Thanks for the wise words Ricardo, i often wonder it the Agent Orange, the prostate cancer I've had, the cigarette's that I smoked in the past, the food, etc. but it dosen't change a thing. All i know it that I have to accept that I have CML (dosen't mean that I have to like it) & trust in God. God bless you all because you help me with your wisdom & kindness. Frank M, dx 6/1/05 In a message dated 7/29/2008 11:28:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We always try to figure out what caused this cancer.... Could be many things or all the things together...industrial food, medications, x-ray,cosmetics, radiation, cigarretes, etc... could be even something that our parents did...who knows??? I think that this will not help us - there are already too many scientists studyng and researching this. The rule is "we are what we eat, drink and breath" - so, try to eat, drink or breath only natural things . I just gave up to think about the causes and I'm just thinking about what we have to do to have a better quality of life. It is as simple as that. Keep going, Ricardo On 7/28/08, kellyelise <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: There was no history of cancer, either, in my family until my parent's generation. My mother's 2 brothers have had colon cancer and my father's sister had lung cancer and my father succumbed to pancreatic cancer. I was dx with CML at the end stages of my father's pancreatic Ca. Discussing this with an acquaintance, she informed me that her ex- husband's brother died of pancreatic Ca and her ex-husband then was dx'd with leukemia (not sure which one) which he died from several years later. Made me wonder if there was any connection between the pancreatic Ca and leukemia - onc says no. I would have to admit it was probably the damn cigarettes that caused my CML (all of my relatives that contracted cancer smoked - one uncle smoked a pipe and chewed tobacco). The lung cancer isn't what did my aunt in - it was a multitude of other problems - they found the lung Ca by accident (she had quit smoking several years prior to her death). My father quit smoking at least 6 months before he got the pancreatic Ca - and once diagnosed and told he was terminal - he resumed smoking (a lot of cancer patient's will do this as it is the only thing they have "control" over). One uncle never quit smoking and he beat the colon cancer (and....he has a weird blood dyscrasia that is severely impacting his health). The other uncle who smoked a pipe ended up with lung metastases several years after the colon cancer was "cured." He has since beat the lung Ca and is still smoking his pipe. He is also 87 years old and has more energy than I do. I am ashamed of the fact that I still smoke and have a hard time with facing the fact I "caused" my cancer due to my addiction to cigarettes. But, then, I also have to realize there are many people with cancer who have never smoked nor have been exposed to second-hand smoke. My 2 cents, Kelly On Jul 25, 7:25 am, ANGELYN ESDERS <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > I think that we are all in contact with benzene to some extent, whether we realize it or not, > _http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/benzene.shtml_ (http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/benzene.shtml) > As some plants and some animals have a proclivity toward certain diseases or a weakness in some area of their health, it is not unrealistic to believe that humans do too. For example, one person's medicine may be deadly poison to another person. We are all different and vulnerable to different things. I remember reading a poll once that showed that a VERY high percentage of CML sufferers had once been smokers. (A high source of benzene) This could also apply to second hand smoke. Some of us can take it, and some cannot. One tree will die from a blight, and the next tree can be impervious to it. Benzene is also found in Javex bleach and hair colorants. Some may be affected....some not. > > Vivi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > Not everyone with CML owns granite countertops although that is an > interesting news item. Benzene is also thought to cause leukemia but > not everyone is in contact with it, either. Like everyone else in our > tribe, I, too, tried to figure out what could have caused my CML and > the easiest thing to think of was that for four years, I lived about > twenty miles from Three Mile Island, just before the news of the > radiation leak there was reported. But really, who knows what > triggers this disease in any one of us? Vivi **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
