13th September, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
My wife suffers from “terminal” Ovarian Cancer and has fought the disease for the past 8 years. Her first surgeon said she had only 5 years before the disease would defeat her but she has proven this wrong. She is a fighter and she is tough. There have been times when the disease has gotten »
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30th April, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
What is like to live for 100 years? AND, Would YOU want to live 100 years?
The reason I ask is because I will be attending the 100th Birthday party for the mother of a friend of mine this weekend.
My mother lived to 94. She was an active person and a “career woman” from an era »
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23rd April, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Will the new chemotherapy show promising results or does it bode poorly for our future. We have exhausted the traditional options in fighting back against the attack of cancer but we are not ready to give in. There is still more living to do. There are still more plants to plant and weeds to pull. »
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28th March, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
I do not care how depressed you are… Get off your butt and fold your laundry. Even if you are tired, fold it and then put it away. Make yourself do it! Don’t just sit there and look at it… Get up and clear this mess up. Also, wash the dishes! Make your bed! Brush »
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14th March, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Have you considered what you would do if you were told you had a severe diagnosis like Stage 3 cancer? Maybe your situation might be labeled as “terminal.” Would you choose to fight, using every possible medical and alternative healing intervention possible or would you accept your fate and work to die with simple dignity? »
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12th December, 2008 - Posted by L. John Mason - 1 Comment
By Barbara Ehlers-Mason, RN (find the first 3 articles at http://dstress.com/articles/article_list.html)
I have been living with ovarian cancer for five years. When I was diagnosed with advanced cancer in Oct.2003, my immediate response was of shock, horror, fear and anger. Those feelings quickly metamorphosed into creating myself as WARRIOR-“I’m going to fight this with everything I »
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