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Let's see..tornado, flood and drought. I've lived in two flood plains, experienced several tornadoes, and in the summer of 1988 we had a drought. Rochelle

Jamie- Have you ever seen the Lance Armstrong notebooks they give out? You can order them on their website. I have not seen the new improved notebook but the older version had dividers for tests, inspirational quotes etc. They are free -- you just pay postage. I ordered some to give out at our walk. You can also order in bulk the Cancer Resource Guides free from CURE magazine. These are very nice and you don't pay postage on those. Just go to the website. You can also get free samples of Nestle's products -- your local rep will contact you, you just have to go to the website and e-mail via the "contact us." Sounds like we're both on the same page with our upcoming events-- we're trying to have lots of stuff to give out to patients. Rochelle

I'm sure we can get the Bee Gee's on the juke box at the pub. Congratulations to both of you!

I am so very sorry for your loss. My sympathy. Rochelle

I am so sorry for your loss. Rochelle

Yes, you can feel well for a long time. Cancer also grows slower in the elderly, my MIL was in her 80's with stage IV NSCLC and felt well for 2 years until she died from a stroke. Rochelle

If his urine is dark he is dehydrated. Ask them about giving him an IV to get his fluids up- he will feel so much better. That could be part of his weakness -- dehydration also causes dizziness. Once you become dehydrated oddly enough you sometimes lose your sense of thirst-- so he may not be able to hydrate himself by drinking alone. Rochelle

I joined another site for aspergillus survivors (John developed this the summer before he died). I wanted to learn more about it and get some information. I got a couple of nice replies and thought all was well. Then some of the members got into a nasty back and forth which I could not believe. They were so incredibly nasty to each other I wrote and ask to be removed

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OPEN THE PUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooo hooo we're celebrating.

Hey Maryanne- Welcome back. I am so glad you are working on the walk. What a wonderful tribute to Heather. I wish I could be there. Rochelle

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Christine, This too shall pass. I developed all kinds of weird phobias after John passed away. I had a real thing about being too far away from my kids. I couldn't go out of town for dinner or to shop because I didn't want to be more than 20 minutes or so from them. I had to drive everywhere-- I was afraid of being a passenger...just weird things. They went away finally. I don't know what it is about losing someone that brings about various fears but I think it will go away. Your mom has suffered a terrible loss and it will take some time. Rochelle

Welcome to the board -- I am sorry about your dad. I hope he gets through this rough patch and gets the pain under control. You are doing a wonderful job advocating for him. Rochelle

It sounds from your description that it's emotional. Sometimes we use sleep as an escape to get away from things or it could be that the stress and worry is taking a toll on your body. You might want to try vitamins and getting out a little and see if that helps before asking for antidepressants. When my husband was first diagnosed and in treatment I was absolutely dead tired from working, trying to care for him and dealing with our kids. What helped me most with the stress and tiredness was simply walking down my street and back. It just helped to get out and get the oxygen flowing and clear my head. I also started to take most of the vitamins and supplements he was taking. I think it's normal to be tired, even with help. You should sit down with your husband and talk also. Rochelle

Marrianne- Need hope --here you go from someone that beat SCLC http://www.lungevity.org/l_community/vi ... hp?t=18395 CindyRN is a small cell cancer survivor of about 7 years now I think -- she may have her story posted in the "My Story" forum. Geri is another survivor. We have many members that have been survivors and left this board to enjoy life. Rochelle

Hi Linda- My word of wisdom--WATER. John had very bad muscle aches from Taxotere and he drank lots of water before, during, and after Taxotere. He really thought it helped with the aching. I wish you good results with it. Rochelle

How sad. I am so sorry. Rochelle

Welcome Katie- It is great to have you here. Rochelle

Welcome to the site. There is an excellent post on beating small cell lung cancer in the Small Cell Forum, near the top (it's a sticky post) titled something like "How I beat Small Cell Lung Cancer"-- it has loads of good information. Rochelle

Welcome to our board. I hope your dad responds well to treatment. Let us know what his treatment plan will be. Rochelle

Sorry Terri-- no pearls of wisdom to be had here as I feel pretty much the same way. The smallest thing seems to be overwhelming. I am just so sick of doing this all alone. It's hard to go to work and deal with that stress, then deal with parenting and trying to run a house, pay bills, etc.-- I feel I'm barely holding it all together. I am not feeding my kids well, we eat out way too much because I'm not up to cooking (you know it's bad when your kids say "not again" to going out to eat). I hate being this way. I want him back.

I am so sorry for your loss -- Rochelle

I clean it out when I need to turn over my charge receipts to work which is monthly. I hate buying a purse because it is so hard for me. I like lots of compartments so I don't have to carry a wallet-- that is hard to find. Rochelle

I am so sorry for your loss. My sympathy. Rochelle