
As their conversation roamed through how to shop for a
wig and how much they cost and, more importantly who was the best wigmaker in
this area of wealth and opulence, I found myself remembering my niece who was
diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer some ten years ago. At the time she was young, late thirties,
drop-dead gorgeous, and contending with, not only her cancer, but a husband who
seemingly had enough of her cancer foolishness.
On the heels of that memory, I was reminded of a
presentation by Eva Grayzel at an
AADA Leadership Conference I attended with Mary. Eva was a Broadway talent in the true Chorus Line model, who probably would
have been lost in the Ensemble credits had she not contracted Oral Cancer, one
of 6,000 who die each year of 40,000 diagnosed in the United States.
Ms. Grayzel gave a very inspirational and informative
presentation that included how her case management was delayed and her case
misdiagnosed. She was asked to present
at an annual conference for the ADA but was quietly moved to the background
because the ADA was involved with a newly launched diagnostic tool and was more
interested in a campaign to promote it than in linking oral cancer incidence to
something that might have a preventive component, namely a vaccine.
I asked her why the numbers of oral cancer patients
per 1,000 population in the U.S. had not changed since Mary’s grandmother was
diagnosed in the 1950s and she said we are not very good at recognizing
affected people early. We also are
seeing a new cause; unprotected oral sex with multiple partners with resultant
infection by Human Papilloma Virus. This
has now become a cause celebre for me.
She also said that her daughter, a tweener at the time
as I remember it, blamed her (Eva) for at least three years for “Catching
cancer”. It turns out that this is not
an uncommon response of children, who believe the world centers them for each
event. And the patient is partly to blame for the weakness that causes the
cancer and the changes that may occur.

My sister-in-law graciously donated a book to my chemo
bay and I saw to it that both the women mentioned above read it. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that it
has become extremely popular, on display with the magazine and a quick read,
since it is essentially all pictures.
Thank you, CeCe. I’m sure Julia
is very pleased.
In my next post I will share with you the surprise
Mary and I had at our grandson’s twelfth birthday. I hope to see you there.
Dr Eclectic, my chdilren, still to this day 18 years after my treatments for cancer, have emotional scars. If I were to give your readers one piece of advice, I would say, be sure to get counseling for children during a loved ones cancer treatment. Someone outside the family could change the course of how they think and feel about illness. If you need a resource of children, visit Talk4Hope.com.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, although not entirely surprising. Thanks for your comment, for correcting my spelling, and for remaining an inspiration to so many.
DeleteI would say, be sure to get counseling for children during a loved ones cancer treatment. Someone outside the family could change the course of how they think and feel about illness.
ReplyDeletethai porn
Thank for providing good information for site,Thanks for your sharing.
ReplyDeleteดูหนัง
Orthopedic cancer includes musculoskeletal tumors that influence the pelvis, appendages, and spine. Orthopedic cancerous tumors that are generally found in youngsters and teenagers are Ewings sarcoma and Osteosarcoma.Asbestos Cancer Organization
ReplyDeleteI understand this column. I realize You put a many of struggle to found this story. I admire your process Home Page.
ReplyDeleteWe are tied directly into the sate’s renewal database which allows us to process your request almost instantly
ReplyDeletehttps://asbestoscancer.org/epithelioid-mesothelioma/
It is a propensity all doctors ought to be required to do and would greaterly affect results than the most exceptional EMR (electronic medical record) programming out there.diarrhoea
ReplyDeleteThis is very significant, and yet necessary towards just click this unique backlink: inflammation
ReplyDeleteIn the event that a claim were petitioned for authorization of this agreement, I am certain that the offended party would beat any endeavor to expel the claim by the encouraging emergency clinic's lawyers dependent on the nonappearance of an agreement.doctor gardening
ReplyDelete