Susan Cornett

Tom - 
I hope that you can find some relief. Chronic pain is not for the faint of heart. We're all here for you.

A beautiful tribute to Teri.  She will be so missed.

Tom,
  This is very endearing and so well written !  ❤️  Thanks for sharing with us all!   May Teri now forever be free and at peace!  

I'm thrilled that you've had another cancerversary! Keep on going! 

Well done Susan! Now go get 6 more years. 
Stay the course. 
Tom

Susan,
So glad that you're here and doing well.   Number 7, 8, and 9 are just around the corner.  I hope to celebrate each one with you.
Lou

Congratulations on such a wonderful milestone!  18 years as a Stage IV Lung Cancer Survivor is fantastic!  Something we all HOPE and want for all!  May you have many more years and hope you are safe and warm.   Snow and Freezing Rain here too and after last week's blizzard I'm sick of winter!!  
 

Tom,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!  This is indeed a great thing to celebrate!
You service to our country, battle with cancer is inspiring for so many of us who came here for help.  But, what continues to amaze me even more than your Army years or even your difficult treatment is how many others you are helping out each and every day.  The first thing I give to almost all newcomers is your "10 Steps..." and I often after reading your responses to complex questions I wonder, "where the hell did he learn all this?!".  Then I realize you've fortified your personal experience with an acquisition of a lot of knowledge so that you could help people today to navigate their journey through this disease.

You have my deep respect and you're a great role-model for the rest of us.  Thank you for all the time, effort and caring you've put into this support effort.  No doubt you've saved lives and reduced grief and pain for many.
Congratulations again on your 18th Anniversary of Life.
Lou

Great news, Susan!

Congrats!

Congratulations on your 5 year Cancerversary Susan!!! Wonderful news!! 
 
Ro

Boy!!! I really missed this...happy belated anniversary...
Lou

Great analogy!  I'm swinging for the fences every day....

I missed this, Susan--congrats!! 5 years is a biggie. Thanks for all the help you offered me when I was new and confused (as opposed to my present state of old and confused).  

Just wonderful to read about this important milestone Susan!
Stay the course.
Tom

Happy Cancerversary!

I had an appointment with Super Doc on Thursday. He said to stay home as long as my job will allow me too - he said the risk of exposure is just too high. He's hopeful a vaccine will make some impact but that won't be a reality for 6 to 12 months, so I'm home until then. I told him I was more scared of the virus than a lung cancer recurrence because I felt sure the virus would kill me. He said it would.  He also quashed my trip - I knew he would and I knew it was the right thing to do. Still sucks.
Hope you all continue to stay safe!

Hey guys its been awhile since I've posted. It's really a different world right now. 
I'm like the rest of you staying at home or going to one of my sons and watching a granddaughter.  My husband still works but was furloughed until last week which makes us both nervous. He's 72 and works at the airport. The only good thing about his job is it's not around a lot of people. We've been talking and have pretty much decided that when I go on medicare he'll retire. Medicare is another thing that worries me. 
 I'm lucky to see one of the grand babies because they were quarantined and working from home. We haven't seen my other son, his wife and their kids since January.  My daughter moved to Las Vegas for work in January so not only is she in a new city by herself we can go see her.
I'm nervous about things opening up the virus getting worse. You guys stay safe and take care.

Tom - we're going to need a bird-cam set up in your yard - livestream!

Tom - we're going to need a bird-cam set up in your yard - livestream!

Susan,
I had a similar conversation with my doctor Friday with the same prognosis--about of COVID-19 will put me in the grave. He says to stay inside (or well socially distanced in my front yard) and do not mix with the public under any circumstances. He's not even sure if a vaccine is enough protection and suggests I'll need to wait till herd immunity develops. That could be several years.
So I am homebound and down to watching birds, answering forum message boards, and writing my novel.  Yes, I'll rig up my camera and get some photos of the "boss cardinal" and post them up.
Stay the course.
Tom

I had an appointment with Super Doc on Thursday. He said to stay home as long as my job will allow me too - he said the risk of exposure is just too high. He's hopeful a vaccine will make some impact but that won't be a reality for 6 to 12 months, so I'm home until then. I told him I was more scared of the virus than a lung cancer recurrence because I felt sure the virus would kill me. He said it would.  He also quashed my trip - I knew he would and I knew it was the right thing to do. Still sucks.
Hope you all continue to stay safe!

Tom,
I should have hired you as my new consultant with your knowledge of travel insurance.  As much as I don't want to admit it, I'm pretty sure I'm home for the long haul. My husband and I are considering an RV as a travel option because we can get away but not be reliant on others to clean up after us, feed us, etc. 
I'm with you - I didn't beat lung cancer to get taken out by this, either. I have plans!

I, too, have become an expert on travel insurance lately. We had to cancel two big trips, one to Italy and one to Portugal. In the absence of a cancer diagnosis, our insurance would not even have paid for our canceled trips since it exempted the pandemic from covered causes.
We are fortunately retired so it has been fairly easy to isolate and order everything we need online. We've also been doing video appointments with doctors to the extent possible. That said, going out for medical tests has been challenging and we're not looking forward to my husband having to go out for treatment soon.

Susan - I echo your and Tom's thoughts - my mom says all of the time...I didn't beat lung cancer to die from this crap! lol
I've been lucky enough to work from home too.  I've come to absolutely love it and dread the day I must return to a physical office and coworkers (who aren't the furry, 4 legged type).  As a part of management, I have had a voice in what our "new normal" will look like.  My state has 4 phases of start-up, each County is considered a separate entity (apparently COVID doesn't cross county lines!).  My county just entered Phase 2 (don't ask what that all means because I have no idea!), but it does mean that we are getting closer to going back to "normal" in a month or so.  Now that I have a general timeline, my anxiety has peaked.  I feel that if I am forced back into my physical office, I have to choose between my job and hugging my parents.  I hate that this is a choice we have to make not only for ourselves but our loved ones.  While I am less worried about myself or husband contracting the virus, our isolation is driven by our need to see our family. 
Although my concern has not been related to recreational activities at this point, I have given some thought as to what future concerts and similar large events will look like.  I'm scared to think about it because my mom and my favorite thing to do is go to concerts.  She has also gotten into the local non-professional hockey team in her town.  I got her season tickets this year (prior to COVID) because she had so much fun with her friends at the games last year.  I am sort-of hoping that the season will be cancelled so my mom isn't torn as to whether she should go or not.  I really wish you had a crystal ball so you can tell us what to expect and what to do! lol