Tell Me Your Story

September 3, 2015 Heaven gained an amazing angel today. My mom went to be with Jesus! Thank you all for your prayers and support. –Lindsey It has been almost three months since Robin “went to be with Jesus.” The day after Robin was diagnosed with breast cancer, she came to visit me. She wanted to […]

Dear Marie, Attached is my latest “My Story” update.  Also attached is the cover of my latest book, which I refer to in the piece.  Love your blog and would love to contribute to it again! Steve Endings as Beginnings When I last updated “My Story” (March 2014), I had recently “beaten” cancer only to […]

Dear Marie, My oncologist called with the reports of my pelvis, abdomen, and chest scans and she said the spots on my lungs are still there and there are a few more. We are changing from chemo pills to IV chemo. I will have chemo once a week for three months. I’m waiting for a […]

Dear Marie, On March 28, 2013, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I did chemotherapy. On June 12, 2013, I had a bilateral mastectomy. Even though the cancer was in my right breast, I felt that doing a bilateral would keep the cancer away. I did seven weeks of radiation and finished the day before […]

Dear Marie, Hello! I was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer on 11-11-11 (how’s that for a date to remember?!). I was 35 years old at the time. My mother passed from breast cancer at 36. It probably goes without saying that she passed it on to me, most likely. I went aggressive. Double mastectomy, […]

  March 22, 2014 Hi Marie, Well, here an essay finally is for your blog, if you want it for that.  Either way, hope you enjoy it! All the best, Stephen   Curve Ball Two months ago my oncologist smilingly advised me that I had beaten my cancer, and only briefly had I believed that […]

January 8, 2014 Greetings Marie, Six months into retirement, I was diagnosed with an uncommon uterine cancer, and a rare vaginal cancer. I had a total hysterectomy, refused radiation, and today had my first session of chemo. Your book was on a table in the waiting room. I read all of it. I really appreciate […]

November 8, 2013 Hello Marie, As a cancer patient (Stage IV salivary gland, which had spread), I have enjoyed browsing your blog. I am also an author, of seven books, and my most recent is an often humorous, generally positive look at some of the experiences of life under chemo, That’s So Funny, My Hair […]

Marie, I’d be happy to share a long poem I wrote about my experience with prostate surgery. It’s a bit “racey”, so you have to decide if it’s what you want on your website. It does, however, go to the heart of why prostate cancer can be so damaging to men, and why early detection is the […]