Still NED at Stage IV

Kathie,

I'm so happy to hear your good news!  Please keep posting the positive.  You have been such an inspiration for myself  during my diagnosis and treatment.  I'm thrilled your tests were good and you continue your NED status! 

Congrats!

Amy S. in Michigan

Kathie,

I'm so happy to hear your good news!  Please keep posting the positive.  You have been such an inspiration for myself  during my diagnosis and treatment.  I'm thrilled your tests were good and you continue your NED status! 

Congrats!

Amy S. in Michigan

Kathie,

Such wonderful news.  Congratulations!  You have been and continue to be a source of inspiration to us all!  God bless and continued NED status!!!

Tricia

Kathie,

Such wonderful news.  Congratulations!  You have been and continue to be a source of inspiration to us all!  God bless and continued NED status!!!

Tricia

You da King!

You da King!

Kathie,

When I began my journey, entered the MPIP world in March 2005 with Stage III melanoma, you are one of the stand-out people I recall.   I was in awe over your journey and at the same time frightened for you, awed at your participation on the board with all that you were having happen to you.   I became inspired and so, so happy, relieved, impressed and HOPEFUL with your successes.    And you continue to be a constant hope here for so many others.   You are part of the old gang, the original people I remember participating in "bashes"    I still look up to all of you with such awe and respect.     You are part of the foundation of my confidence in knowledge and experience with melanoma.    I would look at the Melasuckanoma site and familiarize myself with faces and names, wishing I could have participated in the bashes.

I celebrate this day with you, and pray for continued NED days.    Happy Thanksgiving.   How nice it is to have this behind you for the holidays. 

CarolA

Stage III and holding

Amherst, NY 

Kathie,

When I began my journey, entered the MPIP world in March 2005 with Stage III melanoma, you are one of the stand-out people I recall.   I was in awe over your journey and at the same time frightened for you, awed at your participation on the board with all that you were having happen to you.   I became inspired and so, so happy, relieved, impressed and HOPEFUL with your successes.    And you continue to be a constant hope here for so many others.   You are part of the old gang, the original people I remember participating in "bashes"    I still look up to all of you with such awe and respect.     You are part of the foundation of my confidence in knowledge and experience with melanoma.    I would look at the Melasuckanoma site and familiarize myself with faces and names, wishing I could have participated in the bashes.

I celebrate this day with you, and pray for continued NED days.    Happy Thanksgiving.   How nice it is to have this behind you for the holidays. 

CarolA

Stage III and holding

Amherst, NY 

We really need the good news right now. Everyday I have been checking and it has been so sad that I turn away from the board. We need to hear the good news, it is what keeps us going.

Rebecca wife to Bob stage IV NED since July 2009.

We really need the good news right now. Everyday I have been checking and it has been so sad that I turn away from the board. We need to hear the good news, it is what keeps us going.

Rebecca wife to Bob stage IV NED since July 2009.

Hello King-

Such great news, congrats!  !  You've been through a lot over the years and supported many of us that were battling the beast as well during that time.  Savor and celebrate this news!

Rocco

Hello King-

Such great news, congrats!  !  You've been through a lot over the years and supported many of us that were battling the beast as well during that time.  Savor and celebrate this news!

Rocco

Love it!!!  That is fantastic news!!  I always love to hear good news.  Lately we've been having such bad news that we need a good story to boast our spirit. 

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!

Linda

Love it!!!  That is fantastic news!!  I always love to hear good news.  Lately we've been having such bad news that we need a good story to boast our spirit. 

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!

Linda

I am so happy for you! God Bless you and thank God for your good news!

I am so happy for you! God Bless you and thank God for your good news!

YAY!!  Today has been full of good news!  Keep it up!!!!

Wendi

YAY!!  Today has been full of good news!  Keep it up!!!!

Wendi

Absolutely wonderful news – and these posts do give us all a sense of normalcy – things can work out well.   So glad you posted.

Fen

Absolutely wonderful news – and these posts do give us all a sense of normalcy – things can work out well.   So glad you posted.

Fen

Love to hear good news.  I'm happy for you.  Enjoy your NED status.  Beth 3/B

Love to hear good news.  I'm happy for you.  Enjoy your NED status.  Beth 3/B

This is excellent news.  So happy for you Kathie, want to be NED with you as soon as I can.  Val

This is excellent news.  So happy for you Kathie, want to be NED with you as soon as I can.  Val

You're our girl!!!!!    Don't need to tell you what an inspiration you are to everyone and hearing this news give such encouragement to all those fighting.   Keep living every day  ..which I know you do so well!    And don't foget those gelatos and mojitos!  LOL ..

