Rest in Peace Carmen

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cathy123
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby cathy123 » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:04 am

So sad to see this. Love and prayers to Carmens family
Cathy

Diagnosed 10/14 low rectal cancer age 43
Clinical T2NXMX
Radiation/xeloda 12/14-1/15
LAR with temp Ileo 3/15
pT2N0M0, lymphatic invasion 0/37 nodes
4 xelox, 1 xeloda only
Reversal 9/15
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Bev G » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:10 am

This is incredibly sad news. Carmen is an incredible woman. May she rest peacefully. Love and condolences to her beloved family.
58 yo Type1 DM 48 years
12/09 Stage IV 2/22 nodes + liver met, colon resec
3 tx FOLFIRI, liver resec 4/10
9/10 6 mos off chemo, Neg PET&CTC CEA nl
2/11 finished total 10 rounds chemo
9/13 ^17th clean PET/CT NED for now
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby jalusa » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:21 am

Rest in peace.
Hoping to get to resection with HAI pump.
Failed PVE - Searching for options
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby peanut_8 » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:27 am

Very sad to hear this. Condolences to all her family and friends.
female, diagnosed Jan 14, RC stage 2a, age 56
MSS
April 14, 28 chemo/rad with Xeloda
June 14 adjuvant Xeloda 6 rounds
currently NED
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Sleen » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:33 am

So very sorry.
Eternal Rest, Carmen.

Celine
my blog: Cancer Riot

NED since April 2016!
April 2016: lower left lung lobectomy. NED
8 mo. f/u: 1 of 7 tumors progressed.
6 mo. f/u PR confirmed (Jan 2016)
Jul 2015: NIH TIL trial NCT01174121 NCI/NIH Surgery Branch FAQ
Dec 2014 confirmed stage IV w/bilateral lung mets
FOLFOX + Radiation (bladder)
KRAS G12D :: MSS
dx Sep 2013 @47yo: IIIc T4b N2b MX [bladder invasion, 17/21 lymph nodes]

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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Ajane » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:51 am

My deepest condolences to her husband and daughter. Another beautiful, caring soul gone from us all with still so much to give. Soar high among the angels, Carmen.
7/13, T2, G3, Ultra-low. CEA 5.7 KRAS Wild, MSS
8-9/13 6 wks Xeloda/radiation
12/13 TEM pCR NED
5/15 CEA 4.6 PET 1.5 cm met, UL Lobectomy
6-10/15: Rounds 1-2 Xelox+Avastin; 3-8 Folfox+Avastin
10/15-4/16: 12 rounds Avastin
9/2016 CEA 4.2, 12 mm AP node
11/2016 CEA 4.3. PET/CT. 16mm AP nodal met removed
4 wks chemorad
2/2017 NED CEA 2.4
Carafate to tx esophageal ulcers caused by rad
Avastin maintenance postponed

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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby ams5796 » Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:05 pm

Very very sad news! She was so young. My deepest condolences to her family.


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Stage 3C (or 4?) Rectal Cancer 01/07
2/10 lung mets
3/11 VATS
6/11 VATS
7/13 lung met
2/14 SBRT
NED 8/14
5/17 scan and MRI found treated spine met
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Jack&KatiesMommy » Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:32 pm

She was always so sweet and kind. She will be greatly missed. the world is a smaller place without her....
Cynthia
Mommy to Jack (8) now (18) and Katie (4) now (14)
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Dx 8/11 Stage IV CRC (liver mets) CEA 2,600+
9/11 Folfiri 2/12: Failed Liver Resection
5/12 HAI pump/removed primary
4/13 Liver Resection
8/13-12/15 (10) RFAs lungs
5/17: Upper Left Lobe of lung resected.
02/18: 3 new lymph mets lung
05/18: Keytruda (MSS w/Intermediate TMB): NED CEA: 66.4, 39.2, 23.8, 13, 3.5 1.8, 1.0, 2.8 3.9, 5.0, 5.6, 1.5, .8,
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:44 pm

I'm so sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to Carmen's family and friends.
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)
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Annemiek
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Annemiek » Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:52 pm

Just a few days ago she was active on facebook and asking about what to tell her daughter, I hope she still got the chance to cuddle her little girl.
So unfair, so sad, so very very scary.

