Shocking Stage 4 Diagnosis After “Minor” Symptoms
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- Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2023
- Jennifer Dennis started feeling sick after a Halloween party in 2020. She was vomiting and feeling fatigued. When the symptoms went away, Jennifer figured she’d caught a bug or eaten some bad food. However, the mysterious symptoms cropped up again around Christmas and continued to get worse into the new year.
She made an appointment with her doctor. During that meeting, they did some bloodwork, which revealed she was anemic. The doctor referred her to a GI specialist for an endoscopy and colonoscopy as a precaution.
Jennifer learned she had stomach cancer on March 10, 2021. She recalls feeling devastated about the news and unsure about the future. Later, Jennifer learned she was at stage 4. Above all, the hardest part was breaking the news to her three daughters at home.
Jennifer’s treatment started with four rounds of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the cancer didn’t respond to the chemo. She managed to convince her care team to consider HIPEC, but they were skeptical - they told Jennifer she’d likely have to do chemo for the rest of her life. The doctor estimated that she’d have 18 more months to live in her current state.
Jennifer refused to accept sitting back and doing chemo for the rest of her life. As she did her treatments, she continued researching other options on the side. She discovered a CAR-T clinical trial, but sadly, they told her she was ineligible for the trial at the time. However, her fortunes changed a month later when they called back and said they’d retested her sample - Jennifer was positive after all.
The first round of the CAR-T cell treatments was a huge success. They saw a significant reduction to Jennifer’s tumor. Further, Jennifer felt fantastic after the initial treatment and got to enjoy time with her family as she waited for the next infusion.
Jennifer started to feel ill again in late 2022. She was quickly going downhill: it was hard to walk from the kitchen to the living room. Upon testing, they found out her blood levels were low, so they did some radiation to control the bleeding in her stomach. After that, she was ready for her third and final CAR-T cell treatment.
Now, Jennifer continues chemotherapy with immunotherapy while she continues looking for other clinical trials. Her advice to anyone starting this journey is to advocate for yourself. Don’t just listen to whatever the doctor says - do your research and speak up if you’re not comfortable. Jennifer also recommends finding a doctor who can fight alongside you and be your cheerleader at every turn. Lastly, she emphasizes the importance of having a positive mindset.
My name is Cheryl. I'm using my husband Lesters phone, that's why his name shows up.
I just wanted to say, that You, Jennifer Dennis are a STRONG,WONDERFUL WOMAN!
I'm 63,(tomorrow 11/19😂🎉). I had cancer when I was 23. Just married and of course trying to get pregnant....didn't happen, never did. But, I was given just 18 months to live and I'm still here.
Your positivity and smile bring a smile to my face. I hope that your journey continues with shrinking those darn tumors and that you are pain free.
And, you are exactly right, we MUST live each day as if there is no tomorrow. Love to you, your girls, your hubby and the rest of your family.
May you have wonderful upcoming Holidays and a splendid 2024❤
A cousin of mine was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the 60s. She was about 15 and given 6 months to live. She lived that 6 months, but every time she went back to the doctor, they gave her another 6 months. Her stomach was removed and she had eery treatment available at that time, but they still thought she'd die soon. She lived into her 70s. Doctors could not figure out why she survived when she was slated to die from a stage 4 stomach cancer.
God bless her. Sounds like she may have been misdiagnosed.
Doctors don’t always know everything. Obviously God had a reason for your cousin to stay here.❤
I'm being treated for cancer 2nd time and my husband is also being treated for cancer, GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING AS WELL 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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my darling 22 year old son died of stomach after only eight and a half months..his death now defines me..
I m sorry for your loss. But I don’t know how this info will help this poor woman?!
It's extremely distressing, that you, as a cancer patient, constantly need to stay at least one step a head of your doctors. That takes a strong person, and not everyone is strong in that situation.
Fortunately you've been a great advocate for yourself❣️
I wish you and your family all things good on your continued journey🦋
Everyone must be their own health advocates today.
I had surgery and treatment 11 years ago for stage one stomach cancer. I live in fear everyday of this awful disease returning … stay strong my lovely xx❤️ sending you all my love xx
Prayers for a treatment that gets rid of all your cancer.
God bless you in the fight against this awful disease. My niece who was twenty when she got diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She fought and fought for five years. It’s a tough journey. But you are a warrior.
I hate cancer . Keep going girl your doing so well ❤ I have cancer too mine has returned for a 2nd time sending ❤prayers the cancer journey is gruelling 😢
I am so happy to see your positive personality. Please use it to fight your cancer. I fought stage 3 breast cancer 11 years ago. When you go through it with a smile on your face, it makes it much easier to fight. I think of all of my blessings and counted them one by one. Keep up the fight! Love from Kentucky. ❤️
The best advice: advocate for yourself!
Self advocacy is the only way ....if you don't have the skill set - then be coached.
This is great advice ❤
Thanks for sharing your story. My mother died of stomach cancer in 1956, when she was still a young mother of 42 years. I was eight at the time, and my sister only four. Apart from surgery, there was no decent therepy for stomach cancer at the time. It was a devastating loss for our family and dramatically affected the trajectory of our lives after that.
I can't imagine how hard that must have been and I'm sure still is for you and your family. Is there anything that helped you deal with the loss when you were a child. I always worry about something happening to me and how it will affect my children.
@@bww6798 Not particularly. We simply dealt with whatever life situations presented themselves as best we could. And we made it through pretty well. Today, now both in our 70s, we share a home and are both living our best lives! Wishing you and your family well.
So very sad.
I had a similar experience you could term it. I suddenly felt unwell and fainted. I broke my neck when I fell to the floor basically and the bone in my neck impinged my spinal chord leaving me instantly paralyzed. I left my home by ambulance that fateful Saturday evening and didn’t come home for 5-months. I went from hospital to rehab - returning home a different version of myself and it was a very difficult time for us all. We were all suffering grief and loss collectively and individually.
So I know trauma up close and personal. It became my bedfellow. We survived it all with little choice. My marriage became stronger. And my sons who were teens at the time of my accident are now young men who were forced to give up innocence far too young. Life is hard and if anyone tells you any different they’re lying. 😉
My goodness! That is tough, indeed! Wishing you and your family continued strength!
There is no other word for this other than devastating utter devastation. Unimaginable. ❤ you are a beautiful young woman with a lovely young family - it’s just devastating
You are a sweet heart with a cute, loving family. Stay strong 💪 you warrior ❤
Prayers coming your way🙏🙏🙏🙏
Valiant woman. Thank you for sharing your story.
My Papa Carlyle passed away from stomach cancer on June 22, 2010 at just 70. He was my best friend. He survived just 28 days from diagnosis to death. I hope that you beat the odds.
I'm so sad to hear this I lost my dad last year, and it has devastated me..godbless ❤
❤ going through testing now ❤ Sorry for your diagnosis you are strong and can give the strong fight❤
Sending prayers.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Keep fighting!
I’m sorry ❤you can beat this
I wish you all the best and a long, happy, healthy life. God bless you.
Blessings for strength & calm peace to get you through this journey as you move towards better health❣️
Thank you for sharing your story.
Blessings and love to you❤
Blessings for a complete recovery
Thank you for being your own advocate for your survival! I too am a cancer survivor of 14 years. I fear developing stomach or colon cancer….God bless you and keep fighting!
You are amazing.
Bless you🙏
Amazing story!
1.1.24...Kim here, I'm thinking of you and praying for you and your family!!🥰💜
Praying for you 🙏🏽
Praying for you. God can do miracles
God Bless
Ask to God take control of your life
God holds us in life 📖🔍⚔️🔥 KJV. He's saved me many times. I'm 50. Blessings 💞
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What do you think led to your disease. . ?
Went to two hospitals and many different clinics all negative even though I begged them for over 2 years I was awoken by intense pain called EMS went to hospital was told no problems, I
said listen if I try to get up I will fall on my head, he grumbled a bit and said, there is one more test I can try and half an hour later I'm on my way for emergency surgery to repair large hole in my stomach, about a month later after having stomach removed I get a call that says Cancer Clinic you have to come in and talk, this is Canada who has the most disgustingly broken health care system ever yet the government brags about free health care system.
In the past I would go and pay 2 thousand for a visit in the US until the Covid issues put a stop to that if you didn't get the jab and the bad luck seems to be all mine. Let me tell yah,
this kind of a surprise is a real eye opener if you are all on your own without any support
other than what you pay for that is far from realistic for the limited service you receive, half of your time is training those you are paying to help you. All I can tell you is damned if you do and damned if you don't, take it from there..
Find a church that has healing mass. Gods by your side always, never give up, never surrender. I'm praying for you.
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That God should've never given her cancer in the first place.
Look into metabolic therapy, it may be helpful
Numbers 6:24-26,
Deuteronomy 28, Joshua 1:7-8,
Psalms 91,
Matthew 12:31-32,
Revelation 20:11-15.
cancer feeds on (eats) sugar.
11 Timothy 1:2,
Research Hope For Cancer
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I was told “no one dies from stomach cancer here” so we aren’t routinely screened for it, and only alcoholic people get this type of cancer. My mom had most of her stomach removed because of a bleeding ulcer when I was very young and her oncologist told us everyone who had that surgery developed stomach cancer later in life.