Love,

Mary

You're our girl!!!!!    Don't need to tell you what an inspiration you are to everyone and hearing this news give such encouragement to all those fighting.   Keep living every day  ..which I know you do so well!    And don't foget those gelatos and mojitos!  LOL ..

Love,

Mary

Hi Kathie, well Happy Thanksgiving  !!  Your posts bring nothing but hope and encouragement for all the others fighting the beast. May each year continue to bring you nothing but positive news from here on in. 

My best to Tim as wel…Joan 

Hi Kathie, well Happy Thanksgiving  !!  Your posts bring nothing but hope and encouragement for all the others fighting the beast. May each year continue to bring you nothing but positive news from here on in. 

My best to Tim as wel…Joan 

Hi Kathie,

Thank you for sharing the news!  You are an inspiration to many of us, and have also always been a positive force on this board who offers encouragment and hope.  I am so glad for you and wish you many more years of being NED.  Have a wonderful holiday season and keep smiling 🙂

Best,

Jim

Hi Kathie,

Thank you for sharing the news!  You are an inspiration to many of us, and have also always been a positive force on this board who offers encouragment and hope.  I am so glad for you and wish you many more years of being NED.  Have a wonderful holiday season and keep smiling 🙂

Best,

Jim

Thanks for posting the good news. The take-away from your post is that you don't know for sure what accounts for your survival. While the mysterious pathways of melanoma is its curse, it can also be its blessing. You are well, and for now that's something to celebrate.

Thanks for posting the good news. The take-away from your post is that you don't know for sure what accounts for your survival. While the mysterious pathways of melanoma is its curse, it can also be its blessing. You are well, and for now that's something to celebrate.

Oh, yes…good news is always welcome!! So happy for you…you are such an inspiration to so many. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Tm.

molly

Oh, yes…good news is always welcome!! So happy for you…you are such an inspiration to so many. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Tm.

molly

Congrats!  Doin the happy dance…lalalal…. Doin the happy dance for You!  I love hearing good news from my fellow Stage IV Champs!  Way to go, you give the rest of us hope!

My best to you and yours…Whoopie for you!

Suzan AB

Stage IV

Congrats!  Doin the happy dance…lalalal…. Doin the happy dance for You!  I love hearing good news from my fellow Stage IV Champs!  Way to go, you give the rest of us hope!

My best to you and yours…Whoopie for you!

Suzan AB

Stage IV

Well Hello, Fabulous,

What awesome news! 

I hope you found a great new home and are up and ready to enjoy the Holidays with your family.

Take good care, K.

(Kim in Orlando…ugh)

Well Hello, Fabulous,

What awesome news! 

I hope you found a great new home and are up and ready to enjoy the Holidays with your family.

Take good care, K.

(Kim in Orlando…ugh)

Kathie,

What great news!!!! I am thrilled beyond words for you! I hope a suitable celebration is planned 😉

All my best,

Kevin

Kathie,

What great news!!!! I am thrilled beyond words for you! I hope a suitable celebration is planned 😉

All my best,

Kevin

Of course you post that wonderful news – then you go out and celebrate!!!

I know everyone looks for the positives when first coming to this board and having people like you write in with your history and how well you are doing now is HOPE for all.  Thank you for posting and yes what a wonderful THanksgiving for you and your family enjoy!

laurie from maine 🙂

Of course you post that wonderful news – then you go out and celebrate!!!

I know everyone looks for the positives when first coming to this board and having people like you write in with your history and how well you are doing now is HOPE for all.  Thank you for posting and yes what a wonderful THanksgiving for you and your family enjoy!

laurie from maine 🙂

NEVER,NEVER feel guilty when you have good news to share.  There are so many of us on here that have not had good news and it certainly makes me say "take that you piece of crap" to the melanoma.  You certainly have earned your NED and be proud of it.  I pray you continue to have good scan results and you can prove that stage IV is NOT a death sentance to everybody.  Yes there will be some whom it will be but not ALL.  Thanks for posting and good luck with your future scans and continue to keep us updated.  Live life like it may be gone tomorrow~~~~because it may!

Linda/Kentucky

NEVER,NEVER feel guilty when you have good news to share.  There are so many of us on here that have not had good news and it certainly makes me say "take that you piece of crap" to the melanoma.  You certainly have earned your NED and be proud of it.  I pray you continue to have good scan results and you can prove that stage IV is NOT a death sentance to everybody.  Yes there will be some whom it will be but not ALL.  Thanks for posting and good luck with your future scans and continue to keep us updated.  Live life like it may be gone tomorrow~~~~because it may!

