In which Amy updates about her cancer

[alexielnet]

Hello again. I have an update on the tumor... and the news is not particularly good. I have Adrenocortical Carcinoma in stage 4 meaning that it has spread to my lungs as well. Currently the survival rate is 25%-35% after five years, which I don't quite understand since the there are two adrenal glands and you only really need one. I will have a lot

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[ghostprayer]

I really wish I had something helpful to say other than I am keeping you in my thoughts and sincerely hoping for the best... I cannot imagine how you must be feeling, but if you ever need to talk about anything, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail if you are feeling well enough/have the time. Please keep us updated if you can as well.

Try to stay as strong as you can and not be bogged down by one source's survival rates. Definitely ask your doctor every question you can think of and find out all of your options. I hope we can hear good news from you soon! <3

[alexielnet]

Thank you for everything. I'm really struggling right now but people have been incredibly supportive. It's so hard when your mind is lost.

[alexielnet]

Thank you so much for all your comments during this terrible time, Any information you might have would be lovely. My head is in complete fog at the moment, so I might have trouble understanding it right now, but it's all great to have when I can think straight. Thanks again.

[reikane]

I'll keep praying for you, dear. I'll pray very hard. I-I feel so terrible that it's all I can do right now. I hope you seek the best, most immediate help you can get. Please stay strong, even if it seems so hard.

[alexielnet]

Thank you. Some days even typing is difficult. It's so strange.

[swallowthelake]

I'm at a loss for words. I hope that everything works out.

[alexielnet]

Thank you so much!

[trenchkamen]

I am so sorry. I've been away from LJ for a while, and this is one of the first posts from you I've read in a while. It sounds like you had quite a run-around with it.

I don't know what to say. I can't imagine how you must feel, so it would be insulting to say that I understand. But I am here if you need somebody to talk to. I have done cancer research, so I'm pretty well-versed in the molecular biology of it.

[alexielnet]

I know this is the pain and the panic talking but there are days I envy that man who succeeded at Sky Harbor. Our bodies are such fragile things in some ways, but so meant to survive in others. It really is amazing.