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  1. Thanks Tom,

    Thinking about spending a week in Albir just a few miles north of Benidorm at the end of the month.My daughters baby is due around the 17th of Oct so I am cutting things a bit neat.We love Albir,with Benidorm a 10 minute bus ride away,we can enjoy a bit of night life there,wonderful place due to the wide range of things to do there.We will be looking in  a few estate windows whilst we are there,maybe go and view some properties also.Brexit has been a bit of a bummer for us in that the pound has fell against the euro by more than 10%.More importantly is the UKs reciprocal free health care agreement we have with the EU,if we need healthcare in Spain we just produce the EU healthcard and we can have all our needs met without having to pay,if the agreement is recinded by the UKs EU Brexit we may have to take out private medical insurance.When I look at that particular method as it operates in the USA,it just gives me the shivers.Problem is we wont know perhaps for another 3 to 4 years how Brexit will pan with the rest of the EU countries.The annoying thing is nearly two thirds of Scots wanted to stay within the EU,it was the English that voted to leave.Scotland is trying to get the EU to allow us to continue with our membership despite England leaving,however Spain is dead against it because they have problems with Catalonia and the Basque areas wanting to become independent,and if these countries see Scotland getting preferential treatment,Spain would be put in a impossible position by refusing their claims.

  2. Good Evening Everyone,

    Its been a wee while since my last post,I am just sitting idly at home enjoying some relaxing time to myself, Liz has gone off to bed early feeling a bit tired.I thought I would share with you whats going on in my side of the pond.Well first off I put my home up for sale about two weeks ago,it was sold within one week,I got quite a bit more than its current market value,surprisingly so,I think its partially to do with its location,Cairnhill is regarded locally as the posh part of Airdrie,not that for one minute anyone that knows me would regard me as posh,is'nt that right Katie?.

    My daughter Jennifer continues well in her pregnancy,she is due around the 17th of October,we know its going to be a boy,Iam so looking forward to welcoming a new member of our family into the world.Jennifer will be starting her maternity leave from school in couple of weeks.I am planning a holiday in Spain at the end of September we will spend some of our time there looking at property for sale.Our Scottish summer is drawing to a close think we got about 10 sunny days from last May,which even for Scotland was extremely poor,so a wee house in Spain will augment my sunshine exposure.

    I have been following lightly. I may add the Presidential Campaign being run in the USA,seems its all a bit neck and neck at the moment,not that I am over enamoured with the choice of candidates you have on offer.It was by coincidence I was dxd with LC at the time he was elected  in Nov 2008, I never thought for one minute I would live long enough to to see how his administration would pan out.I am so blessed I even got to see him serving two terms,which I think on reflection,he is going to be a hard act to follow.

    Time for bed,goodnight everyone.

  3. Good Morning Glenn,

    Just to add to the previous comments,my friend Robert Lowe was diagnosed with SCLC in 1991 given initally two months to live,had his chemo treatments,a severe form which required him to be hospitalised during its administration,on more than one occassion his family was called to his bedside,since his doctors did'nt think he would see the next day.Well to everyones astonishment Robert went on to make a full recovery. Robert about ten years later was then dxd with NSCLC,had surgery and chemo,again made a full recovery, He became the UKs longest survivor of both types of lung cancer (20 years).A couple of years ago Robert was dxd with both stomach and throat cancers,Robert being determined to beat these too,asked for surgery to erradicate these cancers ,due to the reduced capacity of his lungs he failed the lung function test prior to having surgery.Still refused to be beaten,he asked his Doc for more time for him to work on his fitness and diet to have a retest of his lung function.Well he had his retest,he was clocked at a 36% improvement on his previous test,enough to allow surgery to go ahead.His surgery involved two teams,one on his stomach and one on his throat.His surgeries were completely successful,in fact he became instantly a celeb in the medical profession,doctors came to visit him from other hospitals just to chat with him,he gained the nickname Lasarus.During his recovery whilst in his hospital ward,his son phoned me to tell me he had entered Roberts ward at visiting time to find Robert dressing himself,he felt great and thought he would just discharge himself.It took his son a bit of time to persuade Robert to get back to bed and wait for the Doctors to decide when he could be discharged.Sadly Robert took a chest infection that even he did'nt have the strength to fight off.It was my pleasure to give a eulogy on Robert at his funeral.I met Robert initally at the end of my LC treatments when I was still feeling a bit low,concerned about my future survivability,well Robert just picked me up no end gave me the confidence I can beat this desease and here I am nearly 8 years later enjoying a life my Doc originally gave me two years max.Best wishes Glenn that your treatments allow you the success I have experienced. 

  4. Good Morning Everyone,

                                       I just thought I would drop in and share a wee post with you all.I do hope you are all well and enjoying summer.Our Scottish weather has been a bit on the dull side thus far although I did take my campervan for a few days to Pitlochry in June we were lucky,the sun blazed for the duration of our break,Pitlochry is just beautiful,we had such a fun time there.

             I am just home from a weeks holiday in sunny Spain,a place called Playa Flamenca,we were also in the area to look at properties that we could buy to enjoy a second home in the sun.We travelled about the area,thousands of houses there,probably better described as a sea of houses,in areas they call urbanisations,but its not for us,really not much on an infrastructure has been bedded in with the houses,only the odd shop or restaurant.

         The UK has just held a referendum on its membership of the EU,it was brought about to satisfy a rump of malcontents within the ruling Conservative Party,the leave campaign was called Brexit,it had a lot of support from the right wing media,it was pretty pathetic and vaccuous with slogans like "Lets put the Great back into Britain" and "We want our country back",in fact it reminded me very much of Donald Trumps campaign.In my view the whole debate should have been about the economy,if we leave a trading bloc of 500,000,000 customers,where will we find a replacement?,Germany and France had warned us out means out there will be no special favours if you vote leave,even President Obama had warned the UK,we can expect no special favours too.Well the voters were more concerned about the issue of immigration than the economy and voted leave,its just unbelievable.Scotland voted 62% to remain,so there will now be the possiblity of a second referendum for Scotland to vote again for independance from the UK and remain as members of the EU,its a tall order since Spain is worried about the region of Catalonia also seeking independance,their government will veto Scotlands application for continued membership.

       On a personal note on how Brexit has effected me,my dreams of owning a Spanish home in the sun has overnight become $10,000 more expensive with the fall in the UK pound against the Euro,plus there may be other ramifications for Brits living in Spain in having such things like free healthcare recinded that is part of a reciprocal arrangement with the UK with Spanish citizens living and working in the UK,the whole thing is such a mess.

         Sorry about my ramblings,particularly on such a subject like Brexit if you find foreign politics irrelevant and dull,my 2016 would be a complete disaster if to crown it all Donald Trump becomes El Presidente,LOL.

          Did you read about Donalds trip to Scotland a couple of weeks ago?,he was visiting his recent purchase of Turnberry Golf Course, he was met with the Mexican Flag flying on his clubhouse roof a  Mariachie band (Scots) calling themselves Juan Direction sporting a wheelbarrow full of building bricks.

       Bye for now.

  5. Hi Yankeegirl,

                        Welcome to LCSC,I am sorry to hear about your dx,I can well understand your anxiety,which is par for the course at the outset.With a bit of time and the support of family,friends and the buddies here I am certain you will become more able to cope.I was dxd  in 2008 with NSCLC (squamous) with local spread to the lymph nodes.I had chemo and surgery all completed by January 2009.Here in Scotland the post treatment follow up is  six monthly check ups for five years.A couple of major differences in Scotland compared to the USA,we dont do CT scans in our follow up checks,only X-rays,the next is, we dont really go into staging in our relationship with our medical specialists,so I was never told what my staging was? I suppose my best guess would be 2A?,however its something I dont obsess over,its enough for me to trust my medical team in providing for me the most professional support through my treatments.A couple of years ago I had the last of my 5 yearly checks up,my oncologist after checking me out and a look at my latest X-rays,turned to me and said "Eric,we do have success in treating lung cancer and you are certainly one,I would go as far to say with confidence,you are cured,now go away,I dont expect to see you again",we shook hands and parted as friends.

            My best wishes for your treatments and the successful outcome I have had the priviledge to experience.

  6. Hi Karen,

    I had a upper right lobectomy in January 2009,the tumour in my upper right lung was actually in the airway leading to it.My oncologist arranged me to have was is called neo adjuvant chemo,which  was administered to me prior to my surgery in a  attempt to reduce the tumours size,this actually worked a treat,my surgery was successful,I live a very active and healthy life.My chemo was a cocktail of cisplatin and vinorelbine,which I sailed through without any side effects,although I did suffer one bout of constipation,which I could have avoided if I had paid more attention to drinking plenty of fluids during the chemo administration.Best Wishes.

  7. Hi Cassie,

                    Welcome to LCSC,thank you Tom for my introduction,I am so in awe of the support and advice you have provided to so many correspondants to this forum.Cassie yes I am a Brit,Scot to be more precise,I am so sorry to read of your fathers current situation.My dx was a cancerous tumour in the airway to my upper right lung.Here in the UK,following the completion of all tests recommended by your fathers oncologist they are then collated and brought to a multi-disciplinary team meeting of all the medical practitioners that will be involved in developing the most effective treatment plan for your father.In my case as the treatment plan was underway,my responses to the treatments were carefully monitored and refinements were made to it.I went through Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy a combination of cisplatin and vinorelbine this was aimed at reducing the size of the tumour in my airway to make the prospect of surgery possible,after two cycles,I was sent for a further CT scan,my oncologists feedback to me on the CT scan,was that he had never seen such shrinkage in a tumour before and that I was prime candidate for surgery in January 2009.I sailed through my surgery with only minor discomfort ( although I am a Scot I am no braveheart).

         I can well understand your fathers reaction to his dx,it is a scary time for him and his loved ones,I found it took me some time to come to terms with my diagnosis,my sleep patterns were severly disrupted my jangled nerves seen to that.I discussed this with my GP and he prescribed sleeping pills and a anti-depressent,I found these drugs did really support me through that period immeadiately following my dx and after a short period of time I stopped taking them.

             More practical advice I can suggest for your father,is to prepare for any appointments in advance with oncologists and other professionals treating your father,that is to use a note pad to write down any questions or issues you would want a fuller explaination to,also write into this notepad the responses you receive from the consultants during your meeting with them.

         Take one day at a time, a saying I read some time ago which helped me was "Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair,it gives you something to do but it dos'nt get you anywhere"

           Another piece of advice is look after yourself,it is so easy to become overwhelmed with all thats going on with your father,you forget your own needs.If you do feel stressed look for support from family and friends.

           Please do pass onto your father my best wishes for the success of his treatments,do keep in touch to let us know how he is doing.

  8. Hi Fantine, Welcome to LCSC,I had a upper right lobectomy in which I lost almost half my upper lung.I do find climbing stairs and inclines can leave me a bit breathless but other than that I live a healthy and happy life.Some years ago following my surgery in January 2009 I joined a gym to improve my general fitness this gym also ran two weekly one and a half hour yoga sessions which I also joined,(I was the only male in a class of approx 16 women,I did enjoy myself-yoga that is) I found the yoga is particularly beneficial for lung cancer survivors it helps to improve your breathing,muscle flexiblity and learning how to relax your mind and body.I have even read yoga can help prevent cancer re-occurance?,I can recommend yoga to you,I am sure you will see an improvement in your general health.

           I wish you every success in your recovery and that you feel restored to full health mentally and physically

  9. Good Evening Everyone,

                                       Its been a while since I posted here,thought I would give you a wee update on my goings on in my neck of the woods.First off,my daughter Jennifer tells me I am to be a grandad ,provisionally booked for 24th Oct LOL.I am so knocked out by this news,something since my dx I feared I might never see,is'nt life wonderful?.Liz'es grandson has just whetted my appetite to have my very own grandchild,Parker is now 15 months old and is just so happy every time he visits,such fun to be with too.Not long back from a wee holiday in Spain,Puerto Banus in the Costa del Sol region,we spent some time house hunting there too,we looked at a place we discovered  in You Tube called Puerto de la Duquesa,so we just had to pay it a visit since it was quite near our hotel ,we were'nt disappointed,the town was quite beautiful.We also visited Marbella and a town called Estepona.Finding a apartment to buy in Marbella is out of the question,that is until I win the Euromillions Lottery,however Estepona is such a lovely place we intend to focus our search for a property in that area.As I may have shared with you my daughter has moved into the family home and has successfully taken out a mortgage  on it,due to some little legal items I wont realise my share of the equity until mid June (my solicitor describes that approximation would be a good result,his previous forecast to me last December was 4 weeks to completion,so I am not holding my breath for June).Liz and I intend to return to Spain to resume a apartment hunt in Estepona as soon as.

           Seems my life   revolves around holidays now,we are looking forward to some decent spring weather to get out and about with our campervan,its only two berth,but its just super fun to spend time with.On my advocacy front with the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Org,through them I was invited to give a presentation to some volunteers for the MacMillan Cancer Org,last year in Glasgows Mitchell Library,I did enjoy the occassion,the work these volunteers do is just so worthwhile,well it seems I passed muster,they have invited me back on the 10th of May to give another presentation.So thinking caps on I really dont want to bore everyone with repetiton.

             Looking forward to hearing you are all getting on,bye.

     

  10. Hi Bart,

               Like you I was dxd as Stage 2 lung cancer (NSCLC),that was in Oct 2008.My treatment plan was for what is called Neo Adjuvant Chemotherapy 4 cycles after two I was given a CT to discover the effect on my tumour which was in the airway of my upper right lung.Well,my feedback from my oncologist was that he had never seen such shrinkage in a tumour before after only two cycles,which meant I was a prime candidate for surgery which would follow in January 2009.I did have the further two cycles of chemo at my surgeons insistance.My chemo was a cocktail of Cistplatin and Vinorebine.Prior to my receiving the chemo Iworried about its possible side effects,nausea,hair falling out etc,I need'nt have worried I sailed through the lot without any discomfort at all,oh,except a wee bout of constipation,which i could have avoide if I heeded my docs warnings about drinking plenty of fluids during chemo administration.Surgery followed in January,well I am a Scot,but certainly not a Braveheart,I did worry that the surgery would be extremely painful,leave me a breathless invalid,it might not work and my cancer would return soon after.Well again nothing close to my fears became a reality,I sailed through the surgery,with little discomfort,breatthless invalid? no way,OK I will never be able to climb Mt Everest,but I can get around fine.Climbing hills and stairs,I just have to take it easy.I had 6 monthly check ups for 5 years,my last one a couple of years ago my Doc tells me all my tests have come back clear.He then adds,you know Eric,we do have success with lung cancer and are certainly one,I would go as far to say with confidence,you are Cured,no go away,I dont expect to see you again,we shook hands and parted friends.

         I and now just short of 8 years a survivor,I wish you every success  Bart that I have experienced.

  11. Hi Kerry,Welcome to LCSC,I am sorry to hear of your dx.I did start to reply to your post yesterday,basically in response to your request from members here to share their survivor stories with you.Before posting my response I re-read it and thought it a bit long winded,possibly enough to bore the pants off you,so I binned it to rethink a new response to you.I have decided to try an alternative approach,looking back over the time I have been a member here,I have had similar requests from new members to share their survivor stories,so I looked back at the members archive here and found one of my replies which I think you may find interesting.I am copying and pasting into this reply.Here goes-

     

                     Sorry about the time it has taken me to reply to your posts,I dont have the same access to the internet I used to have.I am a seven year survivor of NSCLC,fully restored to health following chemo and surgery in 2008/9.I have recounted my friends story here a couple of times over the few years I have been writing in the LCSC forums,I think it would be of benefit to you to share it again.

           Following the completion of my treatments for cancer in January 2009,I was searching for some kind of re-assurance that there were survivors of lung cancer out there somewhere,my initial search was not very successful it seems the internet was not really a good place to research LC survivor rates.One day I picked up a popular Glasgow evening newspaper called,"The Evening Times",in it, I chanced upon an article about a guy called Robert Lowe,he was about to start up a lung cancer support group with a lung cancer nurse called Penny Downer in a local hospital called Stobhill General.Well I did permit myself a smile over the irony of a lung cancer support group being founded  persons called Lowe and Downer.

         Robert's story was fully described in the article,in 1993 he was dxd with SCLC,his prognosis was'nt good,two months, his doctors projected,Robert asked for the strongest chemo he could be prescribed to at least give him a chance at life.The regime chosen by his medical team required Robert to be hospitalised during his chemo administration,Robert's reaction to his chemo left him so poorly that on more than one occassion his family were called to his bedside as his Docs did'nt think he would see the next day.Remarkably,Roberts situation improved,and steadily he regained all his strength,enough to allow him to be discharged from hospital.Robert returned to full health and enjoyed living his life as he did prior to his dx.In 2003,he was then dxd with NSCLC, again he received treatments and went onto recover fully.

           I was absolutely astounded reading Roberts story,I just had to meet him and I did,I joined his lung cancer support group,also meeting up with Penny and many other lung cancer survivors.Remarkably,Robert and I shared many things in common,we were born and brought up in the same district in Glasgow- Springburn,we went to the same schools,despite Robert being ten years my senior we even shared many of the same school teachers.Meeting Robert was a real turning point in my life,I had found a new confidence that I can survive this disease,my mood improved I found a new life energy. I returned to my lecturing post in a Glasgow College of Further Education.I can share with you my first day back at work,after a absence of nearly six months,I entered my class,my third year students were having a lecture given by one of my colleagues,when I entered the classroom,there was a silence momentarily,until one student enquired if I had dropped by to visit. Well no, I replied,I am here  now to take over this lecture,as my colleague left the room to allow me to continue,my class gave me a huge round of applause,gosh,even now I can hear it, it can still bring a lump to my throat.

           Robert went onto live for almost 20 years with lung cancer,apparently he became the UKs longest survivor of duel SCLC and NSCLC. Robert sadly, passed away a couple of years ago,cancer free.I have appreciated every minute I had spent in his company.

         I do of course wish you every bit of Roberts success with his cancer Debbie,I know its a hard road but I believe you have the strength and the courage to beat this.

         Best Wishes. 

  12. Good Morning Everyone,

                                       Today a report is being published that highlights the fact that in Scotland there are serious regional disparties in the provision of healthcare support for patients diagnosed with lung cancer.I have'nt yet read the report,but I gather Scotlands 5 year survivability record is amongst the worst in Europe.I was interviewed yesterday by a reporter from one of our major quality newspapers The Scotsman which is published today.I have attached the link below.

                            http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scots-doctors-want-lung-cancer-to-be-top-priority-1-3931035

  13. Good Morning Mike,A big welcome to LCSC from me too.Best Wishes for a successful outcome with your treatments.I had chemo and surgery seven years ago,never looked back,enjoying life as it was prior to my dx.I did'nt have radio therapy as its called in Scotland and the UK,so I am unable to give you any thoughts on that subject.What type of chemo are you being prescribed?,I had cisplatin and vinorelbine,was neither up nor down with it,although it did give me a wee bout of constipation,should have been drinking more fluids during my chemo and I could have avoided that one.Going through all my treatments was really quite a breeze,I did find the mental side of things a bit tougher,problems getting a good nights sleep and feeling very down, not least because my GP suggested I had only 2 years max to live (that was even after my treatments were complete)  I was prescribed sleeping pills and a anti-depressant,which I took but only for a short period of time.My cloud through time and the support of family and friends, began to dissipate,there was light at the end of the tunnel for me after all.

       Do keep us informed with your progress,you need never feel you are on this journey alone, with all the buddies here to support you and keeping you company.  

  14. Hi Bruce,Gosh long time no hear from you you were so missed by everyone here..I am doing really well,found a new girl in my life (Liz) I moved in with her last year,we get on so well.Its all holiday mode with me just now,we bought a motorhome between between us a couple of months ago so we look up UKs weather forecast to find out where the sun is currently shining,then off we go.My daughter has moved into my vacated home in Airdrie also last year,she is about to take out a mortgage on the property,I am selling it to her at a discounted price,to bring it into what she can afford.So at present I have been scouring the internet looking at property to buy in Spain that I can live there for part of the year,ideally to get some winter sun.Liz and I are off to Tenerife for a weeks holiday and house hunt on the 13th of December,however apartments there for our budget are a bit scarce.In January we are off to another Spanish area on the mainland -Torrevieja,the prices there are much lower,so I think I am going to be spoiled for choice for the many properties there for sale.Perhaps you can join me when I have found my property and enjoy a relaxing holiday with Liz and I.

         Again great to hear you are still around "live and kicking",looking forward to hearing from you again.

       Best Wishes.

  15. Sorry Tom,I first appeared onstage in my high schools production of HMS Pinafore,I played the lead role as Raith Rackstraw I was aged 14,I was later at 16 appearing in a amateur operatic production about Vasco Di Gama( actually in the Kings Theatre)when our group was visited by Sir Alexander Gibson of Scottish Opera he came into our dressing room after the show,and invited some of us to join the biggest production that Scottish Opera has ever staged then and since of Boris Godinof.I got the part of a green guard,basically I wandered about the stage with a whip, beating up the cast of peasants,it was great fun,but goodness that opera went on for hours.Following that experience,I joined my local am-dram group called the Airdrie and Coatbridge Amateur Opera Society and appeared in many musicals,such as Call Me Madam,Hello Dolly,42nd Sreet,Fiddler on the Roof and Carbaret.I have a good tenor voice which I do enjoy showing off from time to time.

         What one was my fib? actually it was catching a 14Ib salmon,all lakes in Scotland are called Lochs with the exception of one which is actually called Lake of Montieth.For some reason unknown to myself Lochnaggar is not a loch at all,but a mountain???,so catching a salmon on a mountain would be well nigh impossible.

  16. Hi Tom,I guess you dont like cooking.

     I have actually used this before ,my descriptions are a bit more lengthy sorry.

     

    I have appeared onstage in Glasgow's Kings Theatre in a Scottish Opera production.

    I have caught a 14lb salmon on Loch Nagar.

    I have shared a pint with Sir Richard Attenborough in a wee Glasgow pub

  17. Hi Lisa,Thank you for your reply.T o give you a wee bit more encouragement,I would like to share with you something that happened to me following the completion of my treatments in January 2009.I was off work recuperating from my surgery (upper right lobectomy),bored out of my head, home alone worrying about the "what ifs" ie what if the surgery is'nt a complete success, and what if the cancer returns? how will I cope?.These fears and a few others I have since forgotten whizzed around my over active brain,boy do I have such an imaginative brain.Anyway,I decided to look around for lung cancer survivors who are still around following the completion of their treatments.I first tried online,I was'nt very successful,mostly stats of the 5 years survival projections on lung cancer patients,not very encouraging at all.One day I picked up a popular evening paper in Glasgow called the Evening Times,and I chanced on a article about a guy called Robert Lowe who was starting up a lung cancer support group along with a LC nurse called Penny Downer,well I had a quiet chuckle to myself over the irony of a LC support group founded by a Lowe and Downer.However I read on,this Robert was dxd with SCLC in 1993 his doctor projected he had approx 2 months to live.Undeterred,Robert pleaded his case to have the best possