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My own personal cancer cluster
Twenty years ago I was editor of a magazine and worked with two other guys.
Out of the three of us, both of the other two are dead of cancer–one from liver cancer at 47, the other from prostate cancer at 55.
And I’m the only one left. With cancer.
What are the odds?
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“Standing on my Head”––my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John Stein3 Replies-
how did you get involved with the magazine? Did you have an interest in boats? If you went to the web page about the older woman I took care of you see a pic of her the last time she and I sailed. Her son and Chris actually did the sailing… Mitzi and I were just along for the ride. elaine
elaine f.
dob- 1956
female- Indiana, USA
caucasian
smoked cigarettes- 1975-?
5cm-noninvasive- low grade- papillary
TURB- Sept 11,2006
[quote author=Patricia link=topic=1395.msg10066#msg10066 date=1194554583]
Makes you ponder….what kind of dyes were in the ink you used to publish?
[/quote]None–I just wrote and edited and it was printed far away at a big printing company. I never came in contact with actual physical printing press.
The whole thing is a coincidence, but it is worthy of a House or CSI episode. We didn’t socialize, eat or drink together, and our offices weren’t connected. And we shared the building with another magazine, and all their employees are still alive and kicking.
“Standing on my Head”––my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John SteinMakes you ponder….what kind of dyes were in the ink you used to publish?
I’ve had my own cluster of friends none of us in the same environment..but first i got the BLC and then 6 months later one of my best friends came down with breast cancer…and 3 months later another best of friends colon cancer…plus prior to that my son had testicular cancer…my ex-husband got prostate cancer! So far we’re all survivors…I’m knocking on wood as i say this………PatSign In to reply.
