The Kidney Cancer Chronicles - Latest Comments

Re: Medicare and cancer drugs: A disturbing trend of denying treatment to the sick

Pip Lastname — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 02:48:46 -0000

FFS it's prostate not prostrate. Change your tags.

Re: A War for My Kidney and Soul

Ainsley John — Sat, 27 May 2017 09:08:59 -0000

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Re: A Thrill of Hope

Vijendra ahirwar — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 08:48:28 -0000

My mother is diagnostic from Gallbladder Cancer diseases, i need any help for my mother treatment.
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Re: A Thrill of Hope

Samir — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:31:53 -0000

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Re: Has anyone seen Chris’s Thyroid?

Jennifer Fleming — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:01:40 -0000

My mother at age 67 died from kidney cancer. Prior to this cancer diagnosis, she had bladder cancer. It seems that urological cancers or disorders run in our family on my maternal grandmothers' side. One of my mother's sisters also had kidney cancer in her fifties BUT she survived. I see here that your beloved husband had coexisting thyroid disorder. Is there a link? I want you to know all of you to know this is becoming an epidemic that I think there's an environmental issues that contributes to certain cancers. (Although our genes play a part as well). I fully support your mission to raise awareness of renal cancers. It was heartbreaking to watch my mother in so much pain because the doctors literally had NO IDEA how to treat it. I wonder if cannabis which has been successful in treating other cancers, would be a viable option for renal cancer tumors?

Re: The Path Forward – Introducing KCCure

joannetmcshane — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:35:45 -0000

Dena, I am thrilled that you have started this long needed entity to raise funds for Kidney Cancer Research. I would like to help in any way I can. Living on the west coast, there is a great need for more awareness and options for treatment. I would like to donate as well as help with promoting your site and organization.

Re: The Path Forward – Introducing KCCure

Karen in Ottawa Canada — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:55:14 -0000

So good to hear from you Dena!

Re: Scopolamine? Bring on the Crazy

Matthew Alexander Hobson — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:42:44 -0000

Haha, Scopolamine dry mouth is insane, can make you chuck up from complete aridness, Scopolamine plus nausea is nasty, gotta lubricate the mouth, perhaps some honey in your water, a more viscous liquid than just water will stick around for longer. Too much Scopolamine leaves people high and dry, I remember once seeing insects crawling all over the place which was basically my brain trying to get a coherent picture of inconclusive data due to severe blurred vision. As you said nothing can compare to Scopolamine for dry mouth (and other moist body areas). I take it for nasal secretions, sometimes works too well and I dry sneeze or get very itchy or both.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Sally Stacey — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:14:37 -0000

I actually just read this although I knew from FB that love had again made you and your young family happy! I am so happy for you all!

Re: No Wrong Turns

Vicki — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:10:07 -0000

We made our own many houred drive up 95 last night and as we turned down route 1 in search of relief from the wall of cars on 95 I couldn't help but be reminded of your journey 2 years earlier.

Sand, salt water and laughter with friends were a perfect prescription this past week and the weeks ahead will be filled with visitors. We will savor each conversation, each shared memory and hope that the Cabo continues to slow the disease. No matter what, we will move forward with grace, knowing that in God's hands that there are no wrong turns.

With many blessings to you and your beaitful expanded family

xoxox
Vicki

Re: The head of the American Cancer Society rakes in how much money??

Guest — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:52:22 -0000

This is a true life story about me and Dr.William Mckane, who i gave one of my kidney to for money and he paid me some good amount of money few days before the transplant took place, i used to be very poor and i finds it hard for me to eat, i came across a testimony talked about how Doctor Mckane compensated him heavily by given his kidney by one Mike Steve who said any one who is interested should give it a trial and come back to testify, i copied the email as mckanekidneytransplantcenter@gmail.com and emailed him in less than a three hours i got a reply from Doctor and we bargained and i took a bold step taking all the necessary agreements, in another few days i got paid as agreed by the both of us and a date were taken for operation, he came to my country and operated on me without any issues and i got my balance money, i am now financially settle and firm, please do not hesitate in contacting Doctor for a help on mckanekidneytransplantcenter@gmail.com My financial problem is over in life.
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Re: The head of the American Cancer Society rakes in how much money??

frontporch — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:45:56 -0000

You're right about American Red Cross. I remember when Liddy Dole( FORMER Senator) was chairman. She made some huge salary, but staff & field officers don't make that kind of money. As for ACS... I was told some few years ago that the director was paid some exorbitant salary also. It is a real shame.

Re: The head of the American Cancer Society rakes in how much money??

Jim G — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:53:29 -0000

Most people don't know what "deferred compensation" is. It is a means where a hiring authority, in this case the ACS, tries to incentifies its CEO to stay with the "company". ACS is no stranger to this type of compensation. John Seffrin makes less that $800,000 a year in salary, and recently took a cut in pay of over 6%. He's been CEO for 23 years, and the deferred package is finally coming due, thus inflating for one year his compensation.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Linda C. Shepard — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:14:50 -0000

I am happy for your happiness and I so enjoyed your post on Hopefulness. May 2015 bring continuing joy to you and yours!

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Shaun — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:52:16 -0000

Dena, you and the girls deserve all the peace and happiness that the universe has to offer. If I'm not mistaken, when we visited Chris' monument there were two rocks on a ledge. One said Hope and the other Love. How fitting! (There's also a SP lapel pin there now.) Thank you for sharing your beautiful story with us.

Shaun

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Mary Pattison — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:33:38 -0000

Beautifully written Dena, I am so happy for you, Jonatha
n and all of the children!!

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Chris Fegles — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:55:17 -0000

Dena, how wonderful for you and the girls. I believe that Chris would be the first person to say, "Thank God for Hope, and Love" He loved you and would never want you to morn his death for long, with out the hope of love again! This is something that Mike tells me all the time. He just says that I can't start looking yet :) Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Pamela Jean — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:14:39 -0000

Congratulations! You deserve to be happy. Often, it is so hard to move on with life after losing a loved one. I remember feeling *guilty* for being able to go on with my life after my younger brother died at the age of 41. It didn't seem fair and I wasn't sure how I was ever going to be happy again knowing he isn't here to celebrate with us. The holidays are tough, especially for my mom and dad.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Linda — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:48:28 -0000

So wonderful to see another post! All my best wishes for and your girls. Merry Christmas Linda in Ocean City

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Karen in Ottawa Canada — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:42:59 -0000

I'm thrilled for you & the girls Dena! Life goes on and Chris would be happy that you're all living life! Very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and awesome 2015 from Ottawa Canada.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Evan Fusco — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:21:40 -0000

So so happy for you & your family! I believe that Chris would be thrilled.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

marianne — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:51:36 -0000

Dena.....I once tried to explain to someone what you just put into words about hope. It was Ina conversation with a friend who was losing her mom to breast cancer. The whole notion that hope changes along the journey. That you never lose hope...just that your hopes change. Thank you for putting it into words.
I am so very very happy that you are still finding hope, and that you have found someone to hope for the future with. Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year..

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Susan Linton — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:10:23 -0000

Beautiful! May your Christmas be joyful, and full of love and laughter.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Eileen Vliet Kjeldsen — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:55:37 -0000

Thank you, again, for sharing your story, your writing brings hope to us all.Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas.

Re: A Thrill of Hope

Christine — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:49:08 -0000

Dear Deana, I cried when I read this. It coukdn't happen to a more beautiful person, I wish you every happiness in the world - you deserve it.