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Opinion: Cancer stresses me out #timetotalk

By Sanjay Samani | Thu 5th February 2015 - 11:52 pm

Jupiter ArtlandTime to talk 2015Over the last 15 years, my wife and I have supported family members through 10 rounds of cancer.  My mother had ovarian cancer, with relapses and recurrences 4 times over 8 years before it took her.  My father had lung cancer twice before it took him.  My mother-in-law had pancreatic cancer and passed away in under a year.  A month before she passed away, her boyfriend started complaining of headaches and weeks afterwards was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away within 6 months.  My wife’s grandfather was treated for a stomach tumor and is now doing really well, celebrating his 85th birthday tomorrow.

And 18 months ago, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, but fortunately has had an amazing response to the wonder drug Herceptin and has been given the all clear and is steadily getting back to full strength.

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