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Hi, my name is Carol. I've been a network anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News. I am now a cancer survivor because I'm the one who lived. When I lost my husband to a rare cancer, I raged against the wind. Why did God and the Universe give us a baby but take her father away? Maybe our story really is about hope, strength, courage. It's time I report on something that goes right to the heart of the matter for cancer families: how life changes, how cancer creates opportunities for us to ask tough questions and demand answers. Isn't that what a journalist is suppose to do? I want to share my journey. I want to hear from you.
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Previous Posts  Dashed April 2003 Reality Check, April 2003 The Resident, April 2003 Operate, Please! April 2003 Chloe, April 6 Where's Chloe, April 6th 2003 CNN Airlift, March 25th 2003 Another Chance, April 2003 Crisis, March 19th 2003 Chloe is Born, March 2003 December 27th, 2002 Christmas Not, December 25th, 2002 Pregnant, Dec 16th 2002 Chemo Monster, December 15th 2002 Secret Life, December 12 th 2002 Lead Up to War, December 3rd 2002 December 3rd (later) Catscan Results—No. Please NO. Dec 3rd 2002 The Surgeon: Nov 26th 2002 CNN Influence: Nov 25th 2002 Personal Journal: Diagnosis: Cancer Nov 25th 2002Subscribe
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Dec 26th, 2007 The Resident, April 2003I walked happily in to Will's hospital room this morning only to find him looking terrified. What happened?! He said a young doctor had come in to his room earlier. When he told her the doctors decided they could operate, she apparently said to him "How can they operate? It's only palliative. The cancer is everywhere. I saw the scans." She was young. Perhaps 26. Chinese. She there was a certainty in her expression and a blankness in her eyes behind her glasses. Her look screamed "The facts as stated, sir.". I rolled up to her in the hallway and I wanted to bite her head off. You never take hope away from a cancer patient. Who the hell are YOU? Are you a cancer specialist? No? Oh! Opthomalogy! And that gives you a right to give a patient a death sentence? Are you God? No? Oh! Okay. Then stay the hell away from my husband. You. Do. Not. Speak. To. Him. This Journal Entry's Comment Board There are no comments on this post yet, be the first to leave one.
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Carol Lin is a journalist who served as news anchor for CNN, national correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America" and reported for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. She has been honored with numerous awards for her work, including three Los Angeles Press Club Awards and the National IMAGE Award.
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