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Cancer Support

Douglas Carpenter

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6. I expect to be in Manila for five to eight weeks. But truthfully, I don't know for sure because only

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #5)

Tue May 5, 2015, 03:26 PM

May 2015

a Gastroenterologist has seen me so far. Manila is about 900 miles east of here. I gather that it probably will be an aggressive chemo/rad plan. I do have connections in the Philippines - so I will not be completely on my own.

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this is all knew to me and it came as quite a shock [View all] Douglas Carpenter May 2015 OP

some of the doctors you will be dealing with .... olddots May 2015 #1

lol, the important thing is the result, not how "nice" the doc is wordpix May 2015 #12

Douglas, I am so sorry to hear this Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #2

yes, I am still in the Mariana Islands Douglas Carpenter May 2015 #4

Thats comforting to hear Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #5

I expect to be in Manila for five to eight weeks. But truthfully, I don't know for sure because only Douglas Carpenter May 2015 #6

Wonderful news Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #7

thanks for the encouraging words Douglas Carpenter May 2015 #8

your job now is to focus on your health wordpix May 2015 #11

I'll sign on to what Ruby the Liberal said above. Solly Mack May 2015 #3

I'm sorry. I'm a six year survivor of Stage IV tonsil cancer and know what you're in for. sinkingfeeling May 2015 #9

Sorry you had to join this group and wishing you are on your way to Manila ... slipslidingaway May 2015 #10

best wishes and onethatcares May 2015 #13

Insights (?) Tab May 2015 #14