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shrike

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11. If you were a very elderly person, I might have different advice.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:51 PM
Nov 2012

But since you are so young I would advise you to give it all you've got.

A friend of my husband's has stage 4 colon cancer. His doctors tell him he could have a life expectancy of up to 20 years if the treatment they're giving him works. The cancer was back in his lungs and near his tailbone: his lungs are now clear and they are working on shrinking the met near his tailbone until it's small enough for cyber knife. He's 59, btw, much older than you.

Last year, I read about a woman who's lived 11 years so far as a Stage 4 colon cancer patient. Her quality of life is very good. Wish I could still find the link.

We'll all be thinking of you.

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