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[ShowMe]

Jimmy Carter has announced he is cancer free now.....

Fantastic news. 

Here's hoping and praying I will be able to say that soon......

Edited to say I know there is no CBN.......SHOULD BE CNN....Sorry for the mistake.

[Annabellethecat66]

@ShowMe  Thanks for the good news.  I immediately thought though of all of the people who are dying of cancer because they don't have the money, ability, knowledge to go to these amazing Drs I guarantee you Mr. Carter went to.

I am glad he is better.  He has done a lot of good for the world.

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

@ShowMe  Thanks for the good news.  I immediately thought though of all of the people who are dying of cancer because they don't have the money, ability, knowledge to go to these amazing Drs I guarantee you Mr. Carter went to.

I am glad he is better.  He has done a lot of good for the world.

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Yes, that is wonderful news......

I have been getting treatments for the same kind of cancer since February......the started me out on the Yervoy (that he was on) for 4 treatments and then have been on Opdiv since that was completed. 

Thank goodness he didn't have to continue with like I am...

[Cookie2025]

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

@ShowMe  Thanks for the good news.  I immediately thought though of all of the people who are dying of cancer because they don't have the money, ability, knowledge to go to these amazing Drs I guarantee you Mr. Carter went to.

I am glad he is better.  He has done a lot of good for the world.

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annabellethecat - I totally agree. From my own history -  I was considered terminally ill - but I had excellent HEALTH INSURANCE and FIESTY DOCTORS, I went to NIH for studies and my diease lungs where donated for research (the night of my transplant someone from NIH drove up and picked them up).  However - over and over again - you have to be your own advocate AND get the big mouth friend to speak for you when you can't.  

[esmeraldagooch]

He had liver cancer that spread to the brain in 4 places.  This revalation today says the brain cancer is gone, but doesn't mention his liver.  Has anyone heard anything about that cancer?

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

@ShowMe  Thanks for the good news.  I immediately thought though of all of the people who are dying of cancer because they don't have the money, ability, knowledge to go to these amazing Drs I guarantee you Mr. Carter went to.

I am glad he is better.  He has done a lot of good for the world.

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Yes, there are many folks out there that can't afford the treatments. 

I have Medicare and Supplemental.....which I am continuing with next year.  I get my quarterly reports from Medicare, and my monthly reports from the supplemental.  Each one is saying that each treatment I am getting......each one......costs $24,000 per treatment......before what Medicare has approved it will pay.  They pay $6,000 of the treatment each time I get one, and supplemental picks up the 20% that Medicare doesn't pay. 

I thank God that my primary doctor set up my original appointment with my oncologist.  He is a very highly recommended oncologist and I trust him......

You don't have to be rich to get good care.....just have to have the right kind of coverage........

The doctors will have to keep a close eye on him, because it could return......and I hope it doesn't. 

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@esmeraldagooch wrote:

He had liver cancer that spread to the brain in 4 places.  This revalation today says the brain cancer is gone, but doesn't mention his liver.  Has anyone heard anything about that cancer?

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Believe the brain cancer was spread from the liver......that is what metastised melanoma does.  That is what I have......have it in 3 places in my body.....

So far, I've have 3 full body PET scans, and 2 brain MRIs.....the MRIs  were good.....no signs of it moving there.

And no, nothing was mentioned about his liver.   

[Noel7]

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@esmeraldagooch wrote:

He had liver cancer that spread to the brain in 4 places.  This revalation today says the brain cancer is gone, but doesn't mention his liver.  Has anyone heard anything about that cancer?

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Believe the brain cancer was spread from the liver......that is what metastised melanoma does.  That is what I have......have it in 3 places in my body.....

So far, I've have 3 full body PET scans, and 2 brain MRIs.....the MRIs  were good.....no signs of it moving there.

And no, nothing was mentioned about his liver.   

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Dear Fluffy,

Thank you for the good news about Jimmy Carter. 

I didn't know yours had spread, I will pray even harder for you my friend. May God bless you and watch over you.

Noel

[RainCityWoman]

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@ShowMe wrote:

Jimmy Carter has announced he is cancer free now.....

Fantastic news. 

Here's hoping and praying I will be able to say that soon......

Edited to say I know there is no CBN.......SHOULD BE CNN....Sorry for the mistake.

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OH, I hope that will be your story too. Sending positive thoughts that this happens for you.

[Annabellethecat66]

@Cookie2025  I am so glad things are better for you.  I was lucky.  When my husband died he left me without ever having to worry about money.  But (and this is a big but) I've been on the other side, so to speak growing up.  You never forget your struggles.

My insurance agent (the health insurance guy) represents most insurance companies, he contacted me and said I needed to send him a list of the medicines I take so he can find the best plan.

I'm 69 in a few days and my husband was self-employed so I was told I had to get Medicare (this is the worst thing to me, if a person has the money, they should have to pay for their own ), just saying it would save Medicare a lot of money and I don't mind paying.

Anyway,  as usual I put it off.  The deadline is tonight.  He keeps telling me I need to change insurances that some of the medicines I take are NOT generic and will no longer be covered by Medicare at all!  He said people have no idea of all of the changes that are taking place in Medicare and it will be a major blow to many people!!

Anyway, I'm waiting to hear back on some of the questions I have emailed him.  He suggested some insurance that he said was new but was excellent.  

I hate to make changes.  My medicine already costs me a lot of money because much of the time I won't take generics.  When you take thyroid medicine most Drs will not let you take generics and my heart Dr said I could take generic but when I asked the drawbacks he named some that were not there with the original medicine! 

People think generic is the SAME AS, but if you check into it it is SIMILAR TO.  Most of the time it doesn't matter but it can and does sometimes matter.

Bottom line, I'm just one person, yet since I got Medicare, I have been able to see how stupid money is wasted, just from me.  I'd rather give it to people who need the help.

I get so fed up with any Drs, lawyers, Congressmen, Senators and on and on who are always telling people what's good for them.  Yet, they voted themselves OUT of the same insurance so many people are forced to use (you know what I'm talking about).

Anyway, I didn't mean to take away from President Carter.  Did you people know that he is the only President (I know in my lifetime) to put his daughter (Amy) in the DC public school system.  Where do you think Obama and all the other people's children go to school?  Good for them, just give everyone the right to be able to good healthcare.