Self Help: 10 Real Stories
10 stories match self help. 6 of them mention chemotherapy.
Colorectal Cancer: Holger’s Survivor Story
Holger Pfleger was 73 when he looked back on advanced rectal cancer diagnosed in 2004. Two years earlier, a screening colonoscopy had not found anything suspicious. Later he developed diarrhea and weight loss, and a second colonoscopy found a low rectal…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Bernhard’s Survivor Story
Bernhard Kleinstück was 76 when he described rectal cancer diagnosed more than 20 years earlier. Before the diagnosis, he worked as a teacher. His first warning signs were difficulty concentrating and heavy exhaustion that often hit him by midday. After a…
Read this storyStage II Colorectal Cancer: Paul’s Survivor Story
Paul Reinauer was 73 when he reflected on colon cancer diagnosed at age 54. For a long time, he noticed blood in his stool and thought it might be hemorrhoids. When he finally saw a doctor, a tissue sample led to the diagnosis of bowel cancer. The news…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Clara’s Survivor Story
Clara Ott was 75 when she looked back on rectal cancer diagnosed at age 49 after many years of ulcerative colitis. She had been under regular medical observation since ulcerative colitis was found at age 25. When several examinations eventually showed rectal…
Read this storyColorectal Cancer: Rosi’s Survivor Story
Rosi Blumenthal was 75 when she described colorectal cancer that was found after a screening test for hidden blood in the stool at her gynecologist’s office. A colonoscopy followed. At first, she thought the problem might be another bowel fistula, something…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Helga’s Survivor Story
Helga Dietrich was 60 when she reflected on breast cancer first diagnosed at age 41, soon after her family moved to a new city. Her 2 children were still minors, and knowing they were well cared for during treatment gave her relief. At the first diagnosis…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Kirsten’s Survivor Story
Kirsten Seifert was 52, married, and working as a freelance sports trainer when breast cancer was diagnosed. She had 3 adult children and received the diagnosis about 1 year before rehabilitation. Her gynecologist first advised immediate surgery, but Kirsten…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Ute’s Survivor Story
Ute Schuhmacher was 63 when she looked back on 17 years with breast cancer and recurrence. Her first diagnosis came in 1996, when her children were still young. Fear for them was one of her greatest worries. Several operations were needed from the beginning…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Sonja’s Patient Story
Sonja Zeiss-Wengler was 51 when she described breast cancer diagnosed at the end of 2006. She had been under regular gynecologic monitoring because of a hard area in the breast. When her gynecologist noticed that something had changed, she was referred for…
Read this storyStage IV Breast Cancer: Tova’s Patient Story
Tova Goldblum was 60 when she described a breast cancer diagnosis that had begun in 1992. At that time, doctors advised removal of the breast. Living in Germany far from her family, she felt very alone with the diagnosis and the treatment decisions. Lists of…
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