Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

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Lydia666
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Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

Postby Lydia666 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:37 pm

Terrible news, i hoped for miracles of one of the research studies. Really breaks my heart. Hope her family can carry on.
Oct 2012- thyroid cancer
June 19, 2015 Dx@39 yrs- CRC-T3N1M0
No vascular, no perineural invasion
Aug-Sept 2015- 28 rad/5FU
Oct 28, 2015- LAR- temp ileo, neg. nodes- 0/11
March 2016- 6 rounds Xeloda/positive CHEK2 mutation
August 2016- DCIS and decided post prophylactic double mastectomy
May 2018 - clean CT
Sept 2018-clean scope
Devastation, total shock- oct 2018, invasion of peri mets
Dec 20 - 2 round of folfox
Mom to 4 & 7 yrs kids - at least i brought them to this level of independence.

DarknessEmbraced
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Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:26 am

My deepest condolences to her friends and family. *hugs* So sad. :(
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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LPL
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Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

Postby LPL » Sat May 26, 2018 3:33 pm

Oh :cry: I just saw this and it is so sad.
Julie’s blog has made such an impact on me.
So good to hear that her words will be saved and turned into a published book.
Thank You & Rest in pease Julie <3
DH @ 65 DX 4/11/16 CC recto-sigmoid junction
Adenocarcenoma 35x15x9mm G3(biopsi) G1(surgical)
Mets 3 Liver resectable
T4aN1bM1a IVa 2/9 LN
MSS, KRAS-mut G13D
CEA & CA19-9: 5/18 2.5 78 8/17 1.4 48 2/14/17 1.8 29
4 Folfox 6/15-7/30 (b4 liver surgery) 8 after
CT: 8/8 no change 3/27/17 NED->Jan-19 mets to lung NED again Oct-19 :)
:!: Steroid induced hyperglycemia dx after 3chemo
Surgeries 2016: 3/18 Emergency colostomy
5/23 Primary+gallbl+stoma reversal+port 9/1 Liver mets
RFA 2019: Feb & Oct lung mets

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Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018

Postby dauofcamom » Sun May 27, 2018 11:11 am

I am new here and didn’t know Julie but I have been reading her blog. I am sad. I am grateful. I am angry. I am hopeful. I am overwhelmed with information. I am touched by the human kindness I have seen. I am bolstered by the courage of so many others. I am forever changed, like every cancer patient and caregiver is. One day you are “innocent” and the next day your life will never be like it was.
Long Distance Caregiver to 75 year old Mom
3/2018 - colonoscopy, DX malignant cecum mass
4/2018 - right hemi
Stage IIIC - T4bN1aM0
MSI High
5/2018 - Xelox Regime
10/2018 - peri Mets discovered
10/2018 - Start Keytruda every 3 weeks
12/2018 - scan all clear

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Re: Julie Yip Williams passed away last Monday, Mar 19th, 2018 (Update)

Postby O Stoma Mia » Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:20 am

Apparently, Julie's book will be released on February 5, 2019. It can be pre-ordered now from the publishers, Penguin-Random House:

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The Unwinding of the Miracle
A Memoir of Life, Death and Everything that Comes After
By JULIE YIP-WILLIAMS

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576723/the-unwinding-of-the-miracle-by-julie-yip-williams/9780525511359/

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