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Hi Crystal, If it is support and HOPE that you are looking for, you have come to the right place. Welcome! I too was a caregiver for my mom during her lung cancer battles. I know it's not easy being strong for your mom despite your worry for her and having your own stuff going on. I am happy that your mom has you to count on. Take Care, Steff

Katie Brown posted this on Facebook: Doing this made me feel better about the delivery people who are still working so hard delivering goods and packages to our door. Gloves/masks/hand sanitizers/Kleenex/water and some toilet paper for good measure. Take what you need and pay it forward. After a week a delivery person sent a text thanking Katie for the kind gesture and it was picked up by her local news! Here is the link to the story: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/woman-leaves-care-package-of-essentials-for-delivery-drivers/2344046/?fbclid=IwAR1TXRuOYhqae4UvAuJ6cHFooYMihdthk4N-DQDpC5fIaxlI2nSW-s__Y2g

Hello djhartm, Welcome to our forum. The first thing you'll hear from our Lungevity Family here is to wait until you get a solid diagnosis before you let your thoughts get away from you. The second thing is to NOT go on Google to see what it knows. Data for LC is changing all the time as treatments and outcomes are improving and published data is averaged over a 5-year period so it does not reflect the most recent data on positive outcomes. Now, let's talk about that 3cm. 2.54cm=1inch so you are speaking about a relatively small growth, and yes it could be a nodule or any number of things including a tumor. But, until you have other tests (biopsy, PET scan, etc.) you won't really know what this is until the tests are done and then you can learn if treatment is necessary or not. I do understand your fear; my Mom and Dad both passed from cancer and it seems to run in my family. When I did learn of my diagnosis (Mar 2019) I was convinced that I'd be dead by the end of the year. In my case I had surgery and recovered well and am NED (No Evidence of Disease). So there is proof from me and others here that even with a positive diagnosis of LC there is more hope than any time in history, especially when it is detected early. So, please try and take it easy. You need to work with your doctor on next steps and be ready for more than one test (biopsy, PET Scans, CT Scans, etc.). Also, feel free to ask any questions you have here and more than one of our members will have firsthand experience to help answer it for you. And finally, just don't panic...you are a long way from your worst fear. Lou

A new YouTube channel, The Show Must Go On, is streaming full musicals for free on Fridays starting tomorrow (April 3)! Tomorrow they are showing Andrew Llyod Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond. I saw this show in Chicago and it was so great! Upcoming shows are said to include Phantom of the Opera, Cats!, Love Never Dies and more. Here is the link to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/theshowsmustgoon If you watch, let me know what you think!