bear_hunter@yahoo.com
My name is Ron Herman, I first came to #cancer-survivors ten years ago, when my five year old son had leukemia. I was lost, bitter, and not coping with the illness at all and soon after my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The people here helped me put my life back together and I have been actively involved in cancer support both online and in person. My son is now 16 almost 17 6’4” 270 lbs and cancer free. My mom has had breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and cervical cancer and so far beat them all and got remarried to a really fine man about 4 years or so ago maybe 5 or 6. One of my aunts is in bad shape with lung cancer now and doesn’t’ have much time left. I have another Aunt who had inflammatory breast cancer in both breasts and it had spread to both lungs, they say she is terminal and put her on chemo to prolong life. For some reason the docs or no one can explain she is in deep remission with only scar tissue remaining where to tumors were. I am totally disabled and retired now at the age of 49 with a terrible back and severe chronic pain. The people are still good support for me now because some of them have been there. If you haven’t had cancer or been a caretaker of a loved one with caner you really don’t know I’ve found. The same is true with chronic pain. I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful friends over the years. Cancer support is a big part of my life and I don’t see that changing. I have also done a lot of crisis counseling for cancer patients. I used to do a lot of hunting and fishing, but haven’t been able to do much for the last 3 years. My main hobby is building and repairing Computers. I am a self taught computer specialist and basically work for family and friends. I give free technical support to all cancer patients, and is some cases if their computer fails I send them one for free if they can’t afford it. We do get computers and parts donated to us pretty often allowing us to help cancer patients get back online with cancer support, and emailing family and friends and everything else that they do on a computer. Then when they can afford something better they keep the donated machine for a backup. I have a wonderful and supportive family.