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Hello, I'm Angela and I'm a breast cancer survivor! My personal experience with cancer has inclined me to contribute to others who go through the cancer experience. None of this would be possible without the love of Christ, who brought me through it all. The Sherri Arnold Graham Foundation was established on September 22, 2005. My role as a volunteer has been to share my experience for the sole purpose of helping someone else through their cancer journey. I was delighted by the opportunity to become a staff member and Lighthouse Keeper for the new "Ask a Survivor" page.You may be a family member or a friend who'd like to know how best to help your loved one. You may have a question that you'd like to know the answer to. I will do my best to answer your questions with the resources available to me. Whatever I don't know, I will make an earnest attempt to research it and/or refer you to someone with expertise in that area.
May the Lord be your comfort in your time of trouble.
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Angela's Comment:
Hi Angel,
I'm sorry to hear that your treatments are not going so well. In my case, chemotherapy was tolerable at the very beginning, but I had a tough time also. I struggled with anticipatory nausea & vomiting. Isaiah 27:5 says, Let him take hold of My strength. The Lord carried me during that time and He can do the same for you. I will be praying that you be strengthened.
God Bless You
Angela's Comment:
Hi Maria,
Going through the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is frightening. My experience with cancer has made me so much stronger today. But I have to say that it’s an experience that is always with me. I choose to trust God when I start feeling anxious or fearful. You are blessed Maria, you are a survivor! A scripture that always picks me up is Psalm 42:5. I will be praying for you.
Angela
Angela's Comment:
Hi Janet,
I would suggest that you ask your GYN doctor. Inform him/her of your sisters passing from breast cancer and any other family history of cancer. I would stress your concerns and maybe get a baseline mammogram. Don't be afraid to ask questions and voice your opinion. Blessings
Angela's Comment:
Hi Michelle,
If you have a good family/faith support, but still find yourself feeling like you need more, maybe a support group would help. I remember talking to other survivors when I was diagnosed and feeling a little more comforted by hearing them talk about their experience with a positive attitude. Although, I did speak with people who were terribly discouraging with a negative attitude. I never went to a support group, but I would recommend that you pray about it first before considering it. God Bless you Michelle.
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Lizbeth
02 July 2009 01:39
I am cancer free thank the lord but I have several friends that are suffering from various forms. I want to help them...but not sure how. What did you wish for when you were suffering through your illness?
Thank You
Thank You
angel
27 February 2009 00:30
I'm really having a tough time dealing with the sickness from my treatments...does it get any easier?
Angela's Comment:Hi Angel,
I'm sorry to hear that your treatments are not going so well. In my case, chemotherapy was tolerable at the very beginning, but I had a tough time also. I struggled with anticipatory nausea & vomiting. Isaiah 27:5 says, Let him take hold of My strength. The Lord carried me during that time and He can do the same for you. I will be praying that you be strengthened.
God Bless You
Maria
16 October 2008 14:33
I am constantly filled with dread even though I have been cancer free for two years. Do you still feel haunted by your experience?
Angela's Comment:Hi Maria,
Going through the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is frightening. My experience with cancer has made me so much stronger today. But I have to say that it’s an experience that is always with me. I choose to trust God when I start feeling anxious or fearful. You are blessed Maria, you are a survivor! A scripture that always picks me up is Psalm 42:5. I will be praying for you.
Angela
Janet
30 September 2008 21:41
My sister died from breast cancer..I\'m only 18..when should I start to get mammograms?
Angela's Comment:Hi Janet,
I would suggest that you ask your GYN doctor. Inform him/her of your sisters passing from breast cancer and any other family history of cancer. I would stress your concerns and maybe get a baseline mammogram. Don't be afraid to ask questions and voice your opinion. Blessings
Michelle
30 September 2008 21:40
Do you recommend support groups?...I'm afraid it will be too sad.
Angela's Comment:Hi Michelle,
If you have a good family/faith support, but still find yourself feeling like you need more, maybe a support group would help. I remember talking to other survivors when I was diagnosed and feeling a little more comforted by hearing them talk about their experience with a positive attitude. Although, I did speak with people who were terribly discouraging with a negative attitude. I never went to a support group, but I would recommend that you pray about it first before considering it. God Bless you Michelle.
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Hi Lizbeth,
Well praise be to God for your victory over cancer! I’m sorry to hear about your friends who are experiencing cancer right now. Looking back on my own experience, a sense of normalcy was important to me. To be pitied was the worse thing. The people who showed me love by listening to me when I needed to talk; and cried with me when I needed someone to cry with; or prayed for me when I couldn’t pray for myself, those were the things that helped me through it.
God Bless You,
Angela