With You, We Stand - 11/24/09
Posted on November 24, 2009 5:35 PM

Dax Locke

Dax, a two-year-old with acute myeloid leukemia, may not have much longer to live, according to his doctors. So his community of Washington, Illinois has come together to bring a little early holiday cheer to Dax and his family, putting up Christmas decorations before Halloween and keeping them up straight through the holiday itself. "This is a family who stayed united and formed a team to help Dax," one neighbor says. "They gave everything they had. We're trying to do the same thing."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/18/decorate.dax/index.html

DeAnn Chatlosh

Chatlosh, a breast cancer survivor in remission for about eight years, is so passionate about finding a cure that she's even decorated an entire room of her house in all pink. She participates in walks to raise money for research, and even organized a craft and vendor show to support the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. She and her daughters are halfway to their $5,400 goal for the walk in June. "We want to find a cure," she says. "I've created a history for my daughters."
http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/tinleypark/1895732,112209TPbeat.article

Kairol Rosenthal

In a moving piece for the NYT Well Blog, Rosenthal writes about the impact thyroid cancer has had on her memory. The 37-year-old's account of how cancer has "reconfigured my body and mind" is a moving and honest testament to the powerful side effects of both the disease and its treatment. "My big leap is not quite as glamorous as running a marathon or climbing a mountain after treatment," she writes. "But it is hard work just the same. Exposing my rickety mind is getting slightly easier with time. Hopefully I'll have decades to practice."
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/when-cancer-muddles-the-mind/

Sophia Mohler

Sophia, a seven-year-old who just finished eight weeks of treatment for brain cancer, recently received a special gift courtesy of the Long Beach, CA Pink Hearts fund. The Pink Hearts were able to provide her with a new wig made from hair donated by Long Beach students. "We just want her to feel good about herself and be able to smile all the time," says Sophia's mother.
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=11555576

As always, we welcome you to share your stories with us in the comments below.

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Posted by Jeanne Patterson | November 25, 2009 1:00 PM

9 years ago my husband passed away from cancer. Two years my brother passed away from a brain tumor. My sister-in-law Pat has battled breast cancer. My mother-to-be beat cervical cancer. I beat cervical cancer. My heart goes out to all who have lost a loved one, suffered or is suffering. My dad passed away from cancer in 1994. Especially children should not suffer. Blessings and peace to all. It really stops your live and every little thing you feel makes you think you have cancer again.

Posted by Arleen | November 25, 2009 11:54 AM

Difficult time dealing with cancer---the demon as my son called it. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in '99 and it metasized and returned in my reconstruction, my other breast and in my bones in '07. In March, my 22 yr old son was diagnosed with mmetasized melanoma. He had his incision reincised in June and then he had problems with his ear. In July they found a tumor behind his ear and three in his spine. He had 3 wks of radiation and he seemed to be doing better until he became swollen and in less than two wks he progressively got worse. He lost his battle on 9/17/09 and we miss him dearly. Two people in one household---NOT FAIR

Posted by Nancy Faram | November 25, 2009 12:36 AM

Lung cancer took my sister way too young..just this past April and I miss her every day. Its hard at times to get through a day..but recently a friend participated in a 3-day walk and wore my sisters name the entire 60 miles..Today, I just feel honored that she would do that for us and proud of how hard my sis fought to stay with us. I support Stand Up to Cancer...and grateful for all that you do.

Posted by Alan J Shapiro | November 24, 2009 6:32 PM

On August 1, 2008 I was having alot of pain in my stomach area. At the time I did not know what was wrong with me. I went to see my regular doctor and he told me that I should go see a surgeon. My wife and I travelled to NYU and the surgeon said that I needed to get a CT scan. The CT scan came back and it showed that I had an infection with a Mass too. The Doctor said I could not go home and I had to stay in the hospital to get the infection better and then have surgery to remove the Mass that was in my Colin area. I was diagnosed with Colin Cancer. At the time of the surgery, the surgeon saw that some of the cancer did spread to the liver, but during surgery, the Surgeon said with Chemo the cancer should get smaller. I went through several months of Chemo, and then in December of 2008, I had a PT Scan and it showed that the cancer in the liver did shrink and it was okay for me to have another surgery to remove the cancer that was in the liver. I had the surgery at the end of January 2009, and then I went for 4 more sessions of Chemo. I finished the Chemo at the beginning of April of 2009. In September 2009 I had a colinoscopy and the results showed no cancer. As of today I have been in remission for about 7 and half months

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