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7/29/2008 11:06 PM
Amanda McNamee
<p><font size="4">Hi --My name is amanda and I was diagnoised with stage 3 melanoma in dec 2007. They got all the Melanoma out of my face were the mole was and then it spread to one lymph node so I had to have more surgery on my neck to get the rest of the lymph nodes out. I am now doing interferon injections untill march 2009. Its really hard. I am having tons of symptoms and major depression. I have no appetite, My mouth tastes weird all the time, fatigue, no energy or motivation, chills, muscle aches, headaches, awful nausia and stomach aches and my hair is thinning pretty bad. Its crazy I am going through this. I never thought this would happen to me at age 30. I had a wedding planned that I had to cancel and we just bought&nbsp; a house and I love my job and life was good and then you get this news and it really makes you want to enjoy life even more. I live by jimmy valvano's speech saying &quot;Dont give up, Dont ever give up&quot;.</font></p>

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Tori was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in April 2003. Attending college away from home, she traveled to all of her appointments alone, including a lengthy drive each month to see a specialist. Toni’s health and emotional well-being deteriorated, and she returned home to recover. On her arrival, she cared for her sister, who suffers from MS, and began working at a daycare facility. Tori found within herself a sense of empathy and determination she didn’t realize she possessed before her diagnosis, and she continually strives to instill all she’s gained in others. Read Tori's story and more at The Voices of Survivorship.

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