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Thank you for all your help and concern. You are wonderful people and are all in my prayers

Thank You for your advice. We will ask the Dr about Tarceva. I hope that could be an option for him. I'm so glad to hear that you are cancer free and beat this awful disease. My prayers are with you. This is such a emotional roller coaster. When I am down I like to go to the sites about people that fight and win. It helps to know that there is hope. Dad also had no bad side effects from chemo. He kept his appetite until recently mom says she has to make him eat. I try to talk positive and look on the positive sides when I talk to him. He was in the dumps about chemo not working and I told him but it did, because they gave you a month your still here and the cancer didn't grow. They may have wanted it to shrink but at least it didn't grow. Thank You again for the advice about Tarceva we will look into it. May god be with you.

Hi I'm new to this but need to know if anyone has suggestions. My father has emphazema in his left lung and was diagnosed with small cell cancer in his right lung in April 2006. He also has a spot in his liver and limphnods. He has been undergoing chemo which has slowed it down but has not shrunk the cancer. He is now having alot of problems breathing and they said due to health can no longer due chemo. He will be starting radiation next week. The Dr has told him that it will not cure him but will give him more time with us and that without it he would only be with us for a month or so. He is so tired when I visit it's so hard to see him going down hill. I live away from him and run my own business so it is hard to get to see him so I do alot of calling and telling him about my daughter and such. The problem now is that radiation will be 5 times a week. My mom is trying to find out how to financially take a leave from work but can not make ends meat. I am not able to help out financially unfortunatly and am trying to figure out how to help. Mom is asking to go to second shift at work so that she can be with dad as much as possible. She is so worn out it just breaks my heart. Is there any options out there that we can get the financial help so that mom can spend time with dad before he leaves us. Please can any one give me advice on where to turn to. I want to help mom so bad.