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    Debbie Kamplain

    Debbie Kamplain

  • User post: I never asked for this. My son never asked for this. We got Cerebral Palsy anyway.

    My baby was born 9 weeks early due to my having severe toxemia and HELLP Syndrome. I was very sick, so my son was in distress and had to be delivered immediately. He was 2 pounds, 13 ounces, and he was 15 inches long. He was "the healthy baby" in the NICU and was often left to sleep while the other

  • My Son Has Special Needs, Not An Inability To Converse With You

    My son has hemiplegia cerebral palsy. His left arm and leg are affected, and he has 2 speech disorders. Despite these factors, he is generally a bubbly kid who can hold his own in a conversation with any grown-up (especially if the conversation is about sci-fi).The thing that perplexes my son is how

  • Cancer: The gift that keeps on giving.....you a migraine.

    Ever since November 9th, 2005, I have not had a good night's sleep. At that time, I blamed it on chemotherapy for my breast cancer.Chemo ended.

  • Chemotherapy tastes like eating pennies

    I stared at my plate. My husband sat across the table and gently reminded me of my appointment. We were sitting in one of my favorite restaurants, our son was with a babysitter, and the sun was shining brightly outside.

  • User post: Do You Wonder What A Cancer Boob Really Looks Like After Surgery?

    I woke up in the hospital room. I was first aware of the darkness that filled the room so much I couldn't see a thing. I had realized I was alone, and in that moment I became instantly aware of the pain I felt in my chest. My first thought was, "OH MY G*D, WHAT DID I DO? I CHANGED MY MIND!"I had a b

  • For The Love Of Pete, Please Don't EVER Say "It's Just Hair" To A Chemo Girl!

    I would wake up each day and tug my hair to see if it was still attached to my head. It had become some sort of odd ritual for me. I knew my hair was going to come out, but when the chemo nurses had started commenting on how thick my hair still was, I made it into a contest.

  • LIVING with cancer, NOT dying from it! Life after 3 different cancers

    The following has become a bit of a tradition. I wrote a letter to my online support group breast cancer sisters when I hit my one year cancer-versary. The next two years consisted of adding updates to the base letter. After battling my 3rd cancer, my "letter" is now a mini-memoir!