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by Bonni Hess
Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:40 pm
Forum: Other Metastases
Topic: 2 mm tumour on left retina
Replies: 7
Views: 10668

Dear Charity, I am so deeply sorry for your heartbreaking new mets diagnosis and for your increasing challenges and heartache in your courageous battle with this monstrous disease. I was unaware that ASPS could metastasize to the retina, but tragically, I think that we are all learning that ASPS met...
by Bonni Hess
Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:38 pm
Forum: Personal Stories and Updates
Topic: Sean from Pennsylvania - Dx 2003
Replies: 46
Views: 43762

Joyful news!

Dear Elaine, Thank you for writing to share this wonderful news! :D We all share yours and your family's very special happiness and the strengthened Hope that the miracle of complete healing has somehow occurred in dear Sean's young body. We will continue to hold you all very close in our hearts and...
by Bonni Hess
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:37 am
Forum: Rest In Peace
Topic: David Chaffey - RIP 12/2006
Replies: 0
Views: 5499

David Chaffey - RIP 12/2006

Dear ASPS Community Friends, It is with profound sorrow that I learned today that ASPS patient David Chaffey recently lost his courageous ASPS battle. On behalf of my family, I would like to express our deepest sympathy to David's loving wife Jill Adams and to the rest of his dear family. David's im...
by Bonni Hess
Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:08 am
Forum: COMPLETED - Dana Farber Vaccine Clinical Trial (GVAX)
Topic: Anthony's 4mnth CT scan after clinical trial
Replies: 7
Views: 11852

Dear Scott, Once again thank you for writing to share the results of Anthony's post Immunotherapy Vaccine scans. I agree with Olga that the very slight increase shown in the size of the lung mets could be within the margin of error for the slicing of the scan or a breath hold, and I find Anthony's r...
by Bonni Hess
Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:58 am
Forum: Other Metastases
Topic: Breast Mestastes
Replies: 12
Views: 14744

Dear Charity, Thank you for writing to share this information in the midst of all that you are going through. I am so deeply sorry to hear about your heartbreaking new diagnosis of breast mets. Like Olga, I urge you to have the mets treated or resected as soon as possible. If you would like to conta...
by Bonni Hess
Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:56 pm
Forum: COMPLETED - Dana Farber Vaccine Clinical Trial (GVAX)
Topic: Anthony's 4mnth CT scan after clinical trial
Replies: 7
Views: 11852

Dear Scott, Thank you for writing to clarify this. We will be anxiously waiting for the correct scan results and hoping to hear GOOD NEWS that Anthony's lung mets are disappearing and shrinking. It is extremely frustrating that the doctors made such a serious mistake in comparing the scan results, a...
by Bonni Hess
Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:09 pm
Forum: COMPLETED - Dana Farber Vaccine Clinical Trial (GVAX)
Topic: Updates and Information
Replies: 6
Views: 11858

Thank you for your update on Adam's post Immunotherapy Vaccine scans Eva. We are so happy and relieved that Adam appears to have stabilization of the disease with no new mets, no increased growth of his liver mets, and very little if any increased growth of his lung mets. Having no new tumors and ve...
by Bonni Hess
Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:57 pm
Forum: COMPLETED - Dana Farber Vaccine Clinical Trial (GVAX)
Topic: Anthony's 4mnth CT scan after clinical trial
Replies: 7
Views: 11852

Dear Scott, Thank you for graciously responding to the questions several of us had regarding Anthony's scan results. While we were all hoping that the scans would show disappearance or at least shrinkage of the exisitng mets, we are grateful that, as with Brittany and another Clinical Trial patient ...
by Bonni Hess
Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am
Forum: COMPLETED - Dana Farber Vaccine Clinical Trial (GVAX)
Topic: Brittany Hess Immunotherapy Vaccine Clinical Trial update
Replies: 10
Views: 14223

Brittany Hess Immunotherapy Vaccine Clinical Trial update

Dear ASPS Community Friends, Brittany received her 12th and last Immunotherapy Vaccine Clinical Trial injection at Dana Farber on July 5th, and we just returned from our most recent trip to Boston for her post Immunotherapy Vaccine CT scans and MRI's. The VERY good news is that since beginning the V...
by Bonni Hess
Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:35 pm
Forum: Other Publications
Topic: Whole brain & stereotactic radiation study for brain met
Replies: 0
Views: 4500

Whole brain & stereotactic radiation study for brain met

Dear ASPS Community members, The following is a June 7th, 2006 article published by JAMA regarding the results of a study which was done on the use of whole brain radiation and stereotactic radiation treatment for brain metastases. The article can be accessed at the following link: http://www.newswi...

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