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Connie AMAZING~ and here's to 12 more wonderful years of survivorship~ Hugs Chris

Hello Deb and welcome I am sorry you had a reason to find a site like this, but am glad you have joined us. Please feel free to vent any time you need or want to. We are here for you and will be glad to listen as well as offer you advice and support. When you can, filling in the profile will give us an idea of what treatments your husband has had and is currently going through. Just click on my profile at the top of the page and it is pretty simple from there. Let us know how we can help... Christine

Hello LeAnn and welcome, I cannot add much to the great comments you have already gotten but will say it sounds very, very hopeful for your uncle to beat this. Please keep us posted and let us know how we can help Christine

Hello and welcome, Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful story! Christine

Hello Michelle and welcome I am so sorry to hear about your dad but very glad you have found this site. Although I cannot personally answer your questions, there are many wonderful people here that can and will be able to offer you lots of advice, suggestions and tons of hope. Let us know how we can help you and know that we will be here, Christine

John Sorry to hear this news. I am keeping you in my prayers... Christine

Teri, I am so very sorry. My sincere sympathies and condolences to you and your family. Christine

I just wanted to mention this. In the Path Less Traveled Forum there is a sticky about Hospice.. "Personal advice/experiences with HOSPICE. Also, Linda666 has posted many different things, all very well researched and interesting regarding Hospice in that forum. They begin on the 2nd page. Cindy, again, my very deepest sympathies and condolences on the loss of your husband. I am so very sorry about the horrible experiences you had to go through with the first Hospice. I hope this will be of help Christine

I am so very sorry. Please accept my sincere sympathies and condolences. Christine

I am so sorry to hear about your dad. My heartfelt sympathies and condolences as well as many prayers to you and your family. Christine

Andrea and Brian CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL~ Chris

Andrea You are ALL in my thoughts and prayers today. Will be watching for your update and praying all goes well. Christine

Hello and Welcome I am sorry you and your Mom have any reason to find a site such as this one, but I am very glad you have joined us. It sounds like your Mom is very lucky to have you there with her for the summer! What a wonderful gift for you both. Please let us know how we can help you out and know that there is always someone here that can offer you advice, information, hope and even just listen if you need someone. Best to you and Mom Christine

Hello Sonja and welcome I am so sorry about your brother. I can completely relate as I lost my best friend, a non smoker his entire life and a guy who lived such a healthy life style, to LC in December 2005. Like you, this is what brought me to this site. It is a wonderful source of support and information and I also wish I had found it sooner than I did, but am glad to be a small part of it now. Again, I am so sorry about your loss but very happy you have joined us, Christine

Hello E~ I am not able to add much to the wonderful comments you have gotten already, but wanted to say hello and welcome! Christine

Hello Lilie and welcome I am sorry to hear about your husband but glad that you have overcome him and are beating the cancer down as well. Your attitude is awesome. This is a wonderful site and I am glad you found it. Christine

Congratulations Aaron!!!

Tanner, I am so deeply sorry. Please accept my most heartfelt condolences and sympathies. Christine

Melinda I am so very sorry. Please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your grandma. Sending prayers for comfort and strength Christine

'Fish on a chip' technology may speed cancer diagnosis Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | 5:25 PM MT CBC News A faster, cheaper cancer diagnosis technology called a "fish on a chip" has been developed in Alberta. The diagnostic chip miniaturizes and automates testing for chromosome mutations from many types of cancer, shortening the wait for diagnosis. The FISH technology, short for fluorescent in situ hybridization, attaches coloured dyes to detect mutations such as breaks and reattachments in chromosomes. The test maps the DNA in a blood or bone marrow sample to tell doctors what type of cancer they're dealing with, and provides information on how to treat it. Patients don't have to suffer therapies that won't do them any good, and they don't have to endure the side-effects, said Linda Pilarski, an oncology professor at the University of Alberta who holds a Canada Research Chair in biomedical nanotechnology. The new test could cost as little as $10, one-tenth the cost of conventional diagnostic tests, the researchers said. While conventional tests take several days and highly skilled technologists, the fish on a chip version can be done in less than a day, including in rural areas where people would not have to travel to major centres to access it, Pilarski said. Researchers have tested the technology on hundreds of cancer patients, including cancer survivor Willie Gruber. When Gruber's doctor suspected cancer during a physical exam, it took two weeks before he got the results. "When you go in and you are told you may have cancer, you then have this several weeks of waiting," Gruber recalled of the stressful time. "It turns your life upside down, it puts things on hold." The test needs to undergo more trials and gain approval from Health Canada before it could be rolled out in five years at the earliest. For now, it is used as part of research and clinical trials, Pilarski said. The research will be published this month in the journal Nanobiotechnology, and will be presented at the 11th International Myeloma Workshop, a medical conference being held in Greece at the end of June. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/ ... -chip.html

Sue, I have 2 different sites for help with chemo/cancer drugs. Welthy already gave you the first one I thought of but I also have this one.... http://www.needymeds.com./ I don't know much about it but it was given to me back when Brad was so sick. I hope one or the other can help you out. Christine

What wonderful news!

I am so sorry about the loss of your father. The pictures you have shared are so beautiful. My sincere condolences and sympathies to you and your family. Christine

Hello and welcome, I am sorry to hear about your mom but glad you found this site. I know this is all very scary right now and confusing too, but you have come to the right place to get advice and help in dealing with this. Have a look through the NSCLC forum here and read through some of the good news and survivors posts, too. There is a lot of information and HOPE to be found there. Please keep us posted on your Mom and the treatment etc. Keeping you and Mom in my thoughts and prayers, Christine

Karen I am so sorry about your cousin. My condolences to you and your family. Christine