Cancer & PTSD

This article (the bottom of the newsreel) hit home in so many ways, I too was diagnosed with PTSD. I flipped my calender today to find a trip to Boston coming up at the end of October and of course I felt anxiety. My diagnosis was shocking, I was inundated with information about the treatment and side effects. I was heartbroken to be away from my daughters. Treatment, illness and isolation became my new reality. Then, the news of the stem cell transplant! At that time I was in survival mode, ready to do whatever it took to be well again. Almost a year after transplant the memories overwhelmed me and the anger was too much to handle, I had to ask for help.

LLS 2010 Light the Night Walk

Friday, September 24, at the Crossings of Colonie, my husband, daughters, and I participated in the Light the Night Walk, (our second year). Our group raised about $4,000.

At dusk we turned our balloons on, the red balloons are for supporters, the white balloons for survivors and the gold balloons are in memory of a loved one. We walked along the water, the glow of the balloons encircled the lake.

Fraudulent Stem Cells

My father told me about an episode of 60 min. that involves two men and how they prey on cancer patients by promising stem cells.
Here is the link: 60 Minutes - Interviews, Profiles & Reports - CBS News
Scroll down to news makers, Sept. 12, 2010 under 21 Century Snake Oil part I & II.
These criminals promise stem cells from their living room, fly them to Mexico, and charge these poor victims hundreds and thousands of dollars.  As if the false hope wasn't enough!