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]]> By: Teresa Caldwell http://houseforkim.com/2009/03/23/cancer-strikes-again/#comment-589 Teresa Caldwell Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:49 +0000 http://houseforkim.com/blog/?p=329#comment-589 Kim, I am so sorry about the loss of so many people in your community, especially those in your family and close to you and your children. Cancer does suck, I lost my 1st husband to cancer, he was only 20 years old, we found out the week after we got married that he had cancer. He fought it for 2 years before he died. I have always wondered why, what it was that triggered the cancer cells to grow. In this situation I think that possibly it could have been a virus, because he was told by his general physician he thought he had Mono, but the test never showed for sure that he had it. I do think our environment, pesticides, and pollution make a huge difference. In fact there is an article about a town that is near my small town that was printed in the New York Times. Below is an exert from the article: Some experts believe that chemical pollutants put into the air and water by the Hoechst Celanese plant in Pampa, Tex., are responsible for the higher-than-average number of Down syndrome cases in the region, as well as a high number of cancer cases (The New York Times/David Bowser) Something that has happened in our small community is similar, we have about 2000 people who live in this town, and we have a larger than normal amount of people with auto-immune disorders like Lupus, Sjogren's Syndrome, MS, and another really rare immune disorder, ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura)but the odd thing about this is the people that I know of that have these disorders live in about a 4 mile range of each other. My Mom has Lupus and Sjogren's syndrome, my neighbor less than 1/4 of a mile from here has Sjogrens, her grown daughter has MS, another neighbor about 1/2 of a mile from me, her granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with ITP, My niece who spent every day at my Mom's house while she was growing up had ITP when she was 16. Another young woman whose husband is a farmer, has MS. These are just the ones who live within 4 miles West of small community, on farms. About a mile south of my house lives a man who flew a crop duster plane years ago. I remember him flying over our house spraying the crops, when I was a young girl. Another strange thing is one day he had a full head of dark hair, next morning he woke up and was totally gray headed. Do I think the pesticides have anything to do with these illnesses????? Yes !!! Do I fear I too will end up with some sort of immune disorder????? Yes!! So Kim I totally agree with you when you wonder if inorganic pesticides and toxic fertilizers really are polluting the water and linked to the cause of cancer, other illnesses, and birth defects. I just hope awareness of this will spread and something will be done to change these practices. I also know that the age your daughter is can be a very difficult age and that death is a very scary thing for a young person to have to deal with. I think it is awesome that your daughter was involved in creating a children's book with her PE teacher. This is something special she will always remember. I am sure you will encourage her to stay strong, because I know you are a very strong woman. You are a person who has inspired me. Thanks for sharing and I am so sorry about all of the horrible ways cancer has affected your community. Kim, I am so sorry about the loss of so many people in your community, especially those in your family and close to you and your children.
Cancer does suck, I lost my 1st husband to cancer, he was only 20 years old, we found out the week after we got married that he had cancer. He fought it for 2 years before he died. I have always wondered why, what it was that triggered the cancer cells to grow. In this situation I think that possibly it could have been a virus, because he was told by his general physician he thought he had Mono, but the test never showed for sure that he had it.
I do think our environment, pesticides, and pollution make a huge difference. In fact there is an article about a town that is near my small town that was printed in the New York Times. Below is an exert from the article:
Some experts believe that chemical pollutants put into the air and water by the Hoechst Celanese plant in Pampa, Tex., are responsible for the higher-than-average number of Down syndrome cases in the region, as well as a high number of cancer cases (The New York Times/David Bowser)
Something that has happened in our small community is similar, we have about 2000 people who live in this town, and we have a larger than normal amount of people with auto-immune disorders like Lupus, Sjogren’s Syndrome, MS, and another really rare immune disorder, ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura)but the odd thing about this is the people that I know of that have these disorders live in about a 4 mile range of each other. My Mom has Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome, my neighbor less than 1/4 of a mile from here has Sjogrens, her grown daughter has MS, another neighbor about 1/2 of a mile from me, her granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with ITP, My niece who spent every day at my Mom’s house while she was growing up had ITP when she was 16. Another young woman whose husband is a farmer, has MS. These are just the ones who live within 4 miles West of small community, on farms. About a mile south of my house lives a man who flew a crop duster plane years ago. I remember him flying over our house spraying the crops, when I was a young girl. Another strange thing is one day he had a full head of dark hair, next morning he woke up and was totally gray headed. Do I think the pesticides have anything to do with these illnesses????? Yes !!! Do I fear I too will end up with some sort of immune disorder????? Yes!!
So Kim I totally agree with you when you wonder if inorganic pesticides and toxic fertilizers really are polluting the water and linked to the cause of cancer, other illnesses, and birth defects. I just hope awareness of this will spread and something will be done to change these practices.
I also know that the age your daughter is can be a very difficult age and that death is a very scary thing for a young person to have to deal with. I think it is awesome that your daughter was involved in creating a children’s book with her PE teacher. This is something special she will always remember. I am sure you will encourage her to stay strong, because I know you are a very strong woman. You are a person who has inspired me.
Thanks for sharing and I am so sorry about all of the horrible ways cancer has affected your community.

]]> By: lisariolo http://houseforkim.com/2009/03/23/cancer-strikes-again/#comment-588 lisariolo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:40:12 +0000 http://houseforkim.com/blog/?p=329#comment-588 I am sorry. And I hope you are coming together as a community. I am thinking of you and wishing you peace and hope for a better tomorrow. I am sorry. And I hope you are coming together as a community. I am thinking of you and wishing you peace and hope for a better tomorrow.

]]> By: jgoode http://houseforkim.com/2009/03/23/cancer-strikes-again/#comment-587 jgoode Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:12:01 +0000 http://houseforkim.com/blog/?p=329#comment-587 Wow - I'm sorry today was such a sad one for you. I keep meaning to write on the topic as well... but I can't seem to catch my breath between stories long enough to write. It's so disheartening. In the past 6 months of heard of 3 women, pregnant with breast cancer, locally -- its supposed to be a 1 in 35,000 situation... I keep asking the same question - why the sudden burst. I can't decide if its really more people, or I am just becoming more aware? Hugs to you Wow – I’m sorry today was such a sad one for you. I keep meaning to write on the topic as well… but I can’t seem to catch my breath between stories long enough to write. It’s so disheartening. In the past 6 months of heard of 3 women, pregnant with breast cancer, locally — its supposed to be a 1 in 35,000 situation… I keep asking the same question – why the sudden burst. I can’t decide if its really more people, or I am just becoming more aware?

Hugs to you

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