Linda/Kentucky

Hi Kathie.

Glad to hear the good news!

Once again, it shows you really are "King".

Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and New year to you, the hubby and family.

Michael

Hi Kathie.

Glad to hear the good news!

Once again, it shows you really are "King".

Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and New year to you, the hubby and family.

Michael

Will keep praying for you.

Will keep praying for you.

Oh, thank you so much for posting and congratulations to you! Each day I wake up with this dread over my head that I have to fight. It helps so much to read good news.

Gwen in Maine, IIIc

Oh, thank you so much for posting and congratulations to you! Each day I wake up with this dread over my head that I have to fight. It helps so much to read good news.

Gwen in Maine, IIIc

Congrats!!!!

So glad to read this. You are so inspirational to me. You're always very responsive to my posts(whether good or bad news) and it means alot to me.

I hope you continued NED status.

Kellie(from Iowa), Stage IV

Congrats!!!!

So glad to read this. You are so inspirational to me. You're always very responsive to my posts(whether good or bad news) and it means alot to me.

I hope you continued NED status.

Kellie(from Iowa), Stage IV

Good Lord, Kathie! You don't have to apologize for posting such wonderful news! How dreary the board would be if it were just a continual list of bad reports? We need your great news, and the good news stories of all the other warriors. It's what keeps the rest of us going, and gives us hope!  Anyway, I am absolutely thrilled with your report, and I hope it continues for many years to come.

I'm going to Montreal next Wed for my 4th ipi infusion on Thurs, then off to Las Vegas on Sat for 4 days, then to Longboat Key FL for a week at my father-in-law's condo right on the beach, (Don't you just hate me? LOL!!), and then back to Montreal for my 12-week scan on Dec 8, and fly home to Newfoundland that night.

I'll drink to your great news tomorrow night when we go up to our cabin (aka cottage). Cheers to you!!

Hugs

Sharyn, Stage IV

Good Lord, Kathie! You don't have to apologize for posting such wonderful news! How dreary the board would be if it were just a continual list of bad reports? We need your great news, and the good news stories of all the other warriors. It's what keeps the rest of us going, and gives us hope!  Anyway, I am absolutely thrilled with your report, and I hope it continues for many years to come.

I'm going to Montreal next Wed for my 4th ipi infusion on Thurs, then off to Las Vegas on Sat for 4 days, then to Longboat Key FL for a week at my father-in-law's condo right on the beach, (Don't you just hate me? LOL!!), and then back to Montreal for my 12-week scan on Dec 8, and fly home to Newfoundland that night.

I'll drink to your great news tomorrow night when we go up to our cabin (aka cottage). Cheers to you!!

Hugs

Sharyn, Stage IV

Oh Kathie,

This news is so wonderful, you have been NED longer as Stage 4 then Stage 3.  You have been such an inspiration to so many, but you were my first MPIP friend!  I sure wish we could get together again but for now we'll have to settle for facebook & here.  Give Tim our love and squeeze little Ava for me.

Nancy D

Oh Kathie,

This news is so wonderful, you have been NED longer as Stage 4 then Stage 3.  You have been such an inspiration to so many, but you were my first MPIP friend!  I sure wish we could get together again but for now we'll have to settle for facebook & here.  Give Tim our love and squeeze little Ava for me.

Nancy D

Keep on keeping on, Kathie!  Great news!

Janner

Keep on keeping on, Kathie!  Great news!

Janner

Thanks for sharing such wonderful news!!!

Chris

Thanks for sharing such wonderful news!!!

Chris

Kathie, Thank -you for sharing your wonderful news. I, too, have been stage IV NED for almost 3 years.  I post on here rarely anymore, but saw your post and can remember your posts over the 5 years I have been on here. I wonder why I have had a durable response to my Temodar treatment of my lung met…I don't know and feel so fortunate. Thanks for giving me hope that treating more than one recurrence at stage IV can be sucessful.

Kathie, Thank -you for sharing your wonderful news. I, too, have been stage IV NED for almost 3 years.  I post on here rarely anymore, but saw your post and can remember your posts over the 5 years I have been on here. I wonder why I have had a durable response to my Temodar treatment of my lung met…I don't know and feel so fortunate. Thanks for giving me hope that treating more than one recurrence at stage IV can be sucessful.

Kathy,

As a fellow member of the class of '05, I am thrilled to hear this news!

