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OVARIAN CANCER Personal Stories. Living Day to Day. With Love and Faith. Pams and Ninas stories, written by journalist Sherry Anderson, are reprinted with permission from the Southwest Orlando Bulletin. On a quiet street in Southwest Orlando live two women whose lives have followed similar paths in more ways than they ever expected. They each have two daughters, and over the years, they have had their fair share of homework, trips to malls, and carpooling to friends houses and after school activities. They also have had their own work and volunteer commitments. The similarities in their lives are noticeable, but what most people do not realize is that these women share a bond that goes beyond any neighborhood, school group, or car pool. They know and understand what it is like to face life threatening illnesses and meet them head on with unwavering strength and determination. Pams Story. Pam Fogle is well known to many families in the Southwest community. Wherever her daughters, Jennifer and Heather, went to school, Pam also was there. She served as ADDitions coordinator at Dr. Malignant pleural effusion complicates the care of approximately 150,000 people in the United States each year. Original Article. Cyclophosphamide and Cisplatin Compared with Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Patients with Stage III and Stage IV Ovarian Cancer. William P. McGuire, M. Phillips Elementary School president of the PTA at Bay Meadows Elementary School for the first two years the school was open treasurer and president of the PTSA at Southwest Middle School and vice president and president of the PTSA at Dr. Phillips High School. Today, students still remember her as Mrs. Wishy Washy the storyteller, as the queen of England at BMESs World Bazaar, or as a familiar face at ballgames and school events. Zte V9a Usb Driver. Windows 2000 German Iso. Children are my life, Pam once said, and her volunteer efforts have been recognized with several awards, including Orange County Council PTA Volunteer of the Year and a regional award for the KraftWalt Disney World Volunteer of the Year. In her honor, Bay Meadows PTA annually presents the Pam Fogle Volunteer Award to one parental volunteer and one fifth grade student who show service to the community through volunteerism. Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' title='100 100 Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' />In the fall of 1. Pam and her family were looking forward to a relaxing trip to the Florida Keys before another busy school year got under way. Heather was 1. 3 and in the eighth grade at SWMS, and Jennifer was a 1. DPHS. We were on our vacation in the Keys when I had a severe ulcer attack, Pam said. I had been on medication for ulcers in my stomach and esophagus for several years, but I had been eating all the wrong things like fried foods and margaritas. Usually within 1. This time it lasted for three days, and I finally told my husband, Bill, that I needed to go to the emergency room. At Fishermans Hospital in Marathon, Fla., Pam was given medication and told that if it was an ulcer attack, she would feel better within a few minutes. The pain continued, and doctors ordered a series of X rays and a sonogram. The tests indicated that Pam had gallstones, and the doctor wanted her to have emergency gallbladder surgery. But Pam wanted her family members to enjoy their vacation, and she wanted to consult with her own doctor in Orlando before having surgery. She was given some medication to ease her symptoms and agreed to see a surgeon the next day, just in case her symptoms worsened and emergency surgery was needed. He was the one who told me that they also had seen a small mass in the pelvic area, and he felt like I needed to see my gynecologist, Pam said. Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' title='100 100 Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' />I went right to the phone and made an appointment with my primary care physician to see me when we got back home. Pams primary care physician agreed with the surgeon in Marathon that Pam should have her gallbladder removed and consult with a gynecologist, even though she had been unable to detect anything out of the ordinary during Pams pelvic exam. When I saw the gynecologist, he said the same thing, Pam said. He said there might have been something wrong with the X ray film. I thought, Well, thats what it was. After all, I had had two pelvic exams. Pam did not know it at the time, but Bill was not reassured and asked the surgeon performing the gallbladder surgery to look at her other organs while he had the laparoscope inserted. The surgeon noticed a large mass about the size of a saucer on my right ovary, Pam said. He contacted my gynecologist, who asked for a Ca. I went home to wait. Pam waited for five long days before hearing the news that her blood count from the Ca. Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' title='100 100 Answer Cancer Edition Ovarian Question Question Second' />A normal range is 0 to 3. Pam was referred to Dr. Neil Finkler of the Walt Disney Memorial Cancer Center at Florida Hospital and was told that she would have to wait another week to see the doctor. My mother said, No way are we going to wait, Pam said. So she got on the phone, and I got in to see him in two days. My mother was very strong through all of this. Before Pam saw Dr. Finkler, a friend gave her some valuable advice. She said, Pam, when you go, you make sure you feel comfortable in this place, because you are probably going to spend the rest of your life going there for checkups. You need to be comfortable with everything, not just the doctor. At the time, Dr. Finkler was in a little office across the street from the hospital, and it was packed, Pam continued. I walked in, and it felt like I had an immediate bonding with everyone in the waiting room. The staff was so sweet and so loving, and the doctor came in and was like a knight in shining armor. I knew I was in the right place. Dr. Finklers exam detected a large mass on Pams left ovary. I knew the surgeon said that he saw something on the right ovary, so I knew I was in big trouble, Pam said. At times, I felt like I was watching a bad movie. The actors were great, but the story line wasnt. It had been only six days since Pams gallbladder surgery, and her body still needed to heal. She would have to wait two weeks before having a complete hysterectomy and almost another week to get the pathologists report, which confirmed that she had Stage III ovarian cancer. Dr. Finkler did not feel that I needed chemotherapy right then, Pam said. He felt very positive that all the cancer had been removed. I remember I asked him if I was his wife, would he recommend chemotherapy at this time, and he said definitely not, because he did not like the idea of putting toxins in the body if we didnt have to. Pam saw Dr. Finkler every month and regularly had Ca. Her count stayed around 1. By October 1. 99. Chemotherapy could no longer be avoided. In January 1. 99. Pam began a series of six chemotherapy treatments, one every three weeks. I really didnt get that sick, she said. I thought I was prepared to lose my hair, but I absolutely lost it. I cant describe the feeling. I thought I was ready, but I wasnt. Heather had the hardest time with me losing my hair. She hated it. She didnt even want to look at me at first if I didnt have on a wig, hat or turban. She was only 1. 4, and Mom was not supposed to get sick. Pam finished her last treatment right before Jennifers high school graduation. It probably helped me a lot that I kept myself busy with her activities and getting her ready to go to school, Pam said. The house was constantly busy with the girls friends. There were times I wish I had stayed in bed, but I didnt want to disrupt their lives. Sometimes in the early morning hours when the girls were still asleep and the house was quiet, Pam would lie awake, and fear and doubt would creep into her thoughts. I would think, What are my children going to do How can I ever miss all of this Pam said.