Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivors
PMP cancer patients from around the world prove that there IS LIFE
after the diagnosis of PMP!
Join the Pals and connect with other survivors around the world!
Cancer Survivors Are Living Longer!
Angel is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor...
...and shares this photo, with her son, during their recent vacation to sunny Mexico!
Carla is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor...
...and danced with her husband, last week, at their son's wedding! Carla recuperated from CRS + HIPEC six months ago!
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Dennis is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Here's our Pal, Dennis, in Malaysia, sharing smiles with his family and sending their greetings to PMP Pals' around the world!
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Jim is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Jim became the proud dad of these two tiny tots after he recuperated from CRS HIPEC for the treatment of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Bud is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Bud and Ginny share this new photo from their recent trip to the Taj Majal!
Bud has been a PMP survivor for nearly 15 years!
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Nancy, USA, is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Here's Nancy, with her husband, Gary, and their friend Goofy, enjoying a day at Disneyland after Nancy recovered from PMP cancer treatment!
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Chris is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Rene is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Rene, center, celebrates her birthday at the beach, with her family! She is an 11 year PMP cancer survivor!
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Lucia is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Lucia has just returned from a vacation in the Galapagos Islands with her family!
Celebrating PMP Survivors and Thrivers!
Pals Bob, Misty, Nancy and Gary enjoying dinner together in San Diego!
Gal Pals Gather to Share Smiles with Dr Sugarbaker!
Candy, Adele, Dr Sugarbaker, Gabriella and Bev share their smiles with Pals around the world!
Pals Gather to Share Smiles with Dr Loggie!
Left to right, Pals, Mark, Gabriella, Dr Brian Loggie, Libby meet for lunch in Monterey CA!
Bud, USA, is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Here's Bud's most recent (last month) photo from one of his global tours! This photo was taken on the Serengeti, 2012!
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Marilyn, Australia, travels the world after CRS and HIPEC!
Marilyn is a well known Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivor!
Marilyn, on the left, travels the world, following her recuperation from appendix cancer treatment!
Here, she and her best friend, are riding in a
"Tuk Tuk" surrey in Cambodia!
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Mal is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Mal lives in Australia and shares this photo from her recent vacation to beautiful Bali!
Amy is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Here's Amy, center, sharing her smiles with Debbie, her nurse and Dr Andrew Lowy, her surgical oncologist!
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Brian is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Brian shares this photo with his friends from back stage at a Broadway play last week!
Brian has been a PMP Cancer Survivor for 15 years!
Jan, in the UK, is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Our Pal, Jan, has been cancer free for more than a decade and shares this photo from her beautiful garden in the UK!
Brian M is a PMP Cancer Survivor and Thriver!
Brian returned to scuba diving with is wife, Steph, less than a year following his CRS with HIPEC!!!
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Tony, USA, is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Here's Tony, vacationing with his wife in the Dominican Republic, recently, only seven months after recuperating from CRS with HIPEC!
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Merrily and Misty enjoy getting together for lunch!
Merrily served as a Pal Mentor prior to Misty's surgery!
Misty has recuperated and now serves as a Pal Mentor to other Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivors!
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Chris, USA, is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Here's Chris, vacationing with his family in Disneyland last month!
Brian S is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivor!
Our Pal members, Linda and Brian, celebrate Brian's good check up with Dr Paul Mansfield at MDACC this month!
Charlotte is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Our Pal Charlotte, is 92 years young and has been living with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei for nearly 40 years! This proud great grandmother shares her smiles with Pals around the world!
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Jeannie is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survior!
Celebrating her 14th year of being cancer free, Jeannie celebrates a new year by becoming a grandmother!
Carla is a PMP Cancer Survivor!
Our Pal Carla, walks four miles a day with her pet "Peaches!"
Gail is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Gail, and Jeremy live in South Africa and are the parents of 11 children including a set of quadruplets!
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Gabriella is a cancer patient advocate!
