[Cancer is now in Mom's brain.....]

Congratulations on your baby girl. I can only imagine how scared and frustrated you must be but must stay positive & hope for the best.

Hope you will come back with some good results.

All the best!

[New to this site]

Thank You all for your warm welcome!!!

[New to this site]

Hello all! My name is Jen & I'm new to this site. I've been on another site (LC Alliance)for support the past year since my 53 y/o mom was dx Feb' of 2006 of stage IIIB NSCLC. I've met so many wonderful ppl on that site & I'm so grateful for their continuous support throughout the whole time especially the beginning when I was so lost. I hope to find that same support here & look forward to meeting all the great ppl here as well. I will have my mom's info/treatment status profile up shortly. To make my introduction a bit shorter, will give recap.

02/06' - Found large mass on right lung.

Mom dx 3B NSCLC (inoperable)with few lymph

nodes also affected.

03/06' - Daily (M-F) radiation for 7 weeks along with

Chemo (Taxol/carbo) for 16 weeks

08/06' - After treatment (shrinkage of tumor, mom

was stage to 3A) & fortunate to be able to

have surgery - Pneumonectomy of right lung.

04/07' - Mom has been NED ever since surgery & still

taking 150mg Tarceva daily.

Altho mom still feels terrible pains from the surgery & still adjusting to living with one lung, she is an amazing fighter & doing her very best to get well & stay well. I pray that she will stay NED & pray for all of you here.

Jen

[3 Days]

Hey Mitch... I'm finally on this site, hopefully will be a lot more. So great to hear you've decided to quit smoking. Congrats!!! How you smoke since your last post? You can do it!!! I have the same problem too, had been a smoker for many years now & wanted to quit so bad especially after my moms dx last year. I no longer buy my packs, no longer take smoke breaks during work, I guess I consider myself a social smoker now but is not good enough for me, I want to quit all the way & Hope I can do it. Hope your mom is well.