I grew up in a small, southern Minnesota town and when my parents took me to the doctor because I had a lump that kept growing, they referred us to the hospital at the University of Minnesota. I was diagnosed with Cancer, specifically, rhabdomyosarcoma. It was 1977 and I was 4 years old. read more...
A cancer diagnosis takes us on a journey. Each cancer journey is a unique one. There is no one right way to face cancer. My comments are only from my perspective - informed by my experience with Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma, the most common form of Soft Tissue Sarcoma. read more....
Sarcoma Survivor for 22 years and counting. I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MN and like a lot of kids up there loved playing outdoors, playing sports, fishing, hunting, etc. Some of the best times were going up to Canada camping on a lake and catching and eating fish all day long. read more...
Date of Diaognosis: January 2006 As Jan thinned and trimmed my hair, we talked about our friend Hilary who had just been diagnosed with both breast and kidney cancer. She was in mid-sentence when she stopped and said, “…you know that it has gotten bigger –” referring to the lump on the back of my neck. read more...
I remember the night I walked into my parents’ bedroom at 10 o’clock and announced with fear and force, “I have cancer.” They looked at me as any parent would with a 13 year old daughter who was perfectly healthy and extremely active. But I had found a lump, and, for whatever reason, I knew what it was. read more...
It all started when I gave birth to my daughter. When I went in for my 6 wk check, I had told the Dr that I have a bump in my leg. He briefly glanced at it and said that "it should go away in 6 months." It continued to bother me and I made yet another appt. Only this time he said "It's nothing", and I said "ok". read more...
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