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Ketchup – with a good recipe, perhaps a smile and a bit of hope!
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Ketchup – with a good recipe, perhaps a smile and a bit of hope!

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    • October 31, 2020 at 5:26 pm
    Bubbles
    Participant
      Not sure if these strange writings interest anyone here – but thought I’d stick this one up: http://chaoticallypreciselifeloveandmelanoma.blogspot.com/2020/10/ketchup-for-jeannie-who-always-remembers.html

      I share it to show that –
      1. Personal advocacy can be difficult for all of us. Just keep plugging away at it!!!!
      2. Even the nasty bits can lead to a laugh and hope – at least sometimes.
      3. For all that melanoma treatments fall short for far too many of us, I am a example of the good they do – 17 years post diagnosis with Melanoma Stage IIIb. TEN years – yesterday – NED for melanoma after advancing to Stage IV.
      4. My meatloaf recipe with its ketchup topping is pretty dang rock’n!!! Give it try!

      May your Halloween be filled with more treats than tricks! love, les

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        • November 1, 2020 at 3:32 am
        AMcReader
        Participant
          For the record, I read all of your posts on here and your blog. Your voice is priceless, and also fun to read.

          Also, 10 years of NED…what a wonderful, terrible miracle! I’m sure you understand the dual dynamic of those emotions! Wishing you many more decades of melanoma-free life!

          Cheers to you!!

            • November 1, 2020 at 4:08 pm
            Bubbles
            Participant
              Awwe, thank you, Amanda. I figure folks like us need a cheerleader and some basic intel regarding the data and navigating the system without it being a complete downer. So that’s what I try to do. Wishing you my best, always. les
            • November 3, 2020 at 8:25 pm
            Ciucco
            Participant
              What a lovely post – thank you for sharing the twists and turns of your journey. I haven’t yet posted here, but I felt compelled to let you know how much I have appreciated your blog and your posts here on the forum. All of the research and knowledge you share are amazingly helpful, and I so appreciate the inspiration you give me. I’m on my fourth trial after failing on Ipi/Nivo and two years in from my Stage IV diagnosis so I’m a fellow rattie and holding hope. And the ketchup topping recipe is a great bonus – – I’ve rediscovered my love of ketchup recently (even started putting it on scrambled eggs from time to time, ala my childhood breakfast :)) and I’m ooking forward to trying it on meatloaf soon!

              Take care,
              Julie

                • November 3, 2020 at 9:22 pm
                Bubbles
                Participant
                  Oh, Julie! Melanoma sucks great big green hairy stinky wizard balls, doesn’t it????? My daughter loves ketchup on HER eggs!!! If you like that, I think you will like the topping for sure!!! Hold firm to that hope, though it may fly on dragonfly wings, it is there. (Yeah. There’s a blog post on that one!) Thanks for your kind words. There are many smart caring peeps here. Take good care. I will keep fingers and toes crossed that your current trial is the last you need use!!! love, les
                • November 6, 2020 at 3:59 am
                sing123
                Participant
                  Whoo hoo! What a milestone anniversary. Much congrats!!!
                  • November 6, 2020 at 3:59 am
                  sing123
                  Participant
                    Whoo hoo! What a milestone anniversary. Much congrats!!!
                    • November 7, 2020 at 4:07 am
                    SOLE
                    Participant
                      Félicitations chère Les!

                      This is fantastic! And hope for all of us!

                      • February 12, 2024 at 3:47 am
                      Freddrick
                      Participant
                        Great.
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