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May 17, 2007

How Farrah Fawcett's Cancer News is Striking a Chord with Fans


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Dear Farrah
You are in my daily prayers. I am a Cancer Survivor.
You know what ever you feel is normal.
I never ask God why me, because I never ask him when good things came to me why me. God did not give you or me cancer. But I have taken this and made a positive out of it, each day is a gift, live it to the fullest. Keep up the good fight, you are a strong beautiful person inside and out.
God Bless You
Breast Cancer Survivor Julie Orr


- Julie Orr
Posted 05/17/07 05:14 PM
 

From a fellow “ground hog”, you will
pull through this, we love you!!


- Jeanie Greiner
Posted 05/17/07 05:07 PM
 

Farrah - I remember watching you on Charlie’s Angels - one of my favorite shows when I was growing up. I’m so sorry to hear your cancer has returned. I pray that you beat this dreaded disease. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I’m a cancer survivor having battled this disease 9 months ago. I pray everyday and have a strong faith. My life will never be the same - I thank God for each and everyday on this earth!


- Joy
Posted 05/17/07 05:06 PM
 

Farrah, you are such an awesome lady. I have watched your television shows, your movies and recently, your latest reality show. You are inspiring to so many and I would like to thank you for sharing so much of yourself with the world. My family and I will be praying for you. May God bless and watch over you. Dawn


- Dawn
Posted 05/17/07 04:58 PM
 

I just heard about the horrible news! You are in my prayers. God will watch over you. I love you and God Bless.


- Brittney
Posted 05/17/07 04:58 PM
 

I just heard about the horrible news! You are in my prayers. God will watch over you. I love you and God Bless.


- Brittney
Posted 05/17/07 04:58 PM
 

Stay Strong Farrah. Remember Angles never leave us really.


- Tina
Posted 05/17/07 04:55 PM
 

Stay Strong Farrah. Remember Angles never leave us really.


- Tina Parsons
Posted 05/17/07 04:55 PM
 

My prayers continue to go out to Farrah.
May God wrap his loving arms around her and comfort her. May he oversee her treatment and recovery. You have been an inspiration to many…


- Eunice Norton
Posted 05/17/07 04:55 PM
 

Farrah, You are the original IDOL! My friends and I are praying that you will win this fight, and come out on top once again. We love you and we are all huging you and praying for you in Connecticut:) Stay beautiful Farrah!


- Annette
Posted 05/17/07 04:51 PM
 

When I was watching extra and found out about Farrah, my heart fell to my stomach. I will pray for her and her family to get threw her rough times. I grew up watching her as an “angel”, and in my eyes she still is…


- Kelly
Posted 05/17/07 04:49 PM
 

When I was watching extra and found out about Farrah, my heart fell to my stomach. I will pray for her and her family to get threw her rough times. I grew up watching her as an “angel”, and in my eyes she still is…


- Kelly
Posted 05/17/07 04:48 PM
 

When I was watching extra and found out about Farrah, my heart fell to my stomach. I will pray for her and her family to get threw her rough times. I grew up watching her as an “angel”, and in my eyes she still is…


- Kelly
Posted 05/17/07 04:48 PM
 

Please pass this on to Farrah


This Is My Story About Surviving Cancer


I was 64 years old when this all began in August 2001. I had a slight cough, so I went to the doctor. I told the doctor this cough comes and goes. I was lucky that he told me to go for an X-ray, which I did. The X-ray came back and my doctor saw something on it but it wasn’t clear, so he told me to go for a Cat/Scan which I did. When the Cat/Scan came back it showed that I had a Tumor in the lower left lobe of my left lung.

He sent me to a pulmonary doctor to see if it was benign or cancerous, on 9/10/2001 a day before the World Trade Center disaster. I went to New York Downtown Hospital which is about four blocks from the World Trade Center. On that day a bronchoscopy was done on me but I had to wait almost four weeks to get my results because everything was closed down in that area. When I finally got the results they were inconclusive.

I went to a thoracic surgeon at New York University Hospital. He didn’t think it was cancer because I never smoked and I looked like I was in good shape. The tumor I had was in the lower left lobe which had to be removed. My surgeon took a biopsy of my lower left lobe during surgery and it came back malignant, He removed the lower left lobe and said he got all of the cancerous tumor, we had to wait two weeks for the pathology report and then found out it didn’t spread. He said I would have to go for Cat/Scan for the next five year. A year later I went for my first Cat/Scan and I was free of cancer. I was supposed to go for my last Cat/Scan in Oct 2006.

