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Dear Janice,<br>
Thank you so much for sharing. I send healing energy in the morning to
those in need. Your name is written on a candle that I will light for you
as I send healing love. God's loving spirit be with you.<br>
Peace, Hope and Love,<br>
Phyllis and Len<br><br>
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At 02:57 PM 5/11/2013 -0500, Wanda Holcombe wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Dear Janice<br>
Healing energy & connectedness being sent your way. Thanks for
sharing your health challenges so we can walk & be with you in spirit
community. <br><br>
It is good to know you have supportive local caregivers to help you
through this journey....<br><br>
Grace & Peace<br>
Wanda & George <br><br>
Sent from my iPhone<br><br>
On May 11, 2013, at 11:46 AM, "Janice Ulangca"
<<a href="mailto:aulangca@stny.rr.com">aulangca@stny.rr.com</a>>
wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>From
Janice Ulangca</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Dear ICA friends,</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Since January I've experienced increasing
tiredness that's become extreme. At first I chalked this up to local
projects that were rewarding - and challenged everything I had to give.
"Or maybe it's just old age catching up with me!" But something
else was going on.<br>
</font> <br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Thursday I saw an oncologist, who went over
results of tests with me. Almost a week of tests came in April, after a
mammogram followed by a breast biopsy March 28 indicated large B-cell
lymphoma cancer. The bone marrow biopsy, PET and CT scans did not
indicate widespread cancer, which is a relief. The oncologist says that
this is stage 2 - more widespread than stage 1, but not as much as stages
3 or 4. </font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Now I'm due to start chemotherapy Wed. May
22. Each 21 days I'll spend most of the day at Lourdes hospital in
Binghamton in the oncology center, receiving chemo and antibodies (don't
know what they are yet). June 12, July 3, and July 24 will finish the
chemo. Two more sessions with antibodies only on August 14 and September
4. A good friend went with me Thursday, and we were laughing about
this typical fall question: "And how did you spend your summer
vacation?!" </font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">People do respond to chemo differently,
veterans tell me (and so did the oncologist). Weakness is common -
sometimes does not appear until after a few treatments. What - more than
I'm already experiencing?! Good grief! (as Charlie Brown would say).
</font><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Thoughtful friends have already gone with
me to some of the tests and the oncology visit. Their support is
wonderful. So gratitude for blessings - especially through people and
Spirit - really lift me with caring. And I have to say - such a beautiful
time in this part of the world. Walking through the neighborhood, with
lilacs in bloom, trees covered with pink or white blossoms, bright yellow
forsythia bushes everywhere, flowers in front of many homes, birds
singing their hearts out on behalf of the next generation - seems the
world is exploding with beauty that points to the Sacred all around
us.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Much affection to you,</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Janice</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica">Knowing nothing about the lymph nodes
before this diagnosis, here's what I found on line - skip unless
interested:</font><br>
Lymphoma is a disease of a part of the immune system, the lymph nodes.
Normally, the lymph nodes serve as "sentries" of our bodies
defense against disease. When bacteria or viruses enter the body, the
cells of the lymph node divide to fight it. However, sometimes the cells
in a lymph node begin to multiply without any reason, and make a tumor
... Lymphoma causes a lump or mass, and may also cause the patient to be
tired, weak, prone to infections, or have a fever. <br>
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