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Cancer Support

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts) Thu May 21, 2015, 12:14 PM May 2015

An old friend was recently diagnosed... [View all]

Stage 4 rectal cancer with mets to the liver. He's 47 and lives in Japan. So hard that he's so far away! He's American, teaching English there, married to a Japanese woman. He had surgery a few days ago to remove part of his rectum and install a colostomy bag. He will start chemo soon and we go from there. He's determined to fight it. Keep your fingers crossed for him, if you can! Thank you..

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An old friend was recently diagnosed... [View all] PasadenaTrudy May 2015 OP

My fingers will be crossed for him. In_The_Wind May 2015 #1

another pair of fingers crossed olddots May 2015 #2

Sorry to hear that! Tab May 2015 #3

Thanks! PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #6

End of 2008 Tab May 2015 #7

Just heard PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #9

Ports are better Tab May 2015 #10

That's good to know PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #11

Hi again PasadenaTrudy Jul 2015 #14

On-line support charin May 2015 #4

Thanks for your replies PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #5

There are two issues Tab May 2015 #8

stage 4 mCRC patient is xing fingers for your friend wordpix May 2015 #12

Thank you! PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #13