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DIARY: April 19, 2010 08:37 PM Monday;
Rod Welch
Case study Millie survives 9th year treating cancer as chronic disease.
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Inspirational Millie Survival Stage IV and Stage V Cancer 9 Years Co
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710601 - Follow up ref SDS 13 HX55.
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7109 - Progress
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711001 - Doctors nurses, patients, and friends have commented the past few
711002 - years that Millie's good looks, courage, and dignity surviving
711003 - continuous treatment for cancer the past 9 years inspires people to
711004 - make the most of their lives.
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711007 - Case study of most recent comments....
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711009 - 1. Surviving cancer for many years keeping up
711010 - with every phase of difficult treatments
711011 - and maintaining a positive attitude
711012 - inspires others to overcome depression
711013 - from the trials of
711014 - daily life........................... 100206 1533, ref SDS 13 HX55
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711017 - 2. Millie hopes that surviving IBC for 9 years
711018 - getting treatment for cancer as "chronic disease"
711019 - will inspire her family to strive for persistence,
711020 - ingenuity, courage, and
711021 - dignity in their
711022 - lives................................ 100204 1723, ref SDS 12 SX6I
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711025 - 3. Granddaughter writes citing Millie's inspiring
711026 - bravery overcoming continual difficulties
711027 - getting cancer treatment in time
711028 - to be effective...................... 100123 1600, ref SDS 11 RR57
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711031 - 4. Millie notifies Laura of continuing struggle
711032 - and recent success getting medical team to
711033 - finally identify agents for treating cancer
711034 - as a chronic disease, and in time
711035 - to be effective...................... 091130 1106, ref SDS 10 NK6V
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711038 - 5. Millie inspired by Laura's courage and dignity
711039 - living with the ravages of IBC, and with the help
711040 - of her mom meeting impossible challenges;
711041 - finally entering Hospice after 4 years
711042 - struggling to get effective
711043 - treatment for a very
711044 - aggressive cancer.................... 091125 2203, ref SDS 9 9C6W
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711047 - 6. Family inspired by Millie's strength and
711048 - courage surviving resistance of health care
711049 - system to treat cancer as chronic
711050 - disease prescribed by Millie's
711051 - primary care physician at
711052 - Kaiser............................... 090701 0720. ref SDS 8 IY5H]
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711055 - 7. Millie notified family of difficulties
711056 - during 2009 getting treatment for cancer
711057 - as a chronic disease and targeted to
711058 - Millie's patient profile of "stage V"
711059 - cancer that has complex clinical,
711060 - logistical, and financial
711061 - problems............................. 090630 1237, ref SDS 7 IY6M
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711064 - 8. Sally comments that Millie suriving
711065 - cancer with continual treatments
711066 - for so long is an
711067 - inspiration.......................... 090226 1542, ref SDS 6 Z892
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711070 - 9. Primary care physician reports Millie has
711071 - been very lucky to survive for 7 years with
711072 - stage IV cancer, much longer than Kaiser
711073 - expected, because IBC is a very aggressive
711074 - disease that complicates case
711075 - management........................... 090213 1140, ref SDS 5 NY7L
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711078 - 10. Doctor Stritter, cancer researcher, notes
711079 - that Millie's survival for many years is
711080 - surprising, because IBC is a very aggressive
711081 - cancer that complicates clinical, logistical
711082 - and financial problems and normally
711083 - overwhelm patients and health
711084 - care providers....................... 090206 0747, ref SDS 4 7Q7J
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711087 - 11. Nurses, Sharee and Julie, surprised Millie
711088 - still alive, welcome her back to the Kaiser
711089 - Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic after 2
711090 - years getting treatment on
711091 - referral at UCSF..................... 080719 1100, ref SDS 3 SR3J
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711094 - 12. Laura, another IBC patient getting treatment
711095 - at UCSF, reports Millie inspires both patients
711096 - and providers to work for a healthy
711097 - life-style surviving
711098 - cancer............................... 080611 0732, ref SDS 2 K44H
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711101 - 13. Surgeon at Kaiser surprised and inspired
711102 - by Millie surviving aggressive cancer (IBC)
711103 - for 7 years; overcoming complexities of
711104 - case management to get effective treatment
711105 - encourages health care professionals
711106 - not to give up and become synical
711107 - about diligence providing
711108 - good care............................ 080606 1600, ref SDS 1 0T6I
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