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The Patients Pat Carter I remember praying and asking the Lord, “God, I need to know whether this is something you’re permitting in my life to happen because I have to prepare.” I have two children; I have a three- and a six-year-old…he showed me very clearly that it was going to be cancer. And, it was a walk that I was going to have to take"—Pat Carter Kellye Holmes My doctor said, "Sometime in the next year you need to get a mammogram. There is no need for alarm. October is breast cancer awareness month. The Woman’s Hospital has $15.00 off." Well, I’m there. I went and look what happened."—Kellye Holmes David Tarrow If I hadn’t gone in to have that cyst removed, I probably wouldn’t have known I had the cancer until it was too late. It was too late as it was. "—David Tarrow (1951-2001) |
Pat
Carter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer 10 years ago. Chemotherapy,
radiation and the drug Tamoxifen have kept her cancer-free for a decade
and she is enjoying life with her husband, a minister, and her two children.
Kellye
Holmes was first diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in 1995. After
having her breast removed, getting breast reconstruction surgery, and
receiving chemotherapy, Kellye was cancer-free for 2 1/2 years. Unfortunately,
the good news didn’t last. A scan three years ago revealed that
the breast cancer had moved to her liver. She has completed chemotherapy
and is currently taking hormonal therapy, but it hasn’t stopped
her from living her life to the fullest. Kellye is also showing her
13-year-old daughter Jessica that you can live a happy life, regardless
of the obstacles thrown in your way.
When
David Tarrow went to the doctor to get a cyst removed from his chest,
his doctor discovered he had an advanced case of lung cancer. David’s
family had a history of cancer, but David never got tested for cancer
or stopped smoking until it was too late. David always thought he would
die from cancer, but he never thought his life would be over at 50.
His illness almost cost his family their home, but he was determined
to get his business in order before he died. He did. |
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