Wishing her family all the strength to learn to cope with her loss.

Annemiek

43 yr mum of a girl aged 7
10/2014 coloncancer stage IIIc
11/2014 HIPEC, tumor removed + 12 positive out of 60 ln
hysterectomy, abdominal lining partly removed
Peridonitus, stoma fitted, 6 abcesses drained in abdomen
MSS, kras
3/2015 Folfox, someones playing kill Bill inside me
9/2015 finished 12 rounds,
First scan results: NED!!!!!!!!!
4/2016 ct scan: NED!!!
7/2016 ultrasound: NED
10/2016 cr scan: NED
5/2017 ultrasound: NED 2,5 yrs!
CEA 8/2017 1.8 stable.
CT scan 11/2017 NED! 3 yrs
CEA 1.9
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Teddi » Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:12 pm

This saddens me greatly. Carmen was always so generous with her information. My condolences to all who loved her. Rest in peace, and suffer no more.

Teddi
47 at diagnosis
Colonoscopy, biopsy, CT, PET 6/14
Rectal cancer (tentatively) Stage III-b, MSS
Xeloda and radiation 25x finished 8/14
FOLFOX 5 cycles
Surgery 1/23/14 ~ T1N0MX ~ temp illeostomy
FOLFOX 3 cycles = total of 8
Illeostomy reversal 4/8/15
Clean scans x2, clear colonoscopy 9/15
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby CRguy » Sat Nov 28, 2015 6:16 pm

For those who followed Carmen's FB group Cannabis and Complementary Therapy and Treatment for CRC,
here is another personal tribute from her friend Dawn Eicher
To my friend, Carmen
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby Irishmale » Sat Nov 28, 2015 6:33 pm

As I'm a new member here, I didn't know,Carmen. From reading the comments, it very obvious that Carmen was very much loved as a person ,and as a valued member of the group. May I just add my deepest condolences to her extended family and friends.
Let your new journey begin, Carmen. God rest you, and may you hence forth and be a messenger between us and our higher power. Rest in peace.
Crohns 1995
Minor surgeries fistula fissures
Regular colonoscopies showed sever activities
2011 partial removal large intestine ,colostomy
20-13 Total Proctocolectomy ,Ileostomy
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chrissyrice
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby chrissyrice » Sat Nov 28, 2015 6:44 pm

I just cannot imagine the loss for her husband and daughter. Very sad and bittersweet that her pain and suffering are over.
DX 10-31-09 Surgery 12-1-09 Sigmoid Colon
Stage IIIb T3,N2,MX; Chemo Feb 2010-Aug 2010; 4 rounds Folfox; 8 rounds 5FU +LV
12/2010 PET/CT Scan, Cancer Free
7/2012 CT Scan NED 2 years
10/2013 NED 3 years
8/2014 NED 4 years
Recurrence 6/2015: iliac lymph node(s)
8/2015 Surgery: 3 cm tumor removed+iliac artery graft
3/2016 CT Scan Stable
6/2016 Stable
9/2016 Stable
12/2016 Stable
3/2017 Stable
Recurrence 6/2017
12/2017 Surgery removed all cancer w/ clean margins
07-27-2018 Cancer-free for 7 months
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ziggymonster
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Re: Rest in Peace Carmen

Postby ziggymonster » Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:25 pm

I am so very sorry to hear this, she was so brave and a true inspiration to so many......another angel taken too soon.
DX advanced prostate cancer 2002
2014 still fighting mPca , failed surgery, radiation, hormone
DX Stage IIIa Rectal Cancer 12/12 1 of 12 nodes +
LAR permanent colostomy 1/13
Folfox 2/13 - 7/13 clear CT CEA 1.2
7/14 liver met chemo the resect in Oct
6/15 2 pos lung mets watching for now
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