Maryanne

Hi Peggy, So glad your husband is doing better. I feel so bad that you son is having such a tough time. It is so hard for a mother to have to see her son is such pain. It tears at your heart. I don't know what that desease is, but it really sounds very serious. I pray for his healing. You take care of yourself Betty. Maryanne

Thank you so much for sharing that Uncle Doug, That was heartfelt as well as entertaining. Thinking of you and wishing you well. Maryanne

That us GREAT news about Ron. May be continue on his road to recovery and be home soon. Thank you for updating, I was wondering how he is doing. Hang in there Maryanne

Hi Lori, Praying everything comes out positive for you mom. This such a stressful time for both of you. But it will soon be over and she will be on her road to recovery. Praying for positive outlook. Maryanne

So glad to hear the surgery is all over with. Please let her know that I am thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery, with minimal resutls. Prayers going out to her. Please get well soon Melanie!! Maryanne

Hi Curtis, That is a great pic of Becky, In both pictures she has this angelic glow about her. She is beautiful... She will be there to see you accept her PHD. And Dr. Becky will be rejoicing up there. We are so proud of her here, as you are. A scrapbook would be a great gift for Katie to have. She will have a momentum she will treasure the rest of her life.... priceless...Warmest thoughts go out to you and Katie. What a wonderful honor for all of you. Maryanne

Wow Andrea, talking about a rollercoster ride. Your nerves must be shot. Your poor mom, she just wants to get this over with. All these postponements are nerve racking. But this could turn out to be a good thing. I have confidence that she will be fine. Praying with all good healing thoughts going out to your mom. Hang in there, Maryanne

Hi Fay, EEEERRRRRRR!!! Remind me not to go to that hospital. I still cannot believe that you were left there all those hours. How heartless, to let a patient linger in pain all that time. You should have sued the bums for pain and suffering... I mean that could have had some bad ramifications on your surgery. Bad News.... Maryanne

Rosey, never give up hope. You must get a 2nd or even a third opionion. Please read Kasey's story under my story. Talk about a miracle. Thinking or you and your stepdad, a praying for better more positive results. Maryanne

Hi Kasey, Glad you came out of the darkness and shared that with us. You don't have to be shy, we don't bite What a great, inspirational story!! Thank you again for sharing that. I am so glad that you researched and found this site. Talk about a life saver!! The light at the end of that tunner, gets brighter and brighter every day. Welcome to today and many many tomorrows. Maryanne

Darn Cathy, sorry to hear about those mets.. Prayers sent out to you. Maryanne

Hi Cindi, Hi there, just wanted to know what is going on with you. I think you said you were having a house closing this week. Do everything turn out okay? Where in the dickens are you going? Keep us informed or your whereabouts, Maryanne

So sorry to hear about the passing of your grandfather. My condolences to you and your family. Iam glad you took our advice and spent time with him. That was the greatest gift you could have given him. He looked at you just to let you know he is alright. You are a wonderful grandaughter, and you showed so much compassion toward him that he passed on being at peace. Peace be with you, Maryanne

Count me in, in the fan club. I have to take "happy feet lessons", you have to stay around to teach me Bet.. Thinking of you, Maryanne

sending house prayers for you . I hope all goes your way and a new house is on its way. Tell Dave I said hello, and Iam thinking of him as well as you. Good Luck Maryanne

Hi Randi, So sorry about the news about your mom. You are going through a difficult time right now but know there are many people here saying prayers to give you strength and support. You can lean on us, we won't let you fall. Keep us posted Peace be with you. Maryanne

Hi all, I feel it is important to read MelanieLR. post under REFLECTIONS in SPIRITUALITY/ Inspritional as it may get lost there and she can use prayers. Also she wrote a beautiful letter. Maryanne

Hi Melanie, I have a strong feeling this is all going to work out to your benefit. Have faith, Sending prayers, Maryanne

.Sharlene, You have not posted since the 12. I am worried about you. Did your husband's daughter come in yet? Has he decided to take his medication yet? Please update me as you have so much on your plate in battleing this desease that I don't know how you can handle your husbands depression. Please let me know that you are okay. Maryanne

