Added: December 7, 2008 | Posted by: www.momsgo.blogspot.com | Time 02:21 | Views: 75

Breast cancer forces you to make decisions--decisions you never dreamed of ever having to think about. Some of the women I’ve had the honor of meeting knew whatever conclusion they reached, it would change their lives forever. But one survivor said it best: “whatever it takes to save your life, I say do it.” Here’s Nancy Yvonne Milton’s story as only she can tell it.

Tags: breast cancer, cancer, inspirational, positive, race for the cure, survivors

Added: December 3, 2008 | Posted by: ChildrensHospitalStl | Time 00:41 | Views: 103

St. Louis Children’s Hospital audiologist Sue Hayashi discusses hearing loss as a late effect in a particular patient. Brandon, a cancer survivor, did not experience a severe decrease in his hearing until three years after his last chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Now, Brandon wears a hearing aid to hear again.

Tags: chemo, chemo side effects, chemo theraphy, chemo therapy, chemo treatment, chemotherapy, chemotherapy drug, chemotherapy drugs, chemotherapy side effects, chemotherapy symptoms, child, children with cancer, children’s oncology group, late effects program

Added: December 3, 2008 | Posted by: ChildrensHospitalStl | Time 01:27 | Views: 69

Dr. Robert Hayashi, Director of Hematology/Oncology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (www.StLouisChildrens.org), discusses the lifelong commitment of the Late Effects Program for childhood cancer survivors. This program was created to help children cope with the aftereffects of their cancer treatments.

Tags: cancer chemotherapy, cancer in child, cancer in children, cancer radiation side effects, cancer radiation therapy, cancer research, cancer treatment, cancer treatment center, cancer treatments, chemo, children with cancer, children’s oncology group

Added: December 2, 2008 | Posted by: www.momsgo.blogspot.com | Time 01:20 | Views: 74

It’s not a death sentence. That’s the message many breast cancer survivors want to share with others who just learned they have the disease. It’s been a short time since Patty Rich got the devastating news. She shares with us the drastic measure she took to keep the cancer from coming back, who helped her through her ordeal, and advice for women just starting their fight against the disease. Here’s Patty’s story as only she can tell it.

Tags: advice, breast cancer surivivor, inspiration, race for the cure, Susan G. Komen

Added: November 29, 2008 | Posted by: www.momsgo.blogspot.com | Time 02:08 | Views: 83

Every year, tens of thousands of women get news that changes their lives forever. They learn they have breast cancer. Paula Martinez got that news several years ago and has been fighting the disease ever since. I’ve met a lot of survivors over the years, and they all affected me in different ways. Paula’s raw emotion reminded me of the struggles my mother went through battling breast cancer. So here is our second “Survivor’s Story” as only Paula can tell it.

Tags: advice, breast cancer survivor, emotional pain, inspirational, race for the cure, Susan G. Komen