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Family Support and Resource Groups

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!
Join the Pals and connect with other families today!
Jim celebrates 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!
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!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate directly with other Pal families!
Chris, center, USA
Chris and his wife, Sherry, enjoy teaching their children how to play chess!
Join the Pals and connect with other families today!
Debbie and Chris, USA
Debbie and her husband became the proud parents of their two tiny tots after Debbie successfully recuperated from treatment for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
Join the Pals and connect with other families today!
Stan celebrates good health!
Stan, far left, celebrates with three generations
of his family!
Rene and his family enjoy summer vacation!
Rene, Susanne and their sons enjoy their August vacation in the Netherlands!
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!
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!
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!
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!)
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!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
Rene, center, with his family, from Holland!
Rene, his wife, Suzanne, and their two teen sons, send greetings from their home in Holland!
Rene has recently recuperating from CRS and HIPEC and is looking forward to enjoying the summer with his family!
Svetlana, right, and her family from Serbia!
Svetlana, her husband, Bojan, and their sons, enjoy a summer vacation in Montenegro!
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!
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!
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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Dennis, Malaysia
Dennis and his family celebrate his birthday dinner following his CRS for appendix cancer!
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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
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
Stephanie USA
Stephanie and her daughter modeled their favorite Christmas outfits for their Pals!
Stephanie serves as a Pal Mentor to other young mothers!
Families Cope with Cancer!
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 communicate directly 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 communicate directly with Ingrid and Lars!
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!
She recuperated from CRS and HIPEC at the tender age of 77 and has been living an active since then!
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!
Roger and Marilyn, USA
Roger and Marilyn welcome their fourth grandchild (and first grandson!) into their family!
Maureen, USA
Maureen says her husband and teen sons keep her very busy following her recuperation from HIPEC and CRS!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and communicate with this family!
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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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!
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
The PMP Pals' Network supports the conservation of fuel and paper products!
Thank you to our Pal, Dennis, for sponsoring this page!
Copyright 2012 by PMP Pals' Network/All rights reserved. We have HOPE for YOU!
The PMP Pals' Network updates our website 364 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 01.17.12