Hi Starry, I am so sorry for the pain mentally and physically you mom is going through. She has been on one long roller coaster ride. I feel your pain as your plate is so full it is running over. You must be so scared. I wish I had a magic wand to make things better for you. But you must believe that faith can move mountains. Things will work out for you. As there is always a balance. There is light at the end of a tunnel, you just have to believe it is there. Search for it with your heart and pray for strength as that is what you will need. G-d will not forget you. ASK- Ask and ye shall receive, Seek and ye shall find, Knock and the door shall be open to you. I pray for you and your mom. We are here for you. Keep us posted on what is happening with you mom and yourself. Maryanne

Bet, What a beautiful letter. Thank you for sharing that with us as it was so inspiring and uplifting. You mom has a vivid insite that is a gift. She is very special and you can see how much she loves life and the appreication she has to just wake up and face another miracle of another day for her. You have much to be thankful for. She is leaving you with her strength and inner peace. I can see you mom has touched so many people in her lifetime. When the good Lord takes her to his kingdom, her spirit will live on in all the wonderful memories that she has created and left behind for all of her love ones. You are blessed and she is blessed to have you in her life. Peace be with you, Maryanne

Hi Bill and Jan, I posted to you guys already, wishing you luck. Just keep us posted when you are feeling up to it. Good luck, Maryanne

Hi Bill, I would say that Don M here is kinda the exception. He is amazing that he would walk around the block the first week. That was pretty good Don!! If you read my husbands profile on the bottom you will see he is your age he is stage 1B where you seem to be stage 1A as your tumor is small. But that could change when they biopsy the nymph nodes during the operation. But the results of that can take a few days. That is nerve racking, waiting for those results. Fingers crossed all will turn out NED with you. Now back to the recovery part, if my husband did not have the complications due to the thyroid, I would say he probably would have been feeling pretty good about week 3. But everybody is different. His operation was in the winter and he could not go outside. So maybe since yours is in this wonderful spring weather, it will help you get better by going out. Please see my post under welcome/newcomers posted by your buddy who is getting operated on the same day as you, Jang, see my post, which was posted today (not the one before) under Maryanne. I don't feel like writing all I wrote to Jan about the chemo thing, so please read it. Thanks and good luck on Wednesday, I will be thinking of you and Jan. Maryanne

Hi Peggy, I did what you said about going into Tools etc. and it worked. I got a popup and went into it. Thanks Maryanne

Hi Jan, I posted before but I just wanted to add something. First of all, I definitely agree that it is imperative to see an Oncologist after the surgery. First word of mouth,if you know someone who uses an Onchologist, or a good hospital in your area that caters to Cancer. Or check the internet and look up their bios. It may take awhile to get an appointment, so do it ASAP so you don't have to wait too long after your operation. Also, this concerns me, your doctor, which I assume is your thoracic surgeon says you won't need chemo or radiation. Let me give you my husbands case. He was diagnoised early with stage 1B (B because it was bigger than 3 cm) he had a lobectomy on his upper left lobe. His lymph nodes ( which is bisopied during surgery)I don't recall how many lymph nodes they tested but they all came out NED (No evidence of desease) which kept his stage at 1B. If one lymph node is infected it adds to the stage. If two adds more etc. So, we were estastid when the surgeon told us he got it all. Great!! He then went to his Oncologist after surgery and he recommended adjuntive chemo ( preventive) even though they got it all and his CT scan was NED. When you get the adjuntive chemo it adds to the % rate of non re-occurance. So right now his % rate is 65% with the chemo it adds another 5 %. I know that does not sound like a lot but hey, I'll take 70% anytime. There is a person on this board name Don, who had the same stage as Joel, he opted not to take the adjuntive chemo and he had a re-occurance and just had another lobe taken out in Jan. He said if he had to do it over again he would definitely take the chemo. That is one of the reasons that pushed us towards taking it. So Joel just started his first chemo last week. He has 2 or 3 more sessions. Good luck with your surgery. I really hope your doctor can go the VATS way, as I heard it is pretty painless and a fast recovery. But if you have to go the regular surgery route, well so be it. The main thing is to get that thing out, period!! Take care and keep us informed. Maryanne