Congratulations to Vivienne and Cleona who have completed the climb of Kilimanjaro and raised funds for LSI.

 I have always said I would like to climb Kilimanjaro before I was 50. And now it is fast approaching, March 2008.

Vivienne

I was diagnosed of having stage 3 b Hodgkins Disease in 1974 at the age of 16. I had two and a half years of Chemo and survived the treatment even though it was worse than the disease.

 One afternoon recently I was driving home from work and I heard an advertisement on the radio for a trip to Kilimanjaro and I thought - I would love to do ithat. That night, I was looking into it on the internet and my daughter Cleona walked in and said, 'who is doing Kilimanjaro?'.
I said I was thinking about it and she said she would love to do it also.
So we checked it out and it was doable!

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system.

Lymphomas are divided into two groups–Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Lymphoma cells generally grow in lymph nodes (glands) and make them enlarge. Hodgkin’s lymphoma often begins in the lymph nodes in the neck, armpit or chest. Sometimes the cancer may spread to other lymph nodes nearby or cells may enter the blood stream and be carried to other organs.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma often begins in the lymph nodes in the neck, armpit or chest. Sometimes the cancer may spread to other lymph nodes nearby or cells may enter the blood stream and be carried to other organs. However, some lymphomas begin in organs such as the stomach or bowel.