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    I lost my precious Mike

    in GRIEF

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    So very sorry, Sue. You are probably tired of hearing this, but take some comfort in knowing that he is not in pain anymore and you both went above and beyond with this horrible beast of a disease.

    Wishing You Everything You Need,

    Patty

    Fay A. passes away Feb 28, 2006

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Thanks for posting Fay's obituary. She will be sorely missed. I wish you & your family comfort and peace as she already has that. She will forever live on in everyone's hearts and is one special lady that truly made a difference during her time on earth.

    May God Bless You & Your Family Always,

    Patty

    My father

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

    Posted

    Welcome Lisa and I am glad that you found us. There is a wealth of support here for you. I am not sure what to tell you other than maybe to read some of the other people's profiles who have that stage and worse and how they are doing. Maybe it would help your Dad to know that there is hope. I feel so bad for all involved. How you must really love your Dad. Maybe your Dad feels hopeless and wants to give up or something. What do the drs say? Seems like a long time to have that chest tube in-it's the drainage kind, right?

    Wishing the best for you and your Dad. Keep in touch...Patty

    I'm a Grandma, again!!!!

    in HOPE

    Posted

    On Feb.22, I got another Granddaughter. She looks exactly like my first Granddaughter(who is almost 3), except that she has dark hair and eyelashes instead of red! How cute is that! I just got back from MI on Sunday night. I was there since the 22nd, helping out with the BIG transition. At least, I sure hope I helped! I sure enjoyed it! I have two beautiful Granddaughters to be so happy about...Patty

    PS Can somebody tell me how to get the smilies to show up?

    Question about physical therapy

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Hi All,

    In reading lots of posts on this board, I see where some people have gotten physical therapy for their lung surgeries. Although, I have asked my surgeon and onc if therapy would help me and they both said it was not necessary. I am wondering why not, and what exactly would the therapy be and if anyone has had it, has it helped? Also, I was in the hospital for my lung surgery for 7 days. They did not get me up walking until the day before I went home. I could hardly walk at all and needed help walking at least for a week once I got home. To this day my legs still get so stiff & hurt after I have been still for even a short while and I still have so much physical trouble squatting, getting up and down etc. Have a lot of muscle & joint pain etc. Just doesn't seem to be improving and my surgery was 1/10/05 and finished chemo the following May.

    Thanks for any answers, advice, opinions, Patty

    Would like some definitions, please.

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Hi All,

    Just puzzled and can't figure out some stuff. If someone says they had a thoracotomy, what did they have? In the glossary, it says it's an operation to open the chest. Didn't say from the front, back, side, bottom, or what was actually done after the chest was opened????? What are SUV's? What is an SF? I don't know as much as I should because sometimes I think I don't want to know and more than likely I won't be able to remember it. Today I wanna know. Oh yeah, and what's the definition of "chemo brain".

    Thanks, Patty

    the next step

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    So sorry & upset to hear that you have something else come back. I am really hoping that you are cured. It's great that you are so on top of everything. Do you know when you will find out anything for sure-if that's possible?

    You are in my thoughts and prayers, Patty

    Why is this Happpening???

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    I think it just proves how prevalent lung cancer is. My dear MIL(my husband's step-mo) died of LC in 1996. Just a couple of years before that my hub's maternal grandmother died of LC. Just last year my hub's aunt(sister to the MIL above) died of LC. I got my diagnosis in 2004 and my hub's maternal aunt(daughter to grandmo above) was just diagnosed in 2005, had surgery and just finished chemo. About 4 years ago her brother(hub's mat uncle) died of LC. My maternal cousin had breast ca and then died from LC 3 yrs ago. When I had my surgery(in a rather small hosp in a rather small town in IN) there were 2 other patients with the exact same surgery as mine in there at the same time. The nurses were joking that the surgeon must have been giving a discount. Not a very funny joke to me, however, and I have a sense of humor as good as anyone's, if not better. Anyways, I think it is only a matter of time before it hits someone you know. And, yes, unfortunately, all of the above were either heavy smokers, "light smokers" and ex-smokers & a non-smoker. Ages range from 51(me) to 70 something. And there we have pretty much the "statistics" we all read and hear about. I do wonder sometimes why the tobacco companies aren't funding the research for a cure or are they? Just not enough? Thanks for letting me rant somemore, Patty

    2 Months Ago Today

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    What a wonderful tribute your family is planning. My Dad passed away in 1995 and I still miss him so much. It doesn't hurt so bad most of the time and sometimes it feels like it was yesterday. Yes, life is awfully hard. You and your family will get through this, just like your Dad would have wanted you to and there is no doubt in my mind that you all made him a very happy man. Your grief proves that you loved and you loved well. Hope this gives you some comfort. Patty

    Do You Believe in Angels?

    in HOPE

    Posted

    I believe my 3 yr old granddaughter is a special angel sent just in time to help me thru this ordeal. I also have felt the presence of an angel land on me right before falling into a peaceful sleep. Don't know why it happened or why it hasn't happened again. It felt really special and comforting. Anybody got any answers?

    Thanks, Patty

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