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Amen Brother. I love survivor stories.

Yeah!!! God is good

Don, you are a blessing to all of us. Your faith in God is awesome, keep it up. Amen.

Love it. Hope you all watch it and smile for joy and love put into it.

Wonderful to hear you're alive and well. Thank you so much for posting your story. May you live a happy and full life. God bless you

Judy MI, I love your short stories. Keep it up. Any visitors last night?

We all understand Bruce. I'm so sorry.

Great to see you again and see your fantastic update. So many newcomers will benefit from your post. God bless you.

Love reading of your adventures Eric. Thanks for the Thursday, can't wait to see all that Friday brings. Judy MI, nice to see you. I hope you're feeling better. Been missing you. God bless. Missing Judy KW too. To all who meet at the Summit this weekend. Enjoy!!!

Thank you for the update Fred. My love to Kasey.

It's hard to imagine our strong little Judy KW is not doing well. She's such a fighter and always the rock here on this site. Prayers for you Judy KW to bounce back from this rough patch. Sending love and hugs!! Thank you Judy MI and Katie for posting this update.

May she rest in peace. Sending heartfelt wishes to Andrea and the family for strength and comfort during this difficult time. God be with you.

It's hard to believe that 4 years have passed since Bill lost the fight to SCLC. So much has happened since he's gone but there has not been a day that he wasn't with me. I truly wouldn't be the woman I am today if it wasn't for him. I'll always love you Bill.

You, Judy in KW are a true gift from God.

Bill was diagnosed with Limited SCLC and after his first rounds of chemo and radiation he had the PCI. The most significant thing from this treatment was hair loss. I don't remember any cognitive problems. It is the norm for SCLC and recommended for good reason. Even though he lived only another 16 months after PCI I'm not sure he ever had mets to the brain.

Hi Jen, Thanks for the great news. I'm so happy your Dad is one of the survivors of SCLC. It just proves that we shouldn't listen to the Docs who tell us that with SC you only have two years. Many blessings to Dad and all your family. So nice to see your smiling face again. It's been way too long.

Hello All, I've been driving in the Milwaukee and surrounding areas the last few weeks and I have very few complaints, so I'll just say Milwaukee drivers are pretty good. My trip up her from Florida to Wisconsin was overall good. We stayed on the Interstate most of the way and the only holdup was in the Chicago area. The weather was so gorgeous that day we didn't even pay attention to the gridlock. Overall life is good and driving is great. Oh, did I say I love to drive. Hope you all have a great day.

Hi All I've been away Judy. Guess I need to catch up. Hope all is OK. I'm in Wisconsin until the end of Sept and only have the Internet once in awhile. The weather here has been glorious. my sister was diagnosed with lymphedema so she started on the treatment this week. it's been quite a learning process. This condition will never go away but hopefully she'll be able to manage it. I'm very grateful I'm here with her for moral support. Hope everyone is getting thru these dog days of summer. Love, Laurie

Yes Jean, CANCER SUCKS! I too remember Bill's last days sometimes and I am fortunate to be able to block out those bad memories with God's help. We had so many great memories and they outshadow the bad. Thank God for that. I hear your anger and it's ok.

Eric, How absolutely lovely these people have befriended you. Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures. Was that block party commemorating "National Night Out"?

Only Child....I wished you lived closer so I could come over and give you a hug. I was 1 of 8 children so I haven't a clue how an only child must feel when their only parent dies. My Mom and Dad died when I was 38 and 46 and was fortunate to have all my family around. When Bill died I felt alone at times because after the initial gathering of mourners goes away life just has to go on, like it or not. Anniversaries for me are quiet and thoughtful. Memories are my best friends at times. Please stick around with us and come anytime to just vent. Oh, by the way, here's that hug.(((((((((((((((onlychild)))))))))))))))

Hello Char I'll offer you a welcome although it's never fun to have to be on this road. The folks here are so wonderful. If we don't have an answer someone usually has a suggestion or another site to go on to get some answers. CancerGrace.org is an awesome site and the Drs there actually answer questions free of charge. We have all had opportunities to utilize that site from time to time. They're very helpful and compassionate. Here is a link you might want to read http://cancergrace.org/radiation/2008/0 ... rt-review/ I know that when Bill was on chemo and radiation he too was quite stubborn about drinking. The more I pushed the more he refused. He listened to the Nurse at the Oncology Center where he had chemo much better than he listened to me. He never had brain mets that were diagnosed but he did have PCI to prevent them. I hope you'll feel safe coming here and asking questions or just venting. I would have been lost without this site. Blessings to you in your journey as a caregiver

Oh yes Ann, I can understand why this hurts. It's sometimes the oddest things that bring back the tears. I'm sorry Buddy is gone but Dennis gets his Buddy for now. You'll see them all again, someday. Just mentioning about the lift chair brought back memories of when we had Bill's delivered and he fought it all the way. Thoughts and prayers for you during these days.

Hi Alan, Isn't it a small world. What I love most about Wisconsin is the people. They have that very distinctive accent that is enjoyable and everyone (well almost everyone) is so darn nice. It's always a pleasure to go back and realize that there are still lots of nice people in this crazy world.

Thank you all for the warm welcome to "the air". Yes Eric, Monday is a great day but mostly for those of us that are retired and yes, I'm driving to Wisconsin. I love to travel, especially on the road. Don't like to miss a thing. So happy you found the "right" church yesterday. All I can say to that is Amen and Amen. Hope you get to meet Donna G. MI Judy. It's been in the 80's in Wisconsin. How come it's so different from Michigan? It's just across the big water. Sorry it's so hot where you are. The heat just drains me and I'm not sick so I really feel for all of you who have to deal with it. By the way, how's that foot? Are you keeping it elevated? Hi Annette. I too am a Bachlorette follower. I also love DWTS and SYTYCD. They are just a few of my TV guilty pleasures. I am also a Food Network and HGTV snob. I have to say that I always look forward to your posts because you keep me smiling. Your humor is contagious. Keep it up. Janet, I'm with you about the exercise thing. I just can't quite get myself out there in this heat. My treadmill is outside in the garage so that's a great excuse not to use it, too hot. Sorry you're having a rough day. Your trip to Boston sounds great but I hope you don't overdo. I'm sure your girls will take good care of you. Try and rest on the train. I love the lull of the ride to just sit back and relax. Bud, talking about your DQ adventure is right up my ally when I allow myself to eat like that. Today I'm the lucky one getting ready for a colonoscopy tomorrow. Anyone who's had this done knows the fun stuff that happens the day prior. Woopee! KW Judy. Those 3 wheelers are harder than they look. I love riding a bicycle but only when it's cool enough for me. Boy I sure do complain alot about the heat. Sorry. Wisconsin is a beautiful place to visit. I was born there and have lots of family up there. I moved to Orlando in 1976 but it's always nice to go home for the summers. I just hope they don't get too sick of me. Blessings to you all on this Monday.