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frankiesgroove

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 1
Location: linden nj
Please Help Me Help My New Love
Posted: 09-10-04 09:43am

Hi I am new to the leukemia world and have allot of questions

i recently just met this wonderful women and she has been dealing with leukemia for years she is 23 and has been in remission for a while
she has had one relapse in the past

recently she has been doing clinical trials and she took some bad meds and went into a relapse again
the docs stated that they can stop it at stage one she will be ok

this is where my concern is she is constantly vomiting from the meds she is taking and because of the extreme amount she passes out in the bathroom.

I do love her and I would never think of leaving her because she is sick but I don’t know how to handle this.

I am nervous that she will be alone somewhere and get sick in the bathroom and pass out with no one around. Worse she can hit her head on something. Currently she is going to college so there are girls always with her but I know that she will have times when she is alone

is there any advice for this newcomer so I can prevent this new love of mine from getting hurt..


Please any advice is appreciated I know nothing of this illness

thanks in advance Question
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Monique Prager

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004
Posts: 9
Location: ,
An Answer....
Posted: 09-16-04 10:07am

Hello, I don't know your name !

Leukemia"s world is a really tough world, isn't it ?
Maybe i'm not the best person to post a reply, but I want to answer because I know how it is to put a question, receiving no answer. If you have time, you can read the message posted before yours and you will find out more about my experience as regards leukemia. Sinceerly, this forum is not the place where you can find an answer. In fact, I didn't receive any answer. As you already probably know, the transplant of marrow is the sollution for leukemia, but it's quite expansive and it's not so sure. Yesterday, I was just talking with someone about this. For poor coutries, as romania is, the transplant is like an imposible dream. I have a little friend with leukemia. He is supposed to die soon, probably. I don't know whether you believe in god or not, and I don't want to upset you with a "religious" answer, but I do believe god is the best doctor of all. So, "talk with him" about this !!! I am sure you will receive an answer ! Go on!
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!!!

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2004
Posts: 3
Location: denver
Detach
Posted: 09-17-04 10:33am

Question god frankie, it took me 8 times to try to get a response thru here..But here it is. I am kathleen, age 54, and I have leukemia. I am on the "inside of the disease". You are on the outside of the disease, as is my family and friends. Educate yourself about leukemia and that will help some. But you will have to deal with anxiety. Detach means you feel the anxiety but you do not let it obsess/control you. It's tough loving someone with cancer and you will need to learn how to stop the worry thoughts. Otherwise, you'll just be freaked all the time. Good luck.
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