Kate Dobson
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Re-posting ... Just hoping you'll "like" or echo

It would be great, on this painfully shitty day, to believe I reached someone.

#FuckCancer
Kate Dobson @KDobz
Appendix Cancer?
Do me a favor and reply to say whether you've heard of it

Are you 40? 50? "Appendicitis" at your age should raise questions. In my case, we thought it was an ovarian cyst. Nope.

Today, a friend lost her fight with it
In June, our friend Carol Higgins Clark died

Heartbreaking.
02:28 PM - Jul 30, 2023
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Caeso_K
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In response to Kate Dobson.
I have not heard of it. That said, I understand you can have cancer anywhere there are cells.
03:15 PM - Jul 30, 2023
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Kate Dobson
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In response to Caeso_K.
Thank you. I'm 💔

If someone in their 50s seems to have appendicitis but no fever, be suspicious. (It can happen younger; this friend was 45.) It might be appendicitis, but might be a tumor. At least ask. Sadly, you have to be your own advocate.
03:44 PM - Jul 30, 2023 (Edited)
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Caeso_K
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This is very true. That's why taking someone with you can be very helpful. A patient hearing a diagnosis is often overwhelmed, so having someone there to listen, ask questions and advocate for you is invaluable.
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04:40 PM - Jul 30, 2023
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Caeso_K
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In response to Caeso_K.
I say this as someone who has also lost loved ones to cancer. It is hard. I am sorry for your loss.
04:42 PM - Jul 30, 2023
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Kate Dobson
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In response to Caeso_K.
I'm sorry for yours as well. Thank you for engaging with me about this. ❤️
04:44 PM - Jul 30, 2023
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