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    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

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    Welcome to the gang!!!

    FYI - just a couple of things I've learned from being here:

    - if you got a question, you're definitely going to get answers from people here

    - there are no restrictions on your emotions, so no need to apologize if you're having a bad day/week/moment

    - you are amongst friends

    Grace

    Catholic Squirrels

    in JUST FOR FUN

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    There were four country churches in a small TEXAS town:

    The Presbyterian Church , the Baptist Church , the Methodist Church and the Catholic Church Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels .

    One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they Determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will.

    In the BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.

    The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the Squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

    But -- The Catholic CHURCH came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter

    Husband Diagnosed SCLC

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

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    Flowergirlie,

    Welcome to you, unfortunately I too have walked in your shoes. I feel like I'm an "old pro" at this. My husband has extensive Small cell. First what you are experiencing is perfectly fine, by that I mean, it's ok to feel overwhelmed, angry, sorrow, fear...listen you just got hit with a ton of bricks!

    I have told others who come on here w/ Small Cell lung cancer to read my profile and see what my husband has and is going thru. I want you to know that your husband is young and that is a good thing, because the drs. should be throwing everything they can at him, thats' what my husbands' onc. did to him, he wasn't sugar coating it, and I think my husbands' overall health( which is good) and being somewhat young ( 53 ) works in his favor.

    I also have young children 8 and 11 and it can be and has been difficult on them, but they're great and dealing with daddy one moment at a time. I would have to say that is one of the biggest differences now in our lives....one moment at a time.

    please, don't hesistate to pm me, because like I said, been there, and have done "that" for many months......

    Grace

    Tough 13 days but Mom is now home

    in SCLC GROUP

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    Dar,

    you stay strong! you're alot stronger than you think you are....I'm glad your mom is home with you, it won't be easy and you're only human you're going to have those "moments" ....it's OK....you know where to come when you need big shoulders.....

    Grace

    Tumor Marker Baseline

    in NSCLC GROUP

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    Liz,

    My husbands' radiologist is monitoring some tumor markers in my husbands' blood samples. His highest was 107 and now since he had taken etoposide, last month and w/ his IMRT and rad on his lungs/liver his marker has dropped considerably....he is last time checked 4.7 so he is in the normal range! .....the Rad. is very happy w/ this, and even his oncologist who isn't that big on tumor markers believes that this form of treatment for my husband is working....to what extent...he will have to go for more tests MRI, CT, PET to find out.....

    Grace

    Crystal Ball honoree Billy Starr

    in LUNG CANCER IN THE NEWS

    Posted

    http://www2.townonline.com/wellesley/ar ... eid=593464

    Pan-Mass Challenge founder Billy Starr to be honored by Lung Cancer Alliance at Crystal Ball

    Thursday, October 12, 2006

    Billy Starr, founder and executive director of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, will receive the life-time achievement award of the Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), a national organization that raises funds for eradicating lung cancer. Starr, a Wellesley resident, is one of six to be honored at the LCA's Crystal Ball. He was selected for his leadership and the unmatched fundraising accomplishments of the Pan-Mass Challenge, which Starr founded in 1980, and is now the most successful athletic fundraising event in the world. The PMC has raised more than $170 million for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More than $15 million of that sum has funded lung cancer and related research at Dana-Farber.

    Starr is the only non-medical professional who will be honored at the Crystal Ball, which will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston on Oct. 21. To be recognized for their incredible contributions to lung cancer research are: Dr. Judah Folkman, Children's Hospital; Dr. Bruce E. Johnson, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Dr. Thomas Lynch and Dr. Douglas J. Mathisen, Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Daniel G. Tenen, Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Dr. David Sugarbaker, Brigham & Woman's Hospital; and Dr. Christina Williamson, The Lahey Clinic.

    "I am thrilled to be honored alongside these eminent doctors," Starr says. "It is a recognition that dreams can blend together seamlessly in common cause." Event proceeds will benefit LCA's efforts to make lung cancer a national public health priority, as well as support lung cancer research centers at the honored doctors' hospitals.

    About the Pan-Mass Challenge

    The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), presented by the Boston Red Sox and Overstock.com, is the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon and today raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. The PMC is a model of efficiency for all nonprofit organizations. Last year, the PMC donated 99 cents of every rider-raised dollar directly to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The PMC generates nearly 50 percent of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue and is its single largest contributor. In 2006, 4,300 PMC cyclists rode to raise and contributed $25 million to the Jimmy Fund, and to bring the PMC's 27-year contribution to more than $170 million. For more information about the PMC, visit pmc.org.

    About the Lung Cancer Alliance

    The Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people living with lung cancer and those at risk for the disease. Lung cancer causes more deaths in the United States than any other cancer. Over 60 percent of new lung cancers are diagnoses in people who never smoked or who quit smoking decades before their diagnosis. LCA initiatives aim to make fighting lung cancer a priority for more people and change public perceptions about the disease. For more information, visit lungcanceralliance.org.

    Appetite question

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

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    Sarah,

    loss of appetite is very common, if she can eat small amounts of food thats' ok, definitely the boost or ensure does help, also if she likes shakes those are good too.

    in terms of the brain lesion, just ask the dr. why, it could be for a number of reasons. With my husbands' sclc, they can do PCI ( profilatic cranial irradiation ), I don't know what type of cancer your mom has...but don't be hesistant to ask any and all questions to your moms dr.

    Grace

    Alimta trials for treatment of extensive sclc

    in LUNG CANCER IN THE NEWS

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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4275387.html

    Lilly Begins Alimta Lung Cancer Study

    © 2006 The Associated Press

    INDIANAPOLIS — Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. said Friday it started what promises to be the largest clinical trial studying a form of quick-spreading lung cancer.

    The company hopes to see whether its cancer drug Alimta will be effective in treating extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a form of the disease that spreads rapidly and accounts for about 15 percent to 20 percent of all lung cancers.

    Alimta is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, and non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer.

    Lilly plans to enroll about 1,820 patients with extensive-stage SCLC and give one group Alimta combined with the chemotherapy carboplatin and the other group the chemotherapies etoposide and carboplatin.

    The primary endpoint of the trial will be to compare how long the treatments extend patient survival.

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