Passing of a true hero

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zx10guy
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Passing of a true hero

Postby zx10guy » Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:29 am

Officer Ramon, you are what we as first responders aspire to be. You will be missed.

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Lee
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Re: Passing of a true hero

Postby Lee » Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:35 pm

So sorry this thread got buried.

Officer Ramon sounds like a "True American Hero"

Rest on peace Norbert Ramon, Thank you for ALL that you did, especially with the Harvey Flood,

Lee
rectal cancer - April 2004
46 yrs old at diagnoses
stage III C - 6/13 lymph positive
radiation - 6 weeks
surgery - August 2004/hernia repair 2014
permanent colostomy
chemo - FOLFOX
NED - 16 years and counting!

hawkowl
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Location: MN/FL

Re: Passing of a true hero

Postby hawkowl » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:42 pm

Definitely a hero in every sense of the word
Dx 12/2014 T3N2MX (distant LPLN) low rectal
12/2014-4/2015: FOLFOX (8 cycles)
4/2015-6/2015: 28 cycles of chemoradiation with xeloda, SBRT
8/2015: Robotic APR with iliac node dissection; path showed ypT0,ypN0 (complete pathological response).
11/2015 scans clear, CEA 2.1
11/2015 parastomal hernia repair
3/2016 CEA 1.7, scans stable...
6/2020 5 years of normal CEA and stable scans
Now dealing with pyoderma gangrenosum.
Totally disabled due to oxaliplatin induced neuropathy and dysautonomia


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