[nfb-talk] More bad news: Round 2

T. Joseph Carter carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Sat Jan 29 14:53:08 UTC 2011


Thanks Sarah and everybody,

I actually have been blogging over at http://spiritsubstance.com/ 
since this whole thing began.  (Allergy warning: May contain God.)

I didn’t include a link with my original message because, although I 
am a blind person fighting cancer, the blog isn’t really about the 
blindness.  It actually isn’t even about the cancer, really.  It’s 
more about what I’ve been learning in the process about myself, about 
life, and about the world around me.

I looked around last year and never really found anything quite like 
it, so I started writing.  I don’t know if it’s ever really helped 
anyone, and I’ve never gotten any comments on any of it before, but 
I’ve also never really promoted the blog either.

I’m certainly up for reading another with a Christian focus, though!  
My address on this email is a Google account.

Joseph


On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 07:47:19AM -0800,  Sarah Baughn wrote:
>Joseph, I am praying for you.  I have started a blog wihch will later 
>be the companion to a support group which I hope to expand and make 
>global in the future.  The support system is called Frees, which 
>stands for Friends and Relatives Encouraging Survivors.  It is a 
>Christ-centered system, and if you have a Google account, you can 
>read the blog, and if you give me the email address to send it to, I 
>will send you an invite which will allow you to become an author of 
>the blog, and let you post entries.  Check out the blog, which was 
>formed just yesterday, so there won't be much there yet.  It's at 
>http://freesgroup.blogspot.com.  Dave, I am sorry this is so long, 
>but I felt it was important.
>Sarah
>----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter" 
><carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:55 AM
>Subject: [nfb-talk] More bad news: Round 2
>
>
>>Hey everyone,
>>
>>Three weeks ago I felt some pain in my leg, the opposite side from 
>>the tumor in my back/side.  A scan showed something very small, but 
>>definitely solid.  The doctor removed it and did a biopsy, given my 
>>history. Preliminarily, it looked like another sarcoma, so they cut 
>>some margin tissue out as well.  It was so small that a week later, 
>>I’ve all but recovered from the surgery.
>>
>>I’ve waited to write to everyone until the pathology report came 
>>back, and it did tonight.  It was a sarcoma, and the margins are 
>>clear.  This will mean another round of radiation, and I suspect 
>>I’ll be told Tuesday that chemotherapy is not considered optional 
>>this time around.
>>
>>The last time around, my whole life was put on hold for several 
>>months. That was mostly because I was still recovering from surgery 
>>during the radiation.  I don’t know how I’ll react to chemotherapy, 
>>but I’m told that generally it isn’t going to be pleasant.
>>
>>Metastasized soft tissue sarcomas have a statistically high 
>>mortality rate.  One study says 73% within six years.  They are 
>>considered to be stage 4, but people can and do survive them.  My 
>>lungs were clear in October; it’s a good sign if they still are.  
>>And though we cannot prove the negative, it is possible that this 
>>new tumor resulted either from metastasis of the original to this 
>>and only this location, or that it is what they call a second 
>>primary tumor.  Either of those make the clear margins very 
>>important.
>>
>>We’ll know more after Tuesday, hopefully.  I’m praying for the 
>>best, and would welcome prayers from others as well.
>>
>>Thanks everyone,
>>
>>Joseph
>>
>>
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