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I forgot to mention, she has looked at Georgetown University Hospital and knows extensively about their equipment; however she used to be an Administrator there and is trying to keep much of her illness private, despite what all her family and friends have done. Frankly, she is embarrassed of the attention and repeats often that she is not the only person on the planet who is going through this or is being affected by Cancer. 

She also has an appointment with a geneticist next week. 

Josh

I forgot to mention, she has looked at Georgetown University Hospital and knows extensively about their equipment; however she used to be an Administrator there and is trying to keep much of her illness private, despite what all her family and friends have done. Frankly, she is embarrassed of the attention and repeats often that she is not the only person on the planet who is going through this or is being affected by Cancer. 

She also has an appointment with a geneticist next week. 

Josh

I forgot to mention, she has looked at Georgetown University Hospital and knows extensively about their equipment; however she used to be an Administrator there and is trying to keep much of her illness private, despite what all her family and friends have done. Frankly, she is embarrassed of the attention and repeats often that she is not the only person on the planet who is going through this or is being affected by Cancer. 

She also has an appointment with a geneticist next week. 

Josh

Hi there,

You are mentioning many things Courtney has stated. She is not a clinician but has worked in health care all her life and is very smart. To be honest, a lot of this stuff goes way over my head and her family's. I think this may be very frustrating for her because we cannot keep up. 

Would you mind if I gave her your email address or contact info so that the two of you can discuss offline?

Thank you very much for the insight and all the wonderful and caring people on this thread. 

Josh

Hi there,

You are mentioning many things Courtney has stated. She is not a clinician but has worked in health care all her life and is very smart. To be honest, a lot of this stuff goes way over my head and her family's. I think this may be very frustrating for her because we cannot keep up. 

Would you mind if I gave her your email address or contact info so that the two of you can discuss offline?

Thank you very much for the insight and all the wonderful and caring people on this thread. 

Josh

Hi there,

You are mentioning many things Courtney has stated. She is not a clinician but has worked in health care all her life and is very smart. To be honest, a lot of this stuff goes way over my head and her family's. I think this may be very frustrating for her because we cannot keep up. 

Would you mind if I gave her your email address or contact info so that the two of you can discuss offline?

Thank you very much for the insight and all the wonderful and caring people on this thread. 

Josh

Hi Artie,

That is good advice. Today after her oncology appointment, I am going to share these posts with her. I think it is already a start to know there are others out there who she can support and vice versa. 

Thanks for caring!

Josh

Hi Artie,

That is good advice. Today after her oncology appointment, I am going to share these posts with her. I think it is already a start to know there are others out there who she can support and vice versa. 

Thanks for caring!

Josh

Hi Artie,

That is good advice. Today after her oncology appointment, I am going to share these posts with her. I think it is already a start to know there are others out there who she can support and vice versa. 

Thanks for caring!

Josh

Eileen,

Thank you for your post. The irony is she went to Poolesville High and graduated in 1996. Her parents lived there all their lives, up until they retired in Martinsburg. 

I know it's a small town… I'm wondering if the two of you may know each other?  She is at Green Springs a lot.  Actually she will be there tomorrow morning.  She sees Dr. Tanner (gyn-onc), Dr. Richter (ophthalmology specialist for melanoma), Dr. Joseph (primary care) and Dr. Sweren (dermatology) all at Green Springs.  The rest of her specialists are at the hospital, aside from Dr. Sharfman (oncologist she is seeing tomorrow).

I will definitely let her know and what a small world!  This will surely be a nice contact to have.  By any chance, do you have the same physicians?  

We are a bit nervous at the moment because she will be getting her MRI of the brain results back tomorrow. She has had excruciating headaches and nausea almost every day for the last three months. 

Thank you so much for your reply and we would love to hear more advice and about your experience thus far. To be honest, she is getting cold feet about the treatment plan. I think she is fighting only for us at this point. She is tired and is sick of being sick. 

Josh

Eileen,

Thank you for your post. The irony is she went to Poolesville High and graduated in 1996. Her parents lived there all their lives, up until they retired in Martinsburg. 

I know it's a small town… I'm wondering if the two of you may know each other?  She is at Green Springs a lot.  Actually she will be there tomorrow morning.  She sees Dr. Tanner (gyn-onc), Dr. Richter (ophthalmology specialist for melanoma), Dr. Joseph (primary care) and Dr. Sweren (dermatology) all at Green Springs.  The rest of her specialists are at the hospital, aside from Dr. Sharfman (oncologist she is seeing tomorrow).

I will definitely let her know and what a small world!  This will surely be a nice contact to have.  By any chance, do you have the same physicians?  

We are a bit nervous at the moment because she will be getting her MRI of the brain results back tomorrow. She has had excruciating headaches and nausea almost every day for the last three months. 

Thank you so much for your reply and we would love to hear more advice and about your experience thus far. To be honest, she is getting cold feet about the treatment plan. I think she is fighting only for us at this point. She is tired and is sick of being sick. 

Josh

Eileen,

Thank you for your post. The irony is she went to Poolesville High and graduated in 1996. Her parents lived there all their lives, up until they retired in Martinsburg. 

I know it's a small town… I'm wondering if the two of you may know each other?  She is at Green Springs a lot.  Actually she will be there tomorrow morning.  She sees Dr. Tanner (gyn-onc), Dr. Richter (ophthalmology specialist for melanoma), Dr. Joseph (primary care) and Dr. Sweren (dermatology) all at Green Springs.  The rest of her specialists are at the hospital, aside from Dr. Sharfman (oncologist she is seeing tomorrow).

I will definitely let her know and what a small world!  This will surely be a nice contact to have.  By any chance, do you have the same physicians?  

We are a bit nervous at the moment because she will be getting her MRI of the brain results back tomorrow. She has had excruciating headaches and nausea almost every day for the last three months. 

Thank you so much for your reply and we would love to hear more advice and about your experience thus far. To be honest, she is getting cold feet about the treatment plan. I think she is fighting only for us at this point. She is tired and is sick of being sick. 

Josh