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Rick Bellinger

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self employed electrican/plumber. my wife and i worked together for the last 10 years untill she got this cancer. she beat breast cancer 2 years ago and now fighting strong to beat this. Carol Bellinger (my wife) broke her back in a 4 wheeler wreck in 2000, they said she would never walk again but did 3 months later and was back to work shortly after that. then got breast cancer in 2008 and we beat that, but thats when we found the primary melonoma spot on her wrist but the oncologist wouldnt take that serious. said he didnt think it was any thing. then it spread into her lymphnodes last november and here we are with stage 4 mastetic melonoma and fighting for her life.

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Rick Bellinger

I am

the patient's husband

Initial Diagnosis Month

December

Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 4

Current Stage

Stage 4