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Thursday, 14 April 2011 04:47

RLRI: witf staffers experience dealing with cancer

Written by  Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

(Harrisburg) -- witf's Facing Cancer Together is an interactive, multimedia effort to connect the stories and lives of people touched by cancer Since it just launched this week, witf's Tim Lambert got to thinking about the people around him and how they might have been impacted by the disease. Cancer has had an impact on Lambert's family. His late mom survived breast cancer when he was very young, his dad is a prostate cancer survivor and his wife's first husband passed away from lung cancer. As part of Facing Cancer Together, Tim talked with several fellow witf staff members about their experiences for our Real Life | Real Issues series.

   

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Learn more at Facing Cancer Together

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# Allen Brubaker 2011-04-17 14:10
In January 2011 I had difficulty swallowing a piece of meat. A scope on 02 March 211 revealed cancer in the Esophagus which was confirmed by a biopsy. A CAT Scan on 09 March 2011 revealed that the cancer has spread to the lungs and to the lymph nodes. A stent was inserted into the esophagus on 21 March 2011 to keep it open so that food would go down.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, I met with my oncologist, Dr. Margarita Gareis. After a full discussion of what could be expected of Chemo Therapy, both positively and negatively, I chose to take the route of pain management and allowing the cancer to take its natural course. It is clear that I have an aggressive Level 4 cancer which will carry me home. 83 years of being rugged and healthy are enough. Heaven is better than this.
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