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ABOUT MARK
My name is Mark Andrews. I am 35 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Jenna since Nov 2000. We had our first baby, Jonathan Patrick Andrews, on Nov, 15 2007. I can't even tell you how great that has been. We live in Stevenson Ranch California.
Jenna and I have a wonderful marriage. We are very open with each other, great communicators and we love each other very much. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go through this without her. We are helping each other keep a positive attitude.
PANCREATIC CANCER NEWS
THE LATEST SCANS AND
UPCOMING INJECTIONS
Sandostatin Injection (Jan 18, 2008)
Islet Cell CT Scan (Jan 14, 2008)
Octreotide Scan (Jan 3-4, 2008)
CT Scan (Dec 28, 2007)
PET Scan (Dec 12, 2007)
CT Scan (Dec 5, 2007)
Colonoscopy (Dec 5, 2007)
Ultrasound (Dec 4, 2007)
Upper Endoscopy (Dec 3, 2007)
Chest X-Ray (Dec 2, 2007)
MRI (Dec 1, 2007)
Radionuclide Bone Scan (Dec 1, 2007)
Chest X-Ray (Nov 30, 2007)
Biopsy of Liver (Nov 30, 2007)
CT Scan (Nov 29, 2007)
On November 22, 2007 I started to feel ill. At first we thought it might be an ulcer. Soon after I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma metastasized to the Liver. At this point it has only spread to my liver, but is quite advanced. The doctors have told me I have anywhere from 1 to 4 years to live. I do have a chance of getting rid of the cancer or extending my life expectancy if I can get a liver transplant and surgery on my pancreas.
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ABOUT MARK
My name is Mark Andrews. I am 35 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Jenna since Nov 2000. We had our first baby, Jonathan Patrick Andrews, on Nov, 15 2007. I can't even tell you how great that has been. We live in Stevenson Ranch California.
Jenna and I have a wonderful marriage. We are very open with each other, great communicators and we love each other very much. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go through this without her. We are helping each other keep a positive attitude.
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The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle. The notion of a serpent or dragon eating its own tail can be traced back to Ancient Egypt, circa 1600 BC. From ancient Egypt it passed to Phoenicia and then to the Greek philosophers, who gave it the name Ouroboros ("tail-devourer"). It has been used to represent many things over the ages, but it most generally symbolizes ideas of cyclicality, unity, or infinity especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end.
PANCREATIC CANCER NEWS
CANCER / ONCOLOGY NEWS
PANCREATIC CANCER DISCUSSIONS
THE LATEST SCANS AND
UPCOMING INJECTIONS
Sandostatin Injection (Jan 18, 2008)
Islet Cell CT Scan (Jan 14, 2008)
Octreotide Scan (Jan 3-4, 2008)
CT Scan (Dec 28, 2007)
PET Scan (Dec 12, 2007)
CT Scan (Dec 5, 2007)
Colonoscopy (Dec 5, 2007)
Ultrasound (Dec 4, 2007)
Upper Endoscopy (Dec 3, 2007)
Chest X-Ray (Dec 2, 2007)
MRI (Dec 1, 2007)
Radionuclide Bone Scan (Dec 1, 2007)
Chest X-Ray (Nov 30, 2007)
Biopsy of Liver (Nov 30, 2007)
CT Scan (Nov 29, 2007)
1 comment:
Mark,
A remarkable story. I just found your blog a couple of days ago. I haven't read all of it yet but I am extremely interested and intend to do so. My 28 year old wife has the exact same condition. Her PNET was also stage IV with liver mets when discovered in October 2008. I would be very interested in getting in touch with you by email if you are interested. My address is shind@hotmail.com. I have one quick question regarding your diagnosis if you don't mind - is yours a case of well differentiated or poorly differentiated cancer cells? I hope to hear from you and I totally understand if you do not have the time or the energy to write. I wish you and your family all the best through this difficult time.
Simon Hind (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
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