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Colleen. At age 43 I had stage 2 ovarian cancer in 1979-80, but didn't get PD until 1996. One disease is enough to handle, but two at once must be more than a challenge. I have always thought the chemo + a genetic predisposition to PD may have caused the PD. Although I have had these diseases separately, I did continue teaching in an inner-city school when I was on chemo for the cancer. My oncologist wanted me to muddle through and I did need to work to keep my health insurance. Once when I was having a particularly hard time his nurse told me to "roll with the punches". In 2003 I had 2 DBS brain surgeries to control my tremors. At age 71 my survival is 100% for both diseases. Good luck today and hang in there. Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Henry" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 3:46 PM Subject: Parkinson's and breast cancer >I am 60 years old and live in Chicago. I was diagnosed with PD on my left > side in March of 2006. One year later (March 2007) I was diagnosed with > stage 2 breast cancer (right breast) and in April had a lumpectomy and my > lymph nodes removed. A friend found this listserv in helping me in my > search > for someone who also has both diseases. Tomorrow (Thurs), I will have the > 4th round of chemotherapy. Managing both PD and cancer is very hard and > I'd > be interested in how others cope(d). > > Colleen Henry > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn