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4 years NED Stage 3

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    • May 26, 2015 at 1:46 am
    sharebear
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      Husband had 4 year scan since his recurrence in 2011 and is NED.  He was diagnosed as stage 3(b) or 3(c) depending on the institution.  Although it is always in the back of our mind, it doesn't define us.  We live more appreciatively, laugh louder, empathize deeper, and play harder (we still work too).  Feeling optimistic with the recent medical advances in the melanoma field and wishing you all the best in your journey.

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        • May 27, 2015 at 7:43 pm
        dentholla
        Participant

          Great news and thank you for sharing.  It is always good to see posts like this – all the best!

          • May 27, 2015 at 7:43 pm
          dentholla
          Participant

            Great news and thank you for sharing.  It is always good to see posts like this – all the best!

            • May 27, 2015 at 7:43 pm
            dentholla
            Participant

              Great news and thank you for sharing.  It is always good to see posts like this – all the best!

              • May 28, 2015 at 12:50 am
              Jydnew
              Participant

                I'm so glad to read this!  My husband is coming in on 13 years NED after stage 3a dx.  It's still in the back of our minds, and we still practice sun-safety for both ourselves and our 2 girls who have been born since his diagnosis.  This is the first year my husband won't see an oncologist – they parted ways over the winter.  We're still watchful, but a once a year visit with bloodwork wasn't really going to catch a recurrence anyway.

                I continue to hope for a cure, as I look at my one daughter who shares my husband's coloring and propensity for moles, and my other daughter who inherited her red hair, blue eyes and pale skin from me…. I hope they never confront melanoma in their lives.

                • May 28, 2015 at 12:50 am
                Jydnew
                Participant

                  I'm so glad to read this!  My husband is coming in on 13 years NED after stage 3a dx.  It's still in the back of our minds, and we still practice sun-safety for both ourselves and our 2 girls who have been born since his diagnosis.  This is the first year my husband won't see an oncologist – they parted ways over the winter.  We're still watchful, but a once a year visit with bloodwork wasn't really going to catch a recurrence anyway.

                  I continue to hope for a cure, as I look at my one daughter who shares my husband's coloring and propensity for moles, and my other daughter who inherited her red hair, blue eyes and pale skin from me…. I hope they never confront melanoma in their lives.

                  • May 28, 2015 at 12:50 am
                  Jydnew
                  Participant

                    I'm so glad to read this!  My husband is coming in on 13 years NED after stage 3a dx.  It's still in the back of our minds, and we still practice sun-safety for both ourselves and our 2 girls who have been born since his diagnosis.  This is the first year my husband won't see an oncologist – they parted ways over the winter.  We're still watchful, but a once a year visit with bloodwork wasn't really going to catch a recurrence anyway.

                    I continue to hope for a cure, as I look at my one daughter who shares my husband's coloring and propensity for moles, and my other daughter who inherited her red hair, blue eyes and pale skin from me…. I hope they never confront melanoma in their lives.

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