Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Environmental exposure and cancer - an update

2010-03-21T19:30:56.182-07:00

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I actually landed on your blog for the very first ...

2010-03-08T17:39:09.475-08:00

I actually landed on your blog for the very first time right when you announced your husband's cancer. I admit I've been wondering how he's doing and you too for that matter. I am amazed at the treatments - wonder about the heroics and horrors of medicine and then I poke myself when I hear that you still have your husband with you and your family.

I am glad to hear that your husband is able to liv...

2010-03-08T15:22:55.558-08:00

I am glad to hear that your husband is able to live his life, and I have all the best thoughts for him.

It is heart-breaking that your family has had to go through this. And even more heart-breaking that many other families may have to, as well, if we don't stop spewing out and using toxic chemicals at such alarming rates. What will it take for us to finally clean up our act?

You are an amazing woman Deanna! Thanks for sharin...

2010-03-08T07:46:15.812-08:00

You are an amazing woman Deanna! Thanks for sharing your story. I hope and pray your husband will live a long and healthy life.

Living for today is the best philosophy. You can&...

2010-03-08T05:08:12.915-08:00

Living for today is the best philosophy. You can't do anything about the past and have little control over the future. Sometimes it takes a major kick in the gut to get this idea in our heads. It sounds like you and your family are taking this major "kick" and living your lives for the best. Keep on being a good example for living green and healthy.

Linda Anderson

The links between Cancer and specific diseases are...

2010-03-07T06:14:46.316-08:00

The links between Cancer and specific diseases are usually hard to prove. But we shouldn't need specific data to take action against chemicals we know are dangerous. Thank you for raising some of these issues. Good luck to you and your husband in the days ahead.

What a wonderful post. It is true that adversity ...

2010-03-06T12:07:13.038-08:00

What a wonderful post. It is true that adversity kicks us in the ass, but why wait?

My prays are with your family. If your husband is anything like you, he will give the C word an ass kicking.

Thanks for the update. I've wondered from tim...

2010-02-07T20:22:58.526-08:00

Thanks for the update. I've wondered from time to time how your husband was doing. That he is able to work, go to school and live his life is so wonderful.

I completely related with your comment about how you are doing things you never thought you'd do or were afraid of doing before. My husband passed away from cancer a little more than a year and a half ago. In his case, it was stomach cancer that wasn't discovered until it had already spread. He didn't show any symptoms until 3 weeks before he died. My son was 12 and my daughter 4 at the time. Most of the time I don't have time to sit back and reflect on things, but when I do I am always amazed at some of the things I do now. I used to be a very nervous person and there were PLENTY of things I was afraid of. After going through what I went through, I'm not really afraid of much of anything anymore.

I'll be keeping you and your husband in my prayers.

xxx

2010-01-28T16:11:24.991-08:00

xxx

Thank you for your update. I truly hope your husba...

2010-01-20T23:40:01.080-08:00

Thank you for your update. I truly hope your husband will go into remission. You both have a lot of courage. Your positive thinking and resilience set a wonderful example for others to emulate.

I've been interested in (and worried about) how environmental toxins may detrimentally effect our health for quite some time. It would be wonderful if we all got together to make inaccurate product defense illegal and demand long-term testing before chemicals were released into the environment, put into food or skin care products and make-up. Those companies that put profit over the health and safety of people and the environment should be culpable for the harm they've done. I've written a few posts about this and am providing links.

http://palmerspurview.blogspot.com/2009/10/children-and-our-poisoned-environment.html
http://palmerspurview.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-gmos-got-into-food-supply.html
http://palmerspurview.blogspot.com/2009/01/pbs-exposs-on-product-defense-and.html
http://palmerspurview.blogspot.com/2008/11/could-i-please-order-water-and-flame.html

I think about your husband and his battle with can...

2010-01-20T20:43:49.131-08:00

I think about your husband and his battle with cancer often when I read your blog. I am glad to hear things are doing better but living with cancer is extremely scary. Your family will continue to be in my prayers and hopefully soon there will be a cure.

My thoughts are with you and yours. Wish I had ins...

2010-01-20T07:32:19.515-08:00

My thoughts are with you and yours. Wish I had inspirational words of wisdom for you, but I don't, just compassion

I had no idea this type of cancer was more common ...

2010-01-19T11:00:05.754-08:00

I had no idea this type of cancer was more common in firefighters- I know another woman whose husband has this (and is mostly doing okay) and he *was* a firefighter. Thanks for the info, and best wishes to your family.

