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      • May 15, 2011 at 4:20 pm
      rainsberger.tony
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        Lisa,

        I am sorry to hear about your lung nodules and subsquent trial rejection.  My wife has been thriving with melanoma for the past 7 years and for the past 3 years in stage IV.  I use the word thriving because she would as well.  We have had many moments of fear and shed our share of tears, as well.  This past fall she really had her back against the wall with a large tumor in her lungs constricting the blood flow in her superior vena cava.  In December we again shed tears, this time with her oncologist as she told my wife she was NED.  Three scans later she continues to be NED and stays focused on the daily joy of living. I doubt that many melanoma specialists would have expected her to be alive today let alone be NED.  I will be posting her treatment history (under the title of "Sharing hope/joy") on MPIP later today, but honestly it is not a "proven" path.  It seems like there are many melanoma successes that research doesn't validate.  I am certain that "miracles" happen in our world every day and you are worthy of one!  There is hope!

        Tony.

        • May 15, 2011 at 4:20 pm
        rainsberger.tony
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          Lisa,

          I am sorry to hear about your lung nodules and subsquent trial rejection.  My wife has been thriving with melanoma for the past 7 years and for the past 3 years in stage IV.  I use the word thriving because she would as well.  We have had many moments of fear and shed our share of tears, as well.  This past fall she really had her back against the wall with a large tumor in her lungs constricting the blood flow in her superior vena cava.  In December we again shed tears, this time with her oncologist as she told my wife she was NED.  Three scans later she continues to be NED and stays focused on the daily joy of living. I doubt that many melanoma specialists would have expected her to be alive today let alone be NED.  I will be posting her treatment history (under the title of "Sharing hope/joy") on MPIP later today, but honestly it is not a "proven" path.  It seems like there are many melanoma successes that research doesn't validate.  I am certain that "miracles" happen in our world every day and you are worthy of one!  There is hope!

          Tony.

          • May 15, 2011 at 2:11 pm
          rainsberger.tony
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            Wonderful news!  Thanks for sharing it.

            • May 15, 2011 at 2:11 pm
            rainsberger.tony
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              Wonderful news!  Thanks for sharing it.

              • May 15, 2011 at 5:16 pm
              rainsberger.tony
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                You might find the Healthjourneys.com website helpful if guided imagery, visualization and affirmations speak to you.  My wife highly recommends the CDs/ MP3s available there as what she believes it is her most powerful tool for working w/ her mind.  Of course that is a totally personal thing, but I send you positive energy for fnding what works for you.

                • May 15, 2011 at 5:16 pm
                rainsberger.tony
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                  You might find the Healthjourneys.com website helpful if guided imagery, visualization and affirmations speak to you.  My wife highly recommends the CDs/ MP3s available there as what she believes it is her most powerful tool for working w/ her mind.  Of course that is a totally personal thing, but I send you positive energy for fnding what works for you.

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