All Topics → Forum: "Middle Age" 40-60(ish) Years with Breast Cancer → Topic: Greek Heritage
Posted on: Jun 17, 2011 09:52 PM
Helen49 wrote:
Do any of you ladies out there come from Greek heritage?
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Jun 20, 2011 09:18 PM 0tters wrote:
My mother who is dealing with Stage IV Breast Cancer (for the second time around) is of full Greek heritage - she came from Kavala, Greece to finish her PhD here in the States.
I know speaking to her would have been more helpful, but I just wanted to post and let you know that you are not alone. Kali tihi.
Jun 20, 2011 10:52 PM Helen49 wrote:
Otters,
Thank you for replying. I do not know of any Greek women with triple negative breast cancer from greek decent. I was born in Sparta and came to the US at the age of seven. I had one aunt with breast cancer estrogen + and was on tamoxifin for a number of years. She was from Kalamata. She passed away last year from complications due to her cancer.
Tell me a little about your mom and what she has gone thru and is going thru.
Se efharisto
Aug 15, 2011 12:26 PM SVar wrote:
I am first generation Greek, both of my parents are from Sparta. It's been a year since diagnosis and surgery. Did chemo and herceptin, just about ready to finish Herceptin next month.
I wish you much luck.
Aug 25, 2011 10:46 PM echosg wrote:
I'm half Greek. My mother was full Greek and died of ovarian/uterine cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007.
May 26, 2012 09:33 AM RoulaG wrote:
Hello my fellow Greek women! I don't know if this is an active forum anymore, but I will give it a go. I am a first generation born to Greek parents my mother is from
Sparta and my father is also from Laconia, from Monemvasia.
May 27, 2012 08:45 AM, edited May 27, 2012 08:45 AM by Scottiee1
，Hi RoulaG: I don't know if I really qualify to be in this thread. However, I have been married to a Greek for more than 40 years. I am replying to you because he is from Laconia(Zygouris) we are in Toronto but he has never come across anyone from there.
He is supportive to a point but tends to minimize my cancer. He tells everyone that I had a "little cancer" but that I'm fine now. He does not realize that cancer can and does recur.
I think I'll leave him with his head in the sand because I'm not sure he could handle it, God knows, it's hard enough for me and I'm a much stronger character than him.
May 27, 2012 09:12 AM misswim wrote:
First generation, 50% greek....dad was born there, whole side of the family lives there. Grandmother and one aunt with BC........both died of old age. Gives me hope.
From Sparta.