LehuaNet

Cancer Fighters' Gateway

When we resumed our daily lives, we were disoriented and confused.  Everyone who had cared for us went on about his or her business, leaving us to ours.  All the people we knew thought we were getting back to normal.  Neither of us had realized that "normal" was gone.

    Glenna Halvorson-Boyd and Lisa K. Hunter
    Dancing in Limbo:  Making Sense of Life after Cancer, 1995

Check out Pieter's wonderful poem about living life, and
The Breast Cancer Site (contributed by Cathy).
 
Contents

Mastectomy Some reconstruction (or not) options, what to expect, how it looks

Metastases Why and how do cells metastasize? -- A layman's explanation

Stem Cell Transplant Harriet Bograd's dont-miss site has a personal account of her stem cell transplant, and much other excellent information as well.

Cancer Information
Links		 Cancer and Breast Cancer Information General Medical Sites & Glossaries
Family, Attitudes, Emotions, Essays Personal Sites of Other Fighters

Resources:
Books & Video		 Cancer and Treatments Family & Loved Ones
Mind & Spirit Alternative Viewpoints

Other Resources Mastectomy bras, swimsuits, wigs, wig accessories, prostheses, etc.

Personal Accounts Fellow cancer fighters:
See the "Current" page of Lehua's Refuge for a list of back letters talking about radiation, mastectomy, and other personal experiences with the treatments.
Linda Barcus:  One Year Cancer-Free
Dimitri and Irene:  To Watch Your Mother Die
Harriet Bograd's personal account of stem cell transplant
Anne-Marie Goossens in Belgium provides cancer information in french and in dutch.

Life Pertinent Poetry & Quotes That Struck Me
An Elegy
The sun rises over eastern hills
I look out of my window
At the fresh light of early morning
And am reborn with the new day.

Yesterday is lost except in unfaithful memory
Or emotional price
Each day brings new possibilities
If we can but cease to regret the past.

A prisoner welcomed the dawn
On the day of his execution
His was a rebirth to certain death
No redemption except in dying.

Shall I appear brave he asks
When the end is signalled
Will bravery be my legacy
He was afraid but did not falter
Except in his secret heart.

Every new day is a gift
A chance to be better
To laugh and to love
The gift of life is rich.

Life is precious, uncertain
All we have
And the day it is over
Is the day of our execution
 
PieterVR, ©2002

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