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Thankyou. I am blessed with a great family that Haas been by my side since the day I was diagnosed. They arey life.

moment with this disease. As usual my wonderful support system is available to help when ever I need them. In the meantime I continue creating goals to live for and experience with my family. Non are exotic or from any made up bucket list. However every goal I reach becomes a memory for me and my family to hold on to forever. They provide me the will to go forward and face the days I can survive knowing what this disease is known to do to many of us with this diagnosis

Hello Kathy, I will pray for positive results for you. Stay strong and as hard as it is to imagine try to stay positive. Your system can use positive thoughts at this point. There may not seem to be much to be positive about everyday I am alive to be with my family is the focus I use to give thanks daily. Please keep me updated and thankyou for the interest in y story.

Hello RJN I had the option 6 months ago to go off the immunotherapy or stay on it. I chose to stay on the Kaytruda as it has been helping me to date. I pray it continues as I have no intentions of dieing anytime soon. My Oncologist has a Stage 4 patient that Is on year 6 of survival. That patient and now you are clear examples of the hope and goals I hold on to. Thanks so much for your encouragement and I wish you well on your journey. It is relieving to be able to communicate with someone who really understands what I am expressing.

I was diagnosed with 4th stage cancer metastisized at size 7 with 2 blood clots all in my left lung and lymph nodes. I was loaded with fluid at time of diagnosing believing I had pneumonia and learning my real diagnosis. I went into emergency surgury for a perichondrial window to keep the fluid building up around my heart and had over 4 cups of liquid drained out of my back that was surrounding my lungs. This was a little over 2 years ago. My oncologist refused to give me a time that my life may expire and for that I thank him everyday. A few months ago he told me my time expected was 3 to 6 months and that others he had diagnosed with 4th stage Lung cancer had passed long ago and I am considered ever so lucky. Before I left the hospital 2 years ago I placed my life in God's hands and refused to google lung cancer. I did not want Google telling me how and what I needed to feel and fill my head with the fear of what to expect. I chose treatment and continue to attend every 3 weeks. I tell myself that I will live my life until God decides otherwise. I prepared my will, moved to a smaller house and have spent these years making family memories and helping them prepare for my passing by letting them know that I am not afraid. They will move forward when I pass. I was forced to come to terms with reality the day I was diagnosed by myself in 2 separate hospitals due to Covid. All of this made me see that I wanted to move forward having a quality of life not a life of fear. Move forward with life in a positive manner.i believe it will help keep you alive. Stay strongl and off of Google.

Wow this is awesome

Than you Tom. You give me so much inspiration as I enter my Rd year of survival of 4th stage Lung Cancer. Thank you and I pray for man more years of survival for You

I can relate so much. Petrified of being stuck in closed places or drowning. I too have to belightly medicated for scans

I was diagnosed with 4th stage cancer metastisized at size 7 with 2 blood clots all in my left lung and lymph nodes. I was loaded with fluid at time of diagnosing believing I had pneumonia and learning my real diagnosis. I went into emergency surgury for a perichondrial window to keep the fluid building up around my heart and had over 4 cups of liquid drained out of my back that was surrounding my lungs. This was a little over 2 years ago. My oncologist refused t give me a time that my life may expire and for that I thank him everyday. A few months ago he told me my time expected was 3 to 6 months and that others e had diagnosed with 4th stage Lung cancer had passed long ago and I am considered ever so lucky. Before I left the hospital 2 years ago I placedy life in God's hands and refused to google lung cancer. I did not want Google telling me how and what I needed to feel and fill my head with the fear of what to expect. I chose treatment and continue to attend every 3 weeks. I tell myself that I will live my life until God decides otherwise. I prepared my will, move to a smaller house and have sent these years making family monies and helping them prepare for my passing by letting them know that I am not afraid and they will move forward when I pass. I was forced to come to terms with reality the day I was diagnosed by myself in 2 separate hospitals due to Covid. All of this made me see that I wanted to move forward having a quality of life not a life of fear. Stay strong and off of Google.

I was diagnosed with 4th stage cancer metastisized at size 7 with 2 blood clots all in my left lung and lymph nodes. I was loaded with fluid at time of diagnosing believing I had pneumonia and learning my real diagnosis. I went into emergency surgury for a perichondrial window to keep the fluid building up around my heart and had over 4 cups of liquid drained out of my back that was surrounding my lungs. This was a little over 2 years ago. My oncologist refused t give me a time that my life may expire and for that I thank him everyday. A few months ago he told me my time expected was 3 to 6 months and that others e had diagnosed with 4th stage Lung cancer had passed long ago and I am considered ever so lucky. Before I left the hospital 2 years ago I placedy life in God's hands and refused to google lung cancer. I did not want Google telling me how and what I needed to feel and fill my head with the fear of what to expect. I chose treatment and continue to attend every 3 weeks. I tell myself that I will live my life until God decides otherwise. I prepared my will, move to a smaller house and have sent these years making family monies and helping them prepare for my passing by letting them know that I am not afraid and they will move forward when I pass. I was forced to come to terms with reality the day I was diagnosed by myself in 2 separate hospitals due to Covid. All of this mad me see that I wanted to move forward having a quality of life not a life of fear. Bravo sweetie for deciding to move forward with life in a positive manner.i believe it will help keep you alive. Stay strong and off of Google.

Karen volunteering sounds wonderful. I give what I can but my strength is very inconsistent and unreliable. I am 2 years of treatment and was suppose to only survive 3 to 6 months. I remain so blessed and hope to find a way to pay t forward

Wow!!! Another Birthday. I turn 65 years old. Time to Retire!!!! Not from work as I love working and it keeps me driven daily. However there are so many other things I want to retire from. I want to retire from any negative people who have difficulties recognizing the real essentials of life and how too acquire them. I want to retire from the negative people who fail to recognize the good in people and can only see others weakness. I want to retire from the people that like to think that they need material things to feel complete and have the inability to understand you can't take materials with you when you go. I want to retire from the list of things I don't want to do and create a new list of things I really would like to do.