Liza

hi, i started posting in 'intoduce yourself' march 22 this year when i first found out my father had lung cancer (advanced, final stage), the anguish for my father and us his family is indescribable it did comfort me to talk about it here in LCSC and know that others understand what i go through i guess i should now move here, in 'grieving' my father died may 19 and we buried him today may 24 he was in severe pain (pain meds did not work) in the weeks before he died, it killed me and my family to see him endure it and there was nothing we could do it doesn't console me that he is not suffering anymore because we lost him, for good, he was taken from us unfairly while there were still many things we look forward to, to share, to make up for, to talk about, or just spend time together these make it unbearable to accept the loss i feel lost without my father, i miss him so much -- liza

my father suffered terrribly, he was in severe pain in the weeks before he died, it killed me and my family to see him that way and there was nothing we could do it doesn't console me that he is not suffering anymore because we lost him, for good, he was taken from us unfairly while there were still many things we look forward to, to share, to make up for, or just be there for one another we will bury my father on Saturday, May 24 thanks Patti, Max, Deb, Lisa, Shelli, Gail, Sue, Denise

My father died this afternoon. He is only 66 years old. He has much more to live for, he is not ready. I love him and I will miss him so much.

hi everyone, my father is with us now in the philippines he is very malnourished (he almost did not/could not eat for about 3 months) but he is trying to eat now his cough is really bad even with cough medicine i try to convince him to see a doctor at least for the cough, but he won't go his main complaint for now is his coughing what else can i do for him? please help

thanks for the info cat127 how long does it take the shingles to heal?

hi rich, carol, steve, don, and everyone i'm still here, waiting for my father to come home on april 3, i continue to read posts and messages for comfort, i just don't know what else to do and say at this point, just trying to be strong and hopeful thank you for caring, god bless you all

hi mr strahdawg (thanks for your kind words) hi everyone, i e-mailed my sister, who is with my father, and asked her whether he is in pain, my sister said that yes he is in pain but not from cancer, instead the pain is from SHINGLES, my sister by the way is a nurse and she explained to me what shingles is and that it can be really painfull, (i can't tell you how grief stricken i am to learn of my father's sufferings) she said though that my father is taking medications for the shingles and that the rashes are getting better is shingles a complication of the cancer or is it a separate thing? please tell me about lung cancer with shingles

hello guys, i called my father the other day, i asked why he won't get treatment in the u.s., he said, first the doctor said he may not be able to tolerate chemo or radiation with his condition, second, that he would really like to be with us, his family i asked him whether his insurance will cover his medical bill if he decides to get treatment there in the u.s., he said something like his insurance is limited or that my mother who is with him had used up his insurance for her visits to doctors (she has a heart condition and hypertension, but not serious), i think that this is another reason why he decided to just go home i hope we get medical treatment here in the philippines as good as you have there in the u.s. thanks for you prayers -- liza

hi katie and everyone, your support keep me strong, god bless you all my father is coming home on april 3

thank you so much for your support my father lives in the u.s., i live in the philippines, we're filipinos my sister, who also lives in the u.s., called yesterday to tell us that my father was diagnosed with lung cancer both lungs, advanced, she did not say what kind of lc or stage, left lung has collapsed, terminal, doctor said about 6 weeks to 6 months doctor said chemo may not work or that may father may not be able to handle it with his condition he is 66 yrs old, very frail, lost a lot of weight, no appetite my father himself refused treatment, he decided to just go home here in the philippines, he is packing up and bought plane tickets already is there any hope?

hello, my father has lc, i just learned this morning, i'm so shocked, i don't know what to do please help