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take a picture...I like to play around with the camera, Black/white, sepia, color... jut wish i better at it sometimes... I just need to learn about the camera more! I dont mind having my picute taken, but lately...uggh... I can tell I have been "eating my feelings" since Dad has passed... I should join a gym!

Gail, I am just seeing this now... I AM SOOO SORRY! I am in tears just reading all of this. Hank sounded like a wonderful person and a fighter. You too are a fighter. I am thinking of you and please dont hestitate to come to any of us here if you need anything ((((hugs)))) Shelli

toooo funny

glad you accepted the offer, one less thing to worry about!

Gail, I am so sorry to hear this. I can relate to the rollercoaster like emotions. One day good, hopeful, the next... devistated. Hang in there Gail, we are here if you need us! Shelli

Gail, please do not feel selfish, its only normal. Have faith and God will lead you down the path you were ment to follow, but no one said its not a bumppy one. Thinking of you! Shelli

Sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Shelli

Welcome Sarah, glad you found us to help you through your journey! Shelli

The insesitivity of some people. I am often in awe of how people can just blurt of thngs without thinking, or for that matter truely mean what they are saying. I just would never think to ask such a question, yet think it. On the other hand, I always braced myself for some sort of reaction when I told people what type of cancer my Dad had. I cant really remember any one person specificaly asking, Did your Dad smoke, but I know that some one once did. Why is it that a person should feel ashamed of this diagnosis? Its hard enough to handle without adding the pressure of society on top of it. I am having a Rummage Sale with procedes going to LUNGevity, I think that at the sale I will have postings about this site and the statistics about LC and LOTS of info on how its not always smoking that causes LC. Just doing my part to educate the ill-informed! Any Ideas where I can find some info to print off Shelli

(((Debbie))) I am so sorry to hear of Alans passing. My thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Shelli

This also angers me too. My Dad was an ex smoker had quit for about 10rys before diagnosis, he had sclc and when he was diagnosed i can remember the oncologist saying/explaining to me and Mom that this is the kind that smokers ususal get VS, NCSLC. Well Buddy, I was thinking, do you know that my Dad worked in a factory for 10 plus years that was shut down because of the caustic fumes or do you know that my dad is an ex-Marine who was in Vietnam and was exposed to agent orange and according to the government that is what probably caused his LC? there are so many different things in this world that a person comes in contact with that could cause you to get LC. ITs not just smoking. MAN!!! ok, that is my story... Im sticking to it! Shelli

Gail, I would tend to agree with Connie, only on the basis that they wouldnt even consider removing the tumor in Dads lung, much less a transplant because of the metastic nature of the cancer. I am sorry that there is not better news regarding this, but anything that gives you a little hope is worth researching. Do NOT give up hope Gail!! Shelli

good for u kristi!

Welcome Toddy. Hope you find the support you need here! Shelli

thinking of you Gail. Hope things turn around for Hank soon Shelli

Prayers for a speedy recovery Rich!

Denise, I hope you got a goodnights rest! The albuterol has a steroid in it and that is whats making you jittery! So i cant imagine how you are feeling now that you have added the other steriod. Godd Luck and Feel Better SOON Shelli

Kristi, You NEED TO TAKE A BREAK. Get your self out of the house for the weekend. Stay at a friends house, even if its just overnigt. Dont let them (brothers, parents) guilt you into not leaving. You need it and deserve it. WHat hapend to the cleaning person. Did that fall through? Shelli

Denise, I am sorry to hear about all the upseting news. Iam glad though that you were able to get something for your "virus" lol. Hope you and Tom feel better soon! Shelli

Denise, Good for you for calling the Doc. My Dad was stubron too. He used to call me "Nurse Betty" because I would always be hounding him about calling the doc whenhe wasnt feeling well. I did eventually graduate to Dr.BETTY toward the middle of his illness. and that was how i was always introduced to new people at the hospital or md's office.To bad I didnt get paid like the real ones!! Shelli

Not sure if this is the right place to post it, please move if you think it needs too.. ITS ALL HOW YOU LOOK AT LIFE! TWO GLASSES OF WINE When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine theory... A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on his desk in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'YES.' The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things; your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions; things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else; the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first', he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the good things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. Do one more run down the ski slope. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first; the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.' One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend.' Share this with someone you care about... I just did.

Oh Patti! How frustrating! I think you already mentioned that you have no option to change md's, right. Man.... what is it with inconsiderate people in Drs offices. They all need a slap upside the face. I hope that you get all that undercontol soon. Shelli

Denise, Take a deep breath.....and relax.Things will be ok. Just give the doc a call. They will know what to do. Shelli

Patti... So did you let them have it yet?

Great news Dave! Congrats!!!!!! Shelli