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    • January 16, 2013 at 11:45 am
    Brendan
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      Hi Everyone,

      I signed up in September to thank Brenda (Brenda-you and Kevin continue to inspire me and others!), but this is my first post about myself.

      I have been stage IV since Sep 2011 (more details on my profile). I had a craniotomy in November to remove a brain met and just received the good news that I am still NED…MRI and CT came back clean.

      I have visited this site often and would like to thank everyone for their contibutions and honesty. I always say to myself, “We are fighting cancer-it’s not supposed to be easy,” and this website often helps in the fight.

      To the people out there who are new here I would like to offer some unsolicited advice that has helped me:
      1-Go to an oncologist who specializes in melanoma.
      2-Go to an oncologist who specializes in melanoma.
      3-Reread 1 and 2.
      4-Be careful with this website. I have learned to use it for inspiration. It has helped me through some tough days, but some days the scary stories make things worse (just my opinion-I realize we are all doing what we can and the scary stories are inevitable).
      5-Check out the posts of CharlieS. His story (and his grin!!) will make you smile.

      Good luck and God bless.
      Brendan

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