often but, when I do I love to read everyones posts. Thanks to everyone on this site. Keep it up.

posted by Evilannie21
about 1 year ago

Thanks for retelling this, I wondered how this came about.

posted by marcian
about 1 year ago

Mike,

Although it has been a while since I posted on here, I cannot express my Thanks enough that you set up this group. The support I got here along with the good info and advice got me through chemo and continues to help me through maintenance.

I am not sure what I would have done with out this group... go crazy I guess.

Thanks again,
Bill

posted by ltcolh
about 1 year ago

Although I was not in treatment when you started this group, I still appreciated the opportunity to participate here. I had been in a large and very active group for my husband's lymphoma, but my own cancer had seemed so much less important as I was still deeply mired in grief over his death. You helped bring me back to life and I hope I have helped someone else a little. Bravo Mike! You are definitely an A list guy! Huge hugs & many thanks always!

posted by eleanorsh
about 1 year ago

To all,

You are all in my prayers daily.

This is the first time I have posted but read the posts everyday. I am also a cancer survivor but in quite a different way from what you folks are experiencing on a daily basis. I had a stroke in June of 2008 and my family Dr. sent me to a Hematologist because of my red blood cells going through the roof. The specialist sent me for CAT and MRI scans as he thought I had a Spleen problem. Was I shocked as well as he was when they found a 17mm tumor on my left kidney which had been the cause of backaches and high red blood cell count and caused the stroke. He sent me then to a Oncologist, who happened to be rated as one of the top ten in the country, and told me that he would have to remove the kidney. I had the surgery on Sept. 4. 2008 and had the kidney removed and part of my uterine tube removed also. (Thank God it was benign). They got it all and I was back to work within 6 weeks. I didn't have to have any radiation etc for the problem. Of course Mr. Murphy had to intervene as I got a Kidney Stone on the good one and to to add to it I developed a case of Vertigo which kept me down for another 5 weeks. I still get bouts of this but the Antivert seems to help. This was one of the most emotional time of my life as I had not been sick most of my life and of course not knowing what is to come next takes it's toll.
After reading your posts daily I feel like God was staring over my shoulder to make sure I came through this OK. my heartbreaks every time I go for blood work and see all the others who have different challenges than what I had.

I hope no one minds if I wrote this as my intent was not to down play all that everyone is going through but rather I needed to tell my story to those who have been and are going through this terrible disease. There is always hope and so far all my tests have shown that I am cancer free.

Thanks for your time in reading this.

Rick