Family Support and Resource Groups
Appendix Cancer, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, PSMs
Kathryn, Paul & Family, USA
When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family is affected!
The PMP Pals' Network Family and Resource Groups share helpful suggestions for balancing family life during cancer treatment.
Our Pal Mentors range from families with newborn infants, through those with grown children.
View a few of examples of our Family and Resource Group participants below.
Do you have questions about preparing for surgery and/or HIPEC, managing your family and household during treatment, returning to the workplace following recuperation, monitoring your health and diet and a wide variety of other topics of interest?
The "Pals" listed below are just a few of our fellow "Pal families" from around the world!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and begin talking with us today!
The PMP Pals' Network Family and Resource Groups share helpful suggestions for balancing family life during cancer treatment.
Our Pal Mentors range from families with newborn infants, through those with grown children.
View a few of examples of our Family and Resource Group participants below.
Do you have questions about preparing for surgery and/or HIPEC, managing your family and household during treatment, returning to the workplace following recuperation, monitoring your health and diet and a wide variety of other topics of interest?
The "Pals" listed below are just a few of our fellow "Pal families" from around the world!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and begin talking with us today!
Jim and his family welcome you to the PMP Pals' Network...
What's YOUR family celebrating this week?
Paul celebrates his son's graduation!
Our Pal, (far right) Paul, is on chemo, but he doesn't let that stop him from celebrating at this dinner celebrating his son's graduation, with his family!
Angel and her family celebrate her good health!
Angel and her family, celebrate her good health!
Dennis and his family in Malaysia say "Hello!"
Dennis and his family share their smiles with their Pals around the world!
Chris and his family celebrate in Disneyland!
Charles and his family have just joined the PMP Pals' Network!
Chris and is family joined the "Pals" because they know we will provide plenty of helpful suggestions, as well as support!
Rene and her family celebrate her birthday at the beach!
Rene, center, and her family, celebrate her birthday and ten years of being cancer free!
A very special birthday party!
Here's Phyllis and her family enjoying a milestone birthday!
Dennis and family celebrate in Malaysia
Dennis and his family celebrate his birthday dinner following his CRS and HIPEC treatment for appendix cancer!
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Jim celebrates another birthday with his family!
Jim and his family celebrate his good health!
Jim's youngest two children were born after he recuperated from CRS and HIPEC!
There is life after cancer!
Rene, in Holland, and his family celebrate his birthday!
Rene and his family are celebrating his good health AND his 50th birthday! Congratulations Rene!
Stan celebrates good health!
Stan, far left, celebrates with three generations
of his family!
Ann celebrates with her family!
Here's our Pal, Ann, enjoying a special night out with her family!
Jytte, Denmark, and her family celebrate summer!
Here's Jytte from Denmark, and her family, enjoying a vacation in beautiful Malaga, Spain!
Kathryn and her family celebrate good health!
Kathryn and her twins are hiking in the Sierras!
Chris, USA, and his family are celebrating this year!
Chris has been cancer free for more than six years!
Join the Pals and participate in our family oriented events!
Mary Anne, right, celebrates son's wedding!
Our Pal, Mary Anne, on the far right, recently welcomed her new daughter in law into their family! Mary Anne has been cancer free for ten years!
Mimi and her family share their smiles with you!
Our Pal, Mimi, and her family are celebrating her good health!
Join the Pals and meet other parents who are cancer survivors and thrivers!
Gail, center, South Africa
Gail is the busy mom of her four quadruplets, seen here, and seven other children! When not spending time with their grown children and grandchildren, Gail and her husband enjoy traveling!
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Chris celebrates with his daughters!
Chris' wife shares this photo of Chris and his daughters taken on the evening of their school's Father-Daughter Dance!
Chris recuperated from CRS and HIPEC when his eldest daughter, now 6, was a newborn infant.
Chris and his wife and eldest daughter, welcomed "little sister" into the family, four years ago (six years after CRS and HIPEC!)
Join the Pals and connect with other families today!
Jim and his family love to laugh!
Jim's wife and caregiver shares this happy photo of Jim "on the go" with his two youngest children!
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Angel with her family, USA
Here's a new photo of Angel with her beautiful family, celebrating her son's graduation from elementary school!
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Carolyn and Peter welcome their first child!
Congratulations to Pal, Carolyn, and her husband, as they welcome their baby son into the world!
Pal Family Vacations!
Dennis and his family on tour in Australia!
Here's Dennis, Angeline and the kids enjoying one of their annual family vacations!
Svetlana, from Serbia, vacations with her family!
Now that Svetlana has recuperated from surgery, she is enjoying a vacation in Greece with her family!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and begin communicating with other young families today!
Bud, far left, on vacation in Costa Rica
Bud and Ginny take their children and grandchildren on vacation every year!
Bud has been disease free from Pseudomyxoma Peritonei for the past decade!
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Rene, Netherlands, and his family enjoy their vacation!
Rene, Susanne and their sons enjoy their vacation !
Last year, Rene was recovering from CRS and HIPEC.
This year, Rene is enjoying life with his family!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with other "dads" like Rene!
Svetlana, right, and her family from Serbia!
Svetlana, her husband, Bojan, and their sons, enjoy vacation in Montenegro!
Rene, center, with his family, from Holland!