In May 5th 2006 my wife and I went out to dinner and she noticed I wasn’t walking straight. I went to the doctor the next day and he said everything seemed alright. He told me if there is numbness in you hands go right to the emergency room. That night my left hand felt numb but I shook my hand and it was alright, I think I slept on it. I told my wife about it and she insisted that I go to the emergency room which we did. Thank God!

When I got to the emergency room I told them my symptoms and they took a Cat/Scan of my brain and found a 5cm tumor in the lower left cerebellum and a 2cm lesion in the front left lobe. A neurosurgeon was call and he told me I must be operated on immediately on the 5cm brain tumor. My surgeon said this metastasized to my brain came from my lung and it was in a good location. The operation took 8 hours and it was a success. He took the whole tumor out. He advised me to get external radiation, which I took for five weeks and I had no side effects from the radiation He said 90% it will never come back 10% it could come back. The good news if it did come back I could knock it out with Gamma Knife. Now the other good news is the 2cm lesion on the top of my brain could not be operated on because it was in a bad location. He used the Gamma Knife which collapses the tumor and that was also a success.

Then I went to my oncologist who recommended I take a Pet/Scan of my whole body which I did, the Pet/Scan showed an abnormality on my adrenal gland, I took another Pet/Scan and it show up again. My oncologist recommended I take it out, he said it could be cancer. I took his advice and had laparoscopic surgery. They took out the right adrenal gland and it was cancerous.

This metastasized from my lung then to my brain and then to my adrenal gland. Every three months I go for Pet/Scan for my whole body and MRI for my head and so far I am a Cancer Survivor. I won’t say I’m free of cancer because cancer can come back anytime. I don’t know why I’m here but I’m here. Somebody up there likes me.

I think Positive, I have a great Family and Friends and they all prayed for me. Above all I have Faith. So everybody out there with cancer, think Positive and have Faith and God will watch over you

God Bless You All!

I would like to also add in closing this little extra information about myself.
In August 2003 the day of the massive blackout on the entire east coast
I was walking when I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath.
I called my wife and she came to pick me up with my son-in-law and took me to the emergency room. After doing certain test, they said I was alright
I could go home. One of the doctors recommended I take another test. Which I did, I had to wait 8 hours for the results. After doing certain tests “Cardiac Enzymes” it was confirmed that I had a heart attack. They put me in the Cardiac Care Unit. They transferred me to N.Y.U. Medical Center. Where they gave me an angiogram, it showed that I had three blocked arteries.
One was blocked 98%, one 60% and the other 40%, they did Angioplasty on both
(the 98% and 60%) and inserted stents. I had to return a month later to have another angioplasty and had a stent inserted in the artery that was 40% blocked.
Everything went well. Thank God!

I AM A SURVIVOR!


- DANNY
Posted 05/17/07 04:42 PM
 

Farrah,

I am a cancer survivor, having been cured of prostate cancer at the Loma Linda University Medical Center. The greatest inovation to cancer therapy is used by this Medical Center, which is Proton therapy. Please investigate their web site prior to doing anything else - we have several thousand cured cancer patients. Go to www.Protonbob.com for more information.

My prayers and good wishes are with you - have always loved you.

Ron


- Ron Yedloutschnig
Posted 05/17/07 04:40 PM
 

Farrah…you are as extraordinary as your name was and is and always will be…G-D bless you Farrah…you were the epitome of GORGEOUS when I was growing up and continue to be so poised with beauty and grace as you prance with style even through your medical odessey…be brave and strong just like the Charlie’s ANGEL you were and person you are in real life! We LOVE YOU and our prayers for your GOOD HEALTH and happiness are with you AND ALWAYS WILL BE! Keep the faith Farrah-BIG XS TO YOU!


- Ilana
Posted 05/17/07 04:34 PM
 

Our prayers are with you. You will get through this difficult time in your life. With all the love and support of your loves ones by your side is the best medicine anyone can ask for.

You are in our prayers.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
ML


- Margie Lopez
Posted 05/17/07 04:30 PM
 

Farrah, I was so sorry to hear about your health. I have always admired you as a lady and as an actress. I want to send you my wish for another fast recovery like the last time. Stay strong Farrah and trust that GOD will give you the strength to get through this tough time. I will remember you in my daily prayers and know that you will beat this.

Best wishes always.


- patty
Posted 05/17/07 04:28 PM
 

Farah~
You will always be a beautiful Angel..our prayers are with you!!
Dianne


- Dianne
Posted 05/17/07 04:28 PM
 

Farrah, I was so sorry to hear about your health. I have always admired you as a lady and as an actress. I want to send you my wish for another fast recovery like the last time. Stay strong Farrah and trust that GOD will give you the strength to get through this tough time. I will remember you in my daily prayers and know that you will beat this.

Best wishes always.


- patty
Posted 05/17/07 04:26 PM

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