Sheri

Who wants to visit Tami's house with me? I have 10, my house, Dad's house, our shared property (we bought my grandparents fixer upper motel a week before he was diagnosed, big mistake in hindsight), and work keys.

Grace, I'm so sorry for your loss. Very nice tribute.

Grace, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in my prayers.

I don't agree with you but that is your choice. Is this an oxymoron? If so, it's my favorite.

If we have the ability to choose, we are in control. Some people need to be in control, others need guidance and could give a flip about their choices. We should embrace all who are grieving and respect we all grieve differently. I don't think grieving processes are subject to choices.

Connie, It's so great to hear from you. Amongst your grief, you found time to thank us. Frank would have done the same, you two must have been from the same pod. I hope you find solace in the days to come, but my hope alone won't make that happen. You have suffered a great loss. I'm glad you have read Frank's posts. He had so much to give this community, offered humor and hope to others as he two fingered typed the journal of his own battle, whether he knew it or not. What a precious gift to save. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Congrats Kasey, you are a doll!

Dave G was ever-present. With a simple search on Lung Cancer, Dave's name always comes up. He was a true fighter and presented a valiant battle. My condolences to his family and friends. I'm so sorry.

I think DCA deserves some research. On the net, what I have found is all promising however big drug companies cannot patent the drug, so there is no money to be made. The drug has to go to trial before it can be FDA approved. Without a profit to be made, drug companies will not fund a trial to satisfy the FDA. Perhaps Lungevity and other non-profits should consider putting their research dollars on orphan trials. I think we all should do our research on DCA. Sounds very promising, yet it can't be bought.

Jeez-o-petes this has been hard to get in on! I like diet Coke if Pepsi is not available. I prefer fresh ground pepper. My bed is never made, except when I'm in it!

Oh Grace, I'm so sorry this happening with Carlton and your family. God be with him.

Our world has lost a beautiful man. My condolences to his family. Through tears, I can only offer, what an incredible loss.

Jen, we both share similar boats, I'm just farther out to sea. My Dad is a wise man and told me early on, never to apologize, it shows weakness. So rarely do I find a situation that warrants a true apology as his words ring in my ear. NSCLC is so different than SCLC as it is a cancer that can deem sudden death. It's fast growing, we may be okay one week and lose our loved ones the next. I know this is not positive news and from all you have learned in your research, you know your concerns are well justified. We have to think positive, as Mr. Bloch said: "worry is like a rocking chair, it keeps us busy but get's us no where." Hang in there and keep praying for positive scans. I'm doing what I can to keep my hard-*ss Dad alive. Two and a third years into it, so far, so good!

My Dad lost his Dad when he was 63. My Mom lost her Dad when she was 58. They both still have their Mom's. I thought I would have my parents well into my 50's, is this abnormal?

51 more weeks of journals? Nah, you're going to have to do better than that to reach your ultimate goal of 100 years. That's how my Dad recognizes who I talk about on this board. Oh he's that guy.... Just keep going Frank!

My prayers our with you Grace. I hope you are able to break Carlton out of the hospital soon!

Here in SE Michigan we were in the teens and the snow is flying! I had a fun commute into work today, without my cell phone. I left it at my Dad's last weekend and haven't had time to retrieve it.

Prayers for good scans! Joel seems like one tough cookie!

Frank, I've followed your journey also. When I think of you I think of a drumming energizer bunny. You've been through so much already, yet you keep going and going... I'm sure your hospice journals will be an inspiration to other members who first hear the "H" word. Your experience will let others know you can live with hospice for a long time. I hope it's long enough to find a cure. I'll look forward to your musings Frank.

I belong to another forum that had been inundated with these same spam messages. What we found out is they are not individuals but software programs that generate "spambots" and the software scours the internet for message boards to spam. Most likely, they don't know where their message lands. Their intent is to disseminate their website addy as widely as possible. When Rick gets back and is up to it, I can get him information on how to eliminate these spambots. From what I understand its not too tedious of a task. On the other board I belong to, we were able to sequester them to one hidden forum.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved Husband

Heather I'm so sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry Teresa for your loss. May you have peace and strength in the days ahead.

Val, I actually posted this on another board the night of the episode: Are any of you fans? I just started getting into it, bought the first season for the kid and have been renting the second season for her. Unfortunately, the Movie Gallery does not have episodes 5-10 of the second season and she refuses to watch the third season without watching the complete second season. Whatever. I watched it tonight and teared up when the guy who pulled the plug on his dad said: " I don't know how to exist in a world my Dad doesn't". We get scan results next week, but I'm thinking regardless of the results, I'm going to fix up a nice weekend resort in his finished walk out basement (His house was built on a hill) and just be there for him. Gawd, I love that man! The scan results came back stable btw.

In another thread you had this to say: Wasted energy. Is worrying about our impending mortality wasted energy? Are you doing well? If so, I'm sure your worries are diminished. This is a good thing! Keep up the good fight!