Life span

[Guest guest]

I guess with cancer it is always a crapshoot and you can never know

for sure, but there is very little indication of expected lifespan for

CML. Does anyone know the extreme (earliest and longest) and average

a CMLer can live.

I found out today that my wife (separated--though we were working on

it) was diagnosed Monday. She is 25, and convinced she is dying. Our

relationship issues make communication difficult, so I do not even

know what her doctor told her.

Thanks for any input.

[Guest guest]

Hello & welcome to the group even though I am sure you wish you didn't have

to be here.

As much as you are concerned about her and what she is going through right

now I bet you want to know what you can do for her. My advice is get her to

participate in this group.

She will start by just reading and learning from those of us who were once

in her shoes with the shock of the initial diagnosis.

Most of us if not all of us felt just like she does now and our spouses,

family members and caregivers felt just like you do now. Pretty darn scared!

Thank God I found an on-line support group with people who were LIVING with

CML.

It gave me the hope and inspiration to get up and go on.

Almost 7 years later and I am still here and living a very normal life

(whatever normal is:-) )

If you cannot get her to the site right now then print out the responses you

have received so far and give them to her to read.

Believe me, she'll read them.

ez

[Guest guest]

I cannot agree with more---getting your wife to be part of this forum

would be the best thing for her...I hope that can be soon. My husband was

diagnosed with CML last July (06), and I dont know what we both would do

without this forum. The amount of insight, education, and overall positivity

we have both gotten from this group is amazing. Please let your wife know

she very well may lead almost the same life she was leading up until the

diagnosis,...yes, she has cancer...but thank God, she has one of the most

treatable forms of cancer...and the treatment is evolving every day. I feel

so much for both of you...when we got the news of my husband's diagnosis,

we also got the triple whammy that he had CML, he also had a blood clot in

his brain, that was causing him to have a stroke. Talk about shocking news!

But--he is alive...he is doing excellent...we have a new baby...and if

nothing else, in some strange way, sometimes we actually feel like CML might

be a blessing. Only in that we appreciate life and eachother so much more,

we have developed closer friendships, have met tons of new friend with CML

(through this forum!). Not to mention...we just thank God for each day we

get to be with our new son.

Your wife will get through this, and so will you....just know that everyone

on this forum is here to help.

Regards,

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>Subject: [ ] Re:Life span

>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:58:41 -0500

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>Hello & welcome to the group even though I am sure you wish you didn't have

>to be here.

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>As much as you are concerned about her and what she is going through right

>now I bet you want to know what you can do for her. My advice is get her to

>participate in this group.

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>She will start by just reading and learning from those of us who were once

>in her shoes with the shock of the initial diagnosis.

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>Most of us if not all of us felt just like she does now and our spouses,

>family members and caregivers felt just like you do now. Pretty darn

>scared!

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>Thank God I found an on-line support group with people who were LIVING with

>CML.

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>It gave me the hope and inspiration to get up and go on.

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>Almost 7 years later and I am still here and living a very normal life

>(whatever normal is:-) )

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>If you cannot get her to the site right now then print out the responses

>you

>have received so far and give them to her to read.

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>Believe me, she'll read them.

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