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[HiLo]

Some of my friends who have finally died of cancer found it came back after many years; 20 is not at all unreasonable. I have heard there is still something in the system that stays, even after one if pronounced cancer free. Maybe a person with a medical background could clarify this information.

The only time loved ones or friends appear to me are in dreams and that is quite frequent and very real.

[Mama Mia]

On 1/11/2014 HiLo said:

Some of my friends who have finally died of cancer found it came back after many years; 20 is not at all unreasonable. I have heard there is still something in the system that stays, even after one if pronounced cancer free. Maybe a person with a medical background could clarify this information.

The only time loved ones or friends appear to me are in dreams and that is quite frequent and very real.

This a lovely post, and I also believe loved ones come back around you, besides appearing in very real dreams.

As a C survivor of about twenty six years, I was diagnosed with colon cancer, about one year ago, yes, after regular colonoscopies that found nothing. It was contained and very early, however the oncologist I saw, a friend in fact, wanted me to take an extensive chemo treatment. He said that just in case there were any stray cells this would get them.

I strongly believe if you have cancer once, you will get it again. When, it seems to vary. It is not necessarily the same kind of cancer either. A younger lady I know had breast cancer thirteen years ago, and just finished about thirty five radiation treatments for a very rare cancer, a sarcoma of the groin.

I hate to even speculate on it, since my DH had another very rare cancer about three years ago, and I sure hope her never gets another kind.

So sorry to get offtrack here.

[RedHeadedWench]

I believe you. I had a dream the other night and my Dad came to see me. He didn't speak (he didn't have to) he just looked at me and smiled. That told me everything.

[Writertoo]

After my grandfather died many years ago, I had dreams about him very often. But then I had one dream in which I told him that I loved him. I think that's why he was visiting me in my dreams. I never had another dream about him again, and I felt a strong sense of relief after that.

[jlkz]

My aunt passed 8years ago. She and I were extremely close since she came into the family when I was 12. Many times she has made her presence known to me while I am awake. Once when I was very down after she passed I looked out on my patio and there was 1 huge rhododendron bloom mid-November (it was my first birthday without her and her telephoning me to sing "happy birthday"). These flowers are done blooming midsummer here in PA. Another time as I was dusting the music box she gave me, I picked it up and it played the ENTIRE song--not just a few notes. I never wound it before. So many other significant and personal occurrences I. The love shared doesn't die when the physical body passes on. HTH.