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June 10th, 2008

Even Cancer Is Not Putting Patrick Swayze In A Corner

It is good to know that Patrick Swayze is holding up despite his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Seems like Patrick is not allowing his cancer to stop him from doing one thing he loves: acting.
The star of such hit films as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” is going forward with plans to begin working on a new […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 2 comments

May 27th, 2008

Film Director Sydney Pollack, Dies of Cancer

Legendary film director Sydney Pollack lost his battle with cancer and died yesterday (May 26) at the age of 73.
Academy award winner director Sydney Pollack is best known for his movies Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1985) , among others.
Sydney Pollack, 73, a director and producer of popular Hollywood movies for nearly four decades, including […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

May 26th, 2008

Patrick Swayze Made First Public Appearance Since Cancer Announcement

Good news to all readers here wanting to hear the latest on Patrick Swayze since his cancer announcement.
On Friday night, he appeared in public: FOXNews has the photo and story.
Swayze took time off from his grueling chemotherapy regimen to take in Friday night’s NBA playoff game in Los Angeles between the Lakers and the San […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment

May 15th, 2008

On Faking Cancer

Nobody would like to have a brush with the big “C” right? As people used to say, cancer is something like a thing that happens to other people. But when it happens to you and your circle of friends and family, you still find yourself shocked, surprised with remorse and all the mixed emotions one […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 4 comments

May 11th, 2008

Top 5 Posts By Readership

The channel is gathering the top five post series in each blog. It’s really up to the blogger where to base the top post from on a certain time period reference.
I have to confess that I never scrutinize the stats of any of my blogs, I just look at the monthly summary. I’m always busy, […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 3 comments

March 20th, 2008

Simon Cowell Isn’t That Bad

I do watch American Idol. I love this show and is definitely a showcase of America’s talent. Who doesn’t love the good judges, Randy and Paula. Then I guess, everyone had hated Simon Cowell at one point or another. Am I right or Am I right?! Ha ha ha.
Anyway, Simon isn’t that bad all the […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment

January 17th, 2008

Life Goes On, Despite Cancer

From the OC Register (Orange County’s news source) is a story of an aspiring pilot and a volleyball athlete who isn’t putting his life on hold just because he has cancer - paraganglioma - a very rare form of cancer.
It was early 2006. Jerry Phan, 29, of Costa Mesa was training to play semi-pro volleyball […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

October 12th, 2007

My Mother Regretted Agreeing to the Gamma Knife Procedure: A Cancer Story by Tina Norberg

In response to my call for cancer stories: Tina Norberg of Reno, Nevada sent me her mother’s cancer story.
Read on…
She was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on her scalp in 2001. The cancer was removed, along with about ¼ inch of bone from the top of her head. She also had chemotherapy. The cancer was […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

October 5th, 2007

Fighting For Mike: A Cancer Story

SK Robinson who commented in this blog wrote me in an email:
I have been working extremely hard on trying to get the word out about my brother-in-law who is fighting Stage 4 Cancer right now. We all still have hope for him and are not giving up because he has such a positive attitude. […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 3 comments

August 1st, 2007

On Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards said to Washington Post’s Dan Balz:
“I feel good and honestly, the campaign is more helpful. I don’t sit at home and worry about what’s going to happen to me a year from now, two years from now, 10 years from now. I take a pill in the morning and that’s when I think […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

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