I hadn't been on the board for a while, so it was great to see this as one of the first posts I read….such wonderful and encouraging news for all!

karen-jean

stage IV-'05

Kathy,

As a fellow member of the class of '05, I am thrilled to hear this news!

I hadn't been on the board for a while, so it was great to see this as one of the first posts I read….such wonderful and encouraging news for all!

karen-jean

stage IV-'05

Thanks for posting your wonderful news, Kathie. You continue to inspire and give hope to those of us still struggling with Stage IV. All the best to you and your family. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Bruce in New Hampshire

Thanks for posting your wonderful news, Kathie. You continue to inspire and give hope to those of us still struggling with Stage IV. All the best to you and your family. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Bruce in New Hampshire

I'm so happy for you Kathie!! I know you are celebrating (or have celebrated ) big!!

 God bless you,

 Jim M.

I'm so happy for you Kathie!! I know you are celebrating (or have celebrated ) big!!

 God bless you,

 Jim M.

Love to here this kind of news.  Keep it coming, Gal.

JerryfromFauq

Love to here this kind of news.  Keep it coming, Gal.

JerryfromFauq

Awesome! I like hearing that kind of News..Stage 4 melanoma.NED since March 26, 2010…enrolled in vaccine trial at Moffitt with Dr Weber.

Awesome! I like hearing that kind of News..Stage 4 melanoma.NED since March 26, 2010…enrolled in vaccine trial at Moffitt with Dr Weber.

Hi, Kathie. Haven't been on the board in weeks so I was ecstatic to read your post tonight. I am so glad that your scan results remain NED!

Your presence on this board has helped me in so many ways. Thanks for continuing to share your journey with all of us. You are very special!!!!

Eileen L

Stage IV

Hi, Kathie. Haven't been on the board in weeks so I was ecstatic to read your post tonight. I am so glad that your scan results remain NED!

Your presence on this board has helped me in so many ways. Thanks for continuing to share your journey with all of us. You are very special!!!!

Eileen L

Stage IV

You know we all Love To Hear Great News!!!

You deserve it Kathie. Thanks so much for all the support you give to others on this board.

Always Prayers for You.

Rocky (Stage IV Liver Mets)

You know we all Love To Hear Great News!!!

You deserve it Kathie. Thanks so much for all the support you give to others on this board.

Always Prayers for You.

Rocky (Stage IV Liver Mets)

Very happy for you King!

Very happy for you King!

 That's great news!! I just became a member of this site yesterday as I was just diagnosed Friday November 19th the day before my 46th birthday. This is all new to me and I'm scared. Your story makes me feel more positive. I don't know what stage I'm in yet as I meet with my surgeon for the 1st time December 9th. I am praying alot!

Kristy

 That's great news!! I just became a member of this site yesterday as I was just diagnosed Friday November 19th the day before my 46th birthday. This is all new to me and I'm scared. Your story makes me feel more positive. I don't know what stage I'm in yet as I meet with my surgeon for the 1st time December 9th. I am praying alot!

Kristy

This is wonderful news! Could it be possible that GM-CSF has had some
lasting beneficial effect? The following article (from 2004) says "that
despite the lack of effect on disease recurrence, the character of the
recurrence is changed, in that they are solitary, and allow for surgical
excision …"

For more info:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6366/is_4_16/ai_n29117364/

Frank

This is wonderful news! Could it be possible that GM-CSF has had some
lasting beneficial effect? The following article (from 2004) says "that
despite the lack of effect on disease recurrence, the character of the
recurrence is changed, in that they are solitary, and allow for surgical
excision …"

For more info:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6366/is_4_16/ai_n29117364/

Frank

Wonderful news, Kathie! Thanks so much for posting. I'm so happy for you.

Gwen in Maine

Stage IIIc, currently on Leukine for a year

Wonderful news, Kathie! Thanks so much for posting. I'm so happy for you.

Gwen in Maine

Stage IIIc, currently on Leukine for a year

Wonderful news, Kathie! Thanks so much for posting. I'm so happy for you.

Gwen in Maine

Stage IIIc, currently on Leukine for a year

Wonderful news, Kathie! Thanks so much for posting. I'm so happy for you.

Gwen in Maine

Stage IIIc, currently on Leukine for a year

Kathie,

I am thrilled for you! You've been through so much it is awesome to see your continued successs!! I hope that you have a great celebration!

All my best!

Kevin

Kathie,

I am thrilled for you! You've been through so much it is awesome to see your continued successs!! I hope that you have a great celebration!

All my best!

Kevin