Rene, his wife, Suzanne, and their two teen sons, send greetings from their home in Holland!
Chris, center, USA
Chris and his wife, Sherry, enjoy teaching their children how to play chess!
Pals Show Off Their Grandchildren!
Jeannie, USA
Jeannie shares this wonderful photo with her first grandchild!
Chuck, USA
Can you blame Chuck for wanting to brag about his new grandchild?
Chuck has been cancer free for nearly a decade, following CRS and HIPEC, and cherishes family moments, like this one!
Become a PMP Pal and communicate with Chuck!
Connie, USA
Connie welcomes her first grandchild, a beautiful baby boy, into the family!
Connie has recuperated from treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and for breast cancer and knows the value of celebrating the special milestones of life!
Jytte in Denmark
Our Pal, Jytte, introduces us to her very first grandson this year!
Welcome to the world, Sebastian!
Ingrid in Sweden
Like many Pals around the world, Ingrid in Sweden, cherishes special times with her beautiful grandbabies!
Ingrid and Lars, Sweden
Our "Swedish ray of sunshine" Ingrid, and her husband Lars, show off their first grandson in this family photo!
"Pals" from around the world,know Ingrid, as she always welcomes them home from the hospital, with one of her beautiful handwritten "get well" cards!
>Join the PMP Pals' Network and connect with Ingrid and Lars!
"Pals" from around the world,know Ingrid, as she always welcomes them home from the hospital, with one of her beautiful handwritten "get well" cards!
>Join the PMP Pals' Network and connect with Ingrid and Lars!
Pals Celebrate Christmas!
Jon celebrates with his family!
Jon celebrates ten years of being cancer free, with his family!
Connect with other Pal families today!
Dmitri and his family send greetings to you!
Our Pal Dmitri is a busy dad with a family on the go!
Michael and his family share their winter fun!
Now that Michael has recuperated from surgery, he's out in the snow enjoying winter fun with his family again!
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Ron and his family celebrate!
Here's our Pal, Ron, joined by his mom and sister to send their greetings to you!
Mary Anne and Tim, center, USA
Mary Anne and her husband became proud grandparents after she recuperated from four Appendix Cancer CRS surgeries and HIPEC
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Dennis in Malaysia
Dennis and his family participate in the PMP Pals' Network from Malaysia!
Scott, far right, USA, and his supportive family!
Scott, and his family enjoy time together following his recent recuperation from CRS and HIPEC!
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Debbie with her family, USA
Debbie and her husband became the proud parents of their two tiny tots after Debbie successfully recuperated from treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Stephanie USA
Stephanie and her daughter modeled their favorite Christmas outfits for their Pals!
Stephanie serves as a Pal Mentor to other young mothers!
Terry in the USA
Terry enjoys a brisk autumn walk with her grandchildren!
She recuperated from CRS and HIPEC at the tender age of 77 and has been living an active since then!
Pal Families Celebrate "Trick or Treat!"
Darth Vader and Family!
Darth Vader (aka Chris, above) enjoys taking his children out for "trick or treats!"
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate, intergallactically with "Darth" and other dads!
Jim M and his Family go "Trick or Treating!"
Jim and his family enjoy a fun time for trick or treat!
Jim is a new dad!
Jim and Rachel welcomed their precious son into their family in January 2011, two years after Jim recovered from CRS and HIPEC treatment!
Families Cope with Cancer!
Maureen, USA
Maureen says her husband and teen sons keep her very busy following her recuperation from HIPEC and CRS!
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Rosalind, left, and Allen, Wales
Ros, her husband and daughter travel to favorite European destinations every summer, following her recuperation for treatment of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Rosalind, center, Wales
P.S. Ros also graduated from university after she recuperated from treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Carolyn and Peter are Expecting!
Our Pal, Carolyn, and her husband, are expecting their first child this fall!
Eileen, right, USA
Eileen, pictured here with her daughters, serves as a Pal Mentor to other families whose loved ones have been diagnosed with cancer!
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Donna, right, and Jerry, USA
Donna and her husband, Jerry, love spending time with their granddaughter, after Donna successfully recuperated from treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Three generations!
Three generations of Chris' family participate in the PMP Pals' Network!
Chris' parents serve as mentors in our
"Parents of Pals" resource support program!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
Chris' parents serve as mentors in our
"Parents of Pals" resource support program!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
Preserving Fertility
Resources for Kids Whose Parents Have Cancer
kidskonnected.org
When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children [Paperback]Wendy S. Harpham (Author)
- Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (September 21, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060740817
- ISBN-13: 978-0060740818
- Publisher: Second Story Press (January 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1896764940
- ISBN-13: 978-1896764948
- Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; 2 edition (October 17, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1578262313
- ISBN-13: 978-1578262311
- Publisher: American Cancer Society; 1 edition (September 1, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0944235344
- ISBN-13: 978-0944235348
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Thank you to our Pals, Chris & Sherry, for sponsoring this page!
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The PMP Pals' Network updates our website 363 days per year with a wide variety of new information to keep you informed about maintaining optimal health! Whether you seek information about research studies, health insurance, personal mentoring, diet and exercise, new treatment options, and so much more, the PMP Pals' Network is your "go to" place for information! This page last updated on 06.16.13