David A

I'll let Bob update when he gets back, think it has to do with his feeding tube though. I'm not real good on the medical stuff. Just know he is hanging in there

HI everyone I just got off the phone with Bob Mc, one of the oldtimers here. I called him last night today he returned my call from his hospital bed. He is hanging in there and hopes to be posting soon, I told him I'd let you all know, he will update more thourghly when he makes it home and on the board. I told him we were all praying and puling for him, and he said he was doing the same for us all here. Please give BOB your best for those who don't know him he is a super guy. David

Terry; family and friends, I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. Please accept my most sincere condolences. Tbone will be missed by us all here also as he has become a family memember here as well as all of your sisters. DavidA

going to tghrow my old bones in my bed or the night , have a big project tomorrow, 2 bil are putting a new front porch on our home, and I have to keep them supervied and lubricated, night all

Don ,Please accept my sincere condolences, I'm so sorry.

Thanks Peggy, I get a b-12 shot every 3 weeks I think and take folic acid daily.

I was able to start chemo today a drug called Alimta. We were also told of my cat scan results from last week. The lc is back and a little aggresively it is now in my left airway and outside it also making it diffucult for me to breathe and swallow. Next week I'm scheduled to have a rigid bronchscopy and laser suerdery to cut out the cancer in my airway then a rigid stent put in my airway to help keep it from collapsing. After a goodnight sleep last night I feel better emotionally, you know for me not knowing what is going on inside me is worse then knowing the cold hard truth, knowing I can perpare myself for the battle at hand and believe my lung cancer has one hell of a battle if it wants to mess with me, I still have way to many things I want to do, and too much life to see and twin boys that need me and I felly intend on being there for them. As I write this I am making plans to go to indiananpolis for a big nhra event with a couple of my brother in laws labor day weekend and also I'm going to try to organise a Holiday lc bash up here at a restaraunt, guess I'm going to poke that proveberial carrot out there I need it. sorry for rambling , I don't know where I would be with out all the great friends I have made here, you all mean the world to me. Thanks for reading.

Sorry Debi , I hope the pain becomes more tolerable for you otherwise how will you ever get Oklahoma's first indoor toilet? I have to agree with Ry if you came up here to MI we could help you forget about the pain. I'm pretty good at making people lauigh in person too. Heck we might even be able to get you a job up here . How bout a used car salesman? Just know that we love ya and care about ya up here. David A

Katie, you and Shelly are in my prayers. Give her and get for yourself lots of hugs from us here.

Ray, My oncologist has put me on a drug called Provigil, I'm telling you it really helps with lack of energy for me and the general yukkiness feelings, only problem i have is my insurance won't pay for it, it is about 185.00$ per month but worth it. Hope you get to feeling better soon, finally got my Mustang too, I remember you said you got one last year some time.

Had a bronch today the pulmonary doctor saw a lot of new blockage he said he presumed it was cancer, it would seem it is now invading my left airway as well as destroying my right lung, that explains why it is so hard for me to breathe again. He talked of a few options but it appears I will be able to have chemo tomorrow if I want. I'm very sad, but glad I have had the last few months of feeling ok. Still shooting for a long life God and I have to do some serious conferencing though I think. Thanks for all your support everyone. David

Now Becky who rattled your cage? I was trying to get myself a scooter darn it

Happy Birthday big guy! Hope you have a nice juicy steak cooked just the way you like. you and I are brothers in so many ways, hoping n praying you have a great day today. Hey when do you want to pit the west coast(u and your scooter) against the midwest( Mustang and I) in a winner takes all for the pink slips, side by side tires smoking, tailpipes spitting fire dragrace?lOl

Hoping that Terry got a goodnights rest. Praying here for Terry and all the family, i'm so sorry.

Somehow I just knew Jamie would lke this joke!!!!

Kids are gone for the day, going to nap and then nap some more

I am supposed to start chemo again this friday 7/30, my wife who works at the hospital I get treated at and who knows my pulmonologist real well. called yesterday from work and said my pulomonologist was there talking to her, he had met with my ocologist and they agreed that I needed to get a bronchscopy, according to her due to my recent (last week almost missed the Michigan bash) upper respitory crap, or what I'm thinking and they are not telling me is something showed up from my cat scan last week, henceforth I haven't slept a wink tonight and here it is 4:50 am too late to take a sleeping pill. Worrying I know won't do me any good, so I have been trying to pray all night, but still worrying. I hate when the doctors try to be sneaky about stuff, and i know it is to spare me, but it really doesn't spare me . So thursday 7/29 I'm having a bronch, then supposed to start chemo on friday, I better get all the driving of my mustang tomorrow as I know my wife won't be wanting me to drive again till saturday. Did I tell you all how much I love my new car, it is so sweet to me, the look of it, the sound of the V-8(1st one I've had since 1979) thru dual exhaust, the sound of the stereo, the feel of the leather seats on my big fat butt and the feel of the steering wheel in my greasey formely nicotine stained hands, guess I should write a poem about it. Sorry to ramble. Love and prayers to you all, david

Dan wishing you the best.

you all have it wrong LOL

Cheryl after attending the Michigan bash I would seriosouly consider the texas bash, maybe my wife could get away together, Lord knows we need time together and I think I could twist the arm some of the other Michiganders in to coming, RY, John, Snowflake and Cookieman, Cathy &Marc, Lisa&Barry, Joe B& Gina honorary Michiganders, Sandy and Rachel heck we could almost fill a plane with this group. Can you tell I had a good time at the bash? I have to tell you it isn't like we don't know each other as soon as we hugged for the 1st time it was like we have been friends for a very long time and we have been. We who have lung cancer and our caregivers who know about this site I feel we are very fortunate to have found it, it for me is like I have 1300 or 1400 friends I have just never hugged, once hugged we areold pals.

My whole family lives in michigan that would be six siblings, Mom and one of mt sister are only 20 minutes or so from Ry's. I think I set a new personal record time for making it back to westland from fenton, bot I love the new car!

Praying for Terry and the whole family down south. I'm so sorry I know words are inadequate at this time wish there were more I could do.

You think Debi? I would like to visit Dallas again with out blurred vision and I do need a new pair of shi_ kickers, cowboy boots for the yankees. Sorry you all had to miss the party of the year and yes the cops were there. One of my sister called today and commented it looked we all knew each other and we do. NaNaNaNa na na, I'm not rubbing it in!LOl

Sharyn, No hostility only a little(spelled a lot) of ribbing between Dave Grant and I, neither one of us takes it seriously at least I don't, I think it is David thing.

that is a funny one lily, I always want to put yes in the sex box, how many women do you know named david, or men named Lily.