Story from Concord - Losing the battle with PSC

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arolynne St. Pierre, a

maternity nurse who helped deliver many of Concord's newborns

and who courageously fought an aggressive liver cancer in an effort to remain

with her own three children, died Saturday,

Feb. 10, 2007, at the age of 44.

The cancer likely stemmed

from her history of the liver disease primary

sclerosing cholangitis. After a painful nine-month recovery from her surgery, ...

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Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Listed 7/21 @ Baylor Dallas

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How sad,I sent a letter to the editor to let them know that PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is working to change this sad fact that we are losing people to this cancer and before a chance of a liver transplant. Thanks for posting Barb.LeeCarolynne St. Pierre, a maternity nurse who helped deliver many ofConcord's newborns and who courageously fought an aggressive liver cancer in an effort to remain with her own three children, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at the age of 44.

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Barb,

This tragic story had me sobbing for that family, for my son, for all of us.

As Joe continues his fight with PSC and CC, next week an ERCP is planned to place a permanent stent. His past two days of chemo have been rough, but he remains strong at heart. I hope I can, too. It is so hard to watch my baby go through all of this. I wish it were me instead.

Chris

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This tragic

story had me sobbing

for that family, for my son,

for all of us.

I’m sorry

I know you are going through a rough patch right now with Joe and I sure don’t

want to pile on any more stress.

Whenever I find a

story, article or study containing “bad news”, I always wonder if I

should post it or not. While I don’t

want to hurt, scare, or discourage anyone, I also don’t want to sugar

coat or censor anything either. I

am a firm believer that knowledge is power, so I post anything I find, good or

bad.

But, from now on, I’m going to try something new. I will add either “Good” or “Sad”

to any people related articles or stories I might find. That way, it will be easier for folks to

hit delete if they don’t want to read it. I hope I remember to do it every time,

but if I forget, please be patient with me, or remind me.

Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Listed 7/21 @ Baylor Dallas

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