A personal and thoughtful post. I have nothing to ...

2010-01-18T07:46:16.002-08:00

A personal and thoughtful post. I have nothing to compare or any experience taht would allow me to share... but then, cancer has touched so many of our lives, it's inspirational and moving to read your viewpoint. A reminder on what is important.

I send Light and Healing to you and your family.

I also watched Crunchy Chicken TV and am extremely impressed. It was fabulous and I am so glad that you're doing it!!

You are amazing Deanna and I hope your husband can...

2010-01-17T13:36:24.384-08:00

You are amazing Deanna and I hope your husband can beat this and be with you for a long time.

My stepdad had a different type of leukemia, but h...

2010-01-17T02:36:32.803-08:00

My stepdad had a different type of leukemia, but he worked for the phone company repairing telephone poles for many years. The job involved a variety of chemicals that have been tied to leukemia.

He lived for almost 10 years after his diagnosis, and for many of those years, we could forget he had ever been sick.

It's great to hear he is doing well. I was wo...

2010-01-16T10:12:33.460-08:00

It's great to hear he is doing well. I was wondering as well.

I remember sitting at my grandmother's kitchen table one day many years ago, when she told me about her dreams as a young woman. She told me she had always wanted to be an architect, and that she wished she'd pursued it because it was what she truly loved to do. There was a deep, lasting regret in her voice as she said it. I remember her as always being an unhappy person in her life, and she remained unhappy until her death a couple of years later.

On that day at my grandmother's kitchen table, I vowed to myself that I would never end up so dissatisfied in my life, I would never end up in my 80s wishing I'd done what I really wanted to do. I believe she just never had the courage to follow her dreams.

It is unfortunate that we as humans need to have that jolt of painful reality that inspires us to pursue our dreams and to not take life for granted. But I am glad that many of us has found that motivation, and that you have shared it with others.

thanks for letting us know how you and your husban...

2010-01-16T09:08:53.629-08:00

thanks for letting us know how you and your husbank are doing. that's great he is doing so well, may he do so for many years to come.

peace to all,

Shamba

Very inspirational post..thank you...i do believe ...

2010-01-16T05:34:11.641-08:00

Very inspirational post..thank you...i do believe i will get myself out from under all these cats and get off the couch now, and do something worthwhile....ps love your blog

Pirate - I totally agree with the commentor on tha...

2010-01-15T18:13:29.542-08:00

Pirate - I totally agree with the commentor on that post. It is hugely lifesaving for myeloma patients and they are crazy careful with distribution of the drug. My husband wasn't on it, he was on something similar. But as with most chemotherapies like this, they don't take exposure to babies lightly - even as his spouse I had to answer a questionnaire every month before they would distribute it from the manufacturer.

Crunchy, have you read this? http://www.cnn.com/2...

2010-01-15T16:33:07.164-08:00

Crunchy, have you read this?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/14/uk.thalidomide.apology/index.html?hpt=Sbin
I debated whether or not to send this link to you, but in the end, I feel that we all need to be an advocate for ourselves regarding our health care and that knowledge is power. What caught my eye was the woman in the Comments section who mentioned thalildomide as a cure for myeloma. Regardless of whether this is useful info for you and your husband, I wish you both all the best.

Your story is a wonderful illustration of the clas...

2010-01-15T14:35:17.910-08:00

Your story is a wonderful illustration of the classic advice "... make lemonade", and you are certainly an inspiration to many of us out here.

We haven't had any personal illnesses or tragedies, but nevertheless, we've been taking the advice you give to live our dreams and stop putting off those things we really wish to pursue because of fear.

Thanks for continuing to be an inspiration ....

I'm so glad things are stable for you. You an...

2010-01-15T13:40:50.962-08:00

I'm so glad things are stable for you. You and Hank are always in my prayers, FWIW.

Sharon

Great advice. This is an evocative piece with a gr...

2010-01-15T12:47:32.747-08:00

Great advice. This is an evocative piece with a great message. May you and your husband continue to have many more wonderful experiences together...thanks for reminding us of the fragility of life and not to waste it.

Thanks for the update! As I think I told you befor...

2010-01-15T12:42:28.288-08:00

Thanks for the update! As I think I told you before, our local weather guy (who I've watched since I was a kid) is a multiple myeloma survivor... for many years now.

Anyway, I agree not to wait, our lives and our happiness are under our control.