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Date Posted: 04:00:17 03/22/12 Thu
Author: Shanean Austin
Subject: Re: Not the news I was hoping for........
In reply to: Ravenbeauty 's message, "Not the news I was hoping for........" on 08:40:56 03/17/12 Sat

Dear Ravenbeauty,

I am so upset to hear about your latest news. I am happy that you are in contact with Sloan. Look into flaxseed oil krill oil, vitamin d(mega doses@) and calcium. These are supposed to be good for reasr cancer. These days they are saying that aspirin fights tumors? And prayer helps. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank god for the love from your readers!!!!

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Update.......................................................... --

Ravenbeauty, 06:07:48 03/22/12 Thu [1]

Hey Guys,

I have the scans scheduled to see where else the cancer has gone (besides the obvious areas that we are already aware of) all set for early next week. Meeting with a new surgeon next week as well since the one I had been using is on maternity leave and her partner is NOTHING like her. Her partner said something that for me is simply unforgivable. No matter where it's gone on the inside, I certainly expected her to remove the growing lesions, which are starting to ulcerate and cause pain under the left part of the incision. She told me that she couldn't see the point in doing another recession because I have Angiosarcoma. In other words, you are a dead girl walking so why bother. That in of itself had me so upset that I didn't know whether to cry or scream. Her partner would have never said that to me. She was wonderful and stood by me in so many ways, but she is on maternity leave. My heart sank when I first learned that she was unavailable. She was someone who would have stood by me to the end.

Even if I only have a short time left, you don't leave Angiosarcoma on the skin as it gets black, and causes gangrene. It's a horrific situation and whether it's inside or not, I should not have to endure that additional pain and suffering. The other doctor who I adored would have told me to fight and tried to give me hope even though this situation is as dark as it gets, but her partner's words were cruel and lacked even an ounce of compassion (they are night and day). Meanwhile, I am watching this stuff grow again, knowing that it's spreading even more so, and trying to keep my wits about me at the same time. Hoping that the surgeon I am meeting with doesn't feel the same way she does. If not, I will keep going if I must until I do find one that will remove this, but I am racing against time, and the whole thing has been nothing short of a nightmare. I have spent hours trying to reason what is happening to me. Why this had to be Angiosarcoma of all cancers. It's such a grim and hopeless cancer. I am just so angry and so scared and so thoroughly disgusted at this point that there are no words strong enough.

Please know that I am not just lying down to die (no matter what they tell me). I am trying alternative treatments that I have been reading about although I am fully aware of the odds (painfully so). Right now, everything is just a blur of tests, trying to get some rest, and just finding a way to push through. Trying to stay away from crowds, anyone that has recently been on an airplane, and anyone sneezing or coughing because if I get sick now, I won't have much of chance to do anything with my immune system being the way that it is. Tired, angry, scared, and just plain numb. I have always shared with you, and that will never change. I am so grateful for your incredible words of love and hope out here. I usually try to answer each one of you, but as you know, circumstances have made this harder to do these days. No matter what happens to me, please never give up on this fight. This fight is a big one. It's bigger than saving just one show. It's preserving a very relevant genre that is vitally important on so many levels. I love you guys so much. I will keep you posted when I can.

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[> [> Re: Update.......................................................... -- Mary, 07:39:40 03/22/12 Thu [1]

Bless you, Raven.