Comments on: Breast Cancer Awareness and My Mom

By: Proudly Filipina » A Filipina Mom Blogger »

Proudly Filipina » A Filipina Mom Blogger » — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:31:51 +0000

[...] My mom passed away when I was 19 years old. Though I knew she was sick of breast cancer since I was 15, I never imagined she ‘d pass [...]

By: Flor

Flor — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:38:18 +0000

my aunt went to the hospital to have breasts checked. She already noticed lumps. It turned out that the lumps are malignant. My aunt is single so we’re the only family she got. Now, I’m just scared.

By: Cy

Cy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:55:43 +0000

Hi, I found your website while searching for the name of Dr. Dofitas. He is also the doctor of my sister who is scheduled to undergo an operation tomorrow in Manila because of a lump in her breast. Now, I am confident that my sister is in good hands. I just talked to my sister over the phone and she said Dr. Dofitas will still have to know after the operation if the lump is malignant or benign. I hope and pray that it`s not malignant.

Thank you for sharing your stories about how you survived women`s worst enemy. As I was reading through your website, I was surprised to see your familiar face. Then I realized I read two years ago your blog about losing a son. That made me cry. Indeed, you`ve gone a long way. I admire your courage in overcoming all these trials. More strength and power to you!

By: scalp cancer from toppik

scalp cancer from toppik — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:40:05 +0000

Hi Noemi,

Thanks for sharing your story. Your story remind me to my untie whoe passed away 7 years ago due to cancer.

Thanks,
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By: Tinus van den Heever

Tinus van den Heever — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:51:24 +0000

My mother died of breast cancer in July. I am 15 and my mon had breast cancer since I was 9. She had her hardest fall in December and the doctors said she would die. She had been in a coma for a long while and I wrote was writing ecxames that november and studied at the hospital.I could not let her go yet because I had not prepared for it. However God heard my prairs and gave her another six months as she recovered. However it was not peacefull 6 months as she had memory loss and shifted in her past, for example no she thinks she’s 5 years old and in 5 min she’ll think she’s 18 years.So she could not recocnize me. she recovered from that again and had a peacefull 4 months in wich we were verry close and she past away while I was at school in my fathers arms. She past away 3 days before my July exams started.I did not see her that day as I was late for school and had to hurry. “Mom, I still love you and miss you everry day!”

By: annamanila

annamanila — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:23:48 +0000

Oh, Noems. I didn’t know you had a scare like this. It was benign, hallelujah. But I guess you should still have regular check ups?

I love the pictures of the young Mom Noems and kids.

By: Dr Jeff Aitkin

Dr Jeff Aitkin — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:24:17 +0000

Really sorry to hear about your mom, my empathy is with you and glad that you are able to tell the story for everyone to know what it is like, you have a strong spirit. A very dear friend of mine died in recent years also, and she was very young, only 33. I have been looking into some new research completed by Newcastle University in Australia that was published this year on breast cancer. If you know someone who is affected by breast cancer or yourself you might like to read some of the details on http://www.mc-s.com.au, or the way i found the site was to search in google for ‘metabolic cell support’. Hope that is helpful for someone. Thank you, Dr Jeff Aitkin

By: Lorna Dietz

Lorna Dietz — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:55:20 +0000

Hi, Noems:

Some clarifications/additions: Mom died on July 25, 1976. She was operated on during my first day as a college freshman at UP Cebu (sometime in June 1973, I guess). I do remember that I was physically “hauled” out of the UP dining room by Uncle Floren (where I was having my catering class lunch duties). That plane ride back to Cebu was our first-ever. I do remember clearly that we all slept in a hospital room close to the ICU that same night. I recall reading “Surviving the Loss of a Love” that same night — and having a vivid dream with mom in a casket with all of us, mourners, in a procession toward CemPark.

Was it a day or two after that we were all called in one by one to say good-bye to Mom? That moment is indelibly etched in my mind. Dad was seated beside her, his face so sad, oh so sad. I gingerly crept up slowly to Mom, who was on life support, and instead of saying “good-bye,” I kissed her on one cheek and wished her, “Good luck!” Even then, I was wishing her a safe journey to whereabouts unknown.

Thanks for recording this sad milestone in our lives. I will ask Mom’s old barkada/classmates in UP, College of Education to read your blog entry.

love,

Lorna

By: lemon

lemon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:59:59 +0000

Ms. NOemi,

Mama was 57 when she passed away. And we really took it hard, and we still do. Imagine losing your mom when she was only 45. Makes us thank each day that we can still talk (and sometimes squabble) with our loved ones.

By: Noemi

Noemi — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:19:01 +0000

@benj- thanks for the explanation. I hope there will be a vaccine for breast cancer soon. It is just so prevalent.

@Rowena- At the time she died, I thought 45 was old. Now that I am 50, wow I think 45 is so young.

@dexie- I pray your hubby’s grandma continues to have that remission.