Tag Archives: Friends

Community Center

Posted on April 24, 2014 by kimmywink

The last few weeks I’ve been slowly figuring out Google+.  I was on the hunt for a communication tool, so I asked around.  When one of pals said, “My grandmother uses Google+ to keep up with her friends!” I knew … Continue reading →

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I’m Mad at Cancer WITH You

Posted on January 15, 2014 by kimmywink

The crizotinib was delivered last Saturday afternoon.  Whew!  Even better is I only had to pay the remaining $900+ of my prescription out-of-pocket max for the bottles.  I did order more than one bottle (each additional only costs me $20). … Continue reading →

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Twenty Fourteen

Posted on January 5, 2014 by kimmywink

Last month I learned a lot from my pals! I’m so glad many of them spent their time writing for Aquarius vs Cancer.  Again, thank you friends for participating!  Based on the feedback I received, readers found it as useful … Continue reading →

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The Final Friend Post… From Stacy

Posted on December 29, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from my long time friend Stacy… “My friend Kim. Yes, the one with Cancer. Terminal lung cancer. From a genetic rearrangement, it’s called ALK positive NSCLC, or non-small cell lung cancer. No, she is not a smoker. Does that … Continue reading →

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From Tammy

Posted on December 26, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from Tammy, the best boss I’ve ever had… “I watched my friend come to work coughing and tired for much too long. Asking questions as to what trips to the doctor were yielding, I was disappointed but not surprised … Continue reading →

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From Julie

Posted on December 22, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from Julie, a happy fun-loving lady… “True wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” -Henry David Thoreau “Until recently, I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with cancer. When I was in high school, my grandmother died … Continue reading →

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From Cynthia

Posted on December 19, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from Cynthia, the hippest lady I know… “All Hands on Deck When I first met Kim, almost nine years ago, it was at the rock gym which her then boyfriend, now husband, Spencer managed. She greeted me with a … Continue reading →

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From Alison

Posted on December 17, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from Alison… “Denial is how I live with watching a friend, who I consider family, fight terminal lung cancer. In her mid 70s my grandmother died of emphysema, which accompanied her lung cancer. My grandmother, my favorite relative, was … Continue reading →

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From Jules

Posted on December 15, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from my college friend Jules… “I’m not sure Kim would consider me one of her 20 closest friends. There was a time though, when I was easily in the top 3. I met Kim when we were 18, we were … Continue reading →

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From Avery

Posted on December 12, 2013 by kimmywink

Words from Avery… “Kim is the first person I know with Lung Cancer. Before her, I hadn’t really given any thought to the fact that lung cancer happens to healthy non-smokers at any age. I can say that I do … Continue reading →

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