Gabriella, far left, on 'Living with Cancer' show!
Gabriella speaks on behalf of Appendix Cancer and "PMP" patients on radio and television, in between surgeries and chemotherapy!
Adele and Donna are both PMP Cancer Survivors!
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivors, Adele and Donna, met for lunch today!
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Dennis, Malaysia, is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivor!
Dennis, lives in Malaysia with his wife and their two children!
He is an active participant in the PMP Pals' Network and enjoys communicating with other "Pals" around the world!
Jeanie, Scotland, is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor...
...and serves as a Pal Mentor for other patients of Prof Brendan Moran!
PMP Pal, Mary Anne has been disease free for a decade!
Four major surgeries and HIPEC didn't stop Mary Anne from fulfilling her goals and continuing to lead an active life following treatment for Appendix Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei!
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Andy, USA, is a PMP Survivor!
Andy encourages you to be a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivor too!
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Jennifer, USA, is an Appendix Cancer survivor!
Jennifer is a survivor!
Jennifer has recuperated from CRS and HIPEC and is now serving as a PMP Pal Ambassador for her local Relay for Life!
Ken is Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
When Ken was diagnosed with PMP he didn't let that stop him from participating in bicycle races!
In between four major surgeries and HIPEC, Ken has pursued his dreams for conquering bike races that others would not have contemplated! Ken travels across the country and rides his bike in as many events as possible! Ken serves as a Pal Mentor to other ostomates!
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PMP Pal, Bud has been disease free for a decade!
Bud and his family have traveled all over the world, including an African safari, following his recuperation from CRS and HIPEC!
Bud is available to share his pseudomyxoma peritonei survivorship skills with you!
PMP Pal, Jon is disease free!
As you can see, Jon has been disease free from appendix cancer for nearly ten years! He and his wife are currently planning a trip to Europe!
Ed is a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei survivor!
Like many other active "Pals" Ed looked forward to getting back on the slopes following his recuperation from CRS and HIPEC! Now Ed serves as a Pal Mentor to newly diagnosed patients!
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Brian gives you the "V for Victory!"
Following CRS and HIPEC, Brian has been a Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor for more than a decade!
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Paul and Barb's Summer Vacation!
Paul and Barb spent time at their summer home in northern Michigan and then took a week long cruise down the Columbia and Snake rivers!
Gary is on the go!
Following recuperation from Pseudomyxoma Peritonei treatment, Gary and his wife hiked in Denali National Park in Alaska!
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Fred enjoys photographing nature!
Fred specializes in close up photography of rare butterflies!
He hasn't wasted any time getting back into his favorite hobby following recuperation from CRS and HIPEC treatment for Appendix Cancer!
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He hasn't wasted any time getting back into his favorite hobby following recuperation from CRS and HIPEC treatment for Appendix Cancer!
Join the PMP Pals' Network and begin communicating with Fred today!
Joe appreciates being disease free!
Now that Joe has been successfully treated for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, and their kids are away at school Joe and Brenda, have time for a vacation!
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivors Focus on the Future!
While recuperating in the hospital, post op, and even after returning home, some patients feel so fatigued that they may question own decision as to whether they should have selected surgery in the first place!
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei patients may even ask themselves "what have I gotten myself into?"
This is not an unusual sentiment especially during the first few days, post op, when a patient is confronted with an initial array of tubes, drains and machinery that one may not have anticipated.
While recuperating, if doubt or apprehensions arise, it may be beneficial for appendix cancer patients to “focus on the future.”
Family caregivers and friends may use these challenging times to remind patients of milestones to look forward to…weddings, graduations, welcoming new births into the family, vacations or any other positive goals that will encourage the patient during recuperation.
Recuperation, which may last from a few weeks to a few months, is a temporary process.
The future, with all its possibilities for a fulfilling life, lies ahead!
Recuperating patients, and their families, friends and colleagues, are invited to view our SUPPORT photo galleries on the at www.pmppals.org to see the smiling faces of just a few of our many fellow patients who also recuperated and are now living active lives!
If you, or a loved one, feel discouraged during the recuperation process, the PMP Pal Mentors are ready to talk with you or visit you with encouragement and resources to progress through recuperation!
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Pam is Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Survivor!
Pam is a survivor and an advocate!
PMP Cancer Survivor Will Celebrate 20 Years of Being Cancer Free!
Our Pal, Pam, has beaten the odds against Appendiceal Cancer for nearly twenty years! She has been an active member of the PMP Pals’ Network for more than a decade! Today she shares her account as follows:
“I was diagnosed with a Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix in 1993, at the age of 47. I was treated with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) at the University of Wisconsin and at the Mayo Clinic. My surgeon, now retired ,was the only physician to believe that I was ill despite repeated visits to multiple physicians and to the emergency room three times. It was my third visit to the emergency room that I met the surgeon, Dr. Starling, who saved my life by performing my first cytoreductive surgery in conjunction with Dr.Schink.
I joined the PMP Pals’ Network many years ago and have found this group to be an excellent source of information and support for many years.
Since I recovered I have devoted time to volunteer work both as a patient advocate and working with individuals through communication by e-mail and telephone conversations as well as through on-line support groups. I have worked and continue to work with the NCI, FDA, ASCO, and cooperative clinical trial groups such as the Alliance, ECOG and RTOG and others.
In my various activities as an advocate, my hope is to represent the needs and wishes of the patient community in my interactions with the groups and committees on which I serve. I also try to assist patients, their loved ones, and the general population individually and as a group though my efforts in working with advocacy groups such as Fight Colorectal Cancer where I am a research advocate . These groups with which I serve provide a wide variety of services whose goal is to reduce the burden caused by cancers of the large intestine.
I was in excellent health before my cancer. I ate a reasonable healthy diet, rarely drank alcohol, and exercised daily by bicycling 15 miles or more. I developed GI difficulties and chronic pain from the many surgeries and am more limited now but still bicycle a few miles as I am able!
With the constant help and support from my husband, Harold, I live a full life, free of cancer, nearly 20 years after my initial surgery!”
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Exercise: Essential for Cancer Survivor Wellness!
Dr Laura Lambert
Having once been diagnosed with cancer, even despite being successfully treated, and reaching a point when post treatment monitoring indicates no signs of cancer (NED), many cancer survivors continue to focus on cancer as the primary threat to overall health and well-being. This can result in minimizing or completely ignoring other health factors that may put survivors at even higher risk of death than the cancer, e.g. cardiovascular disease.
Mary Sullivan, RN, DNP (nurse practitioner) and Laura Lambert, MD, (surgical oncologist) of UMassMemorial Healthcare, presented an abdominal-sparing exercise program geared towards post-HIPEC patients during the 2013 Regional Cancer Therapies Symposium. Their program is founded on the belief that physical fitness and exercise are essential to the wellness of cancer survivors.
Drs. Sullivan and Lambert cited the various benefits of exercise including a reduction in stress and pain while improving overall cardiovascular fitness. They noted that cancer survivors may be at a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than other members of the general public. They also reviewed recent data showing longer overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer who exercised compared with those who did not exercise.
Drs. Sullivan and Lambert suggested that a fitness program for individual cancer survivors should include exercises to increase strength, stamina and flexibility. With these goals in mind, they have teamed up with a personal fitness trainer who designs exercise programs that can be incorporated into each individual cancer survivor’s daily routine from the comfort of their own home.
Finally, Drs. Sullivan and Lambert suggest that healthcare providers should discuss physical fitness with cancer survivor patients at regular intervals and even consider writing a prescription to encourage patients to engage in regular exercise.
Copyright © 2013 by Mary Sullivan, RN, DNP, Laura Lambert, MD and the PMP Pals' Network. All rights reserved. Todos derechos reservados.
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Updated 04.21.13
Updated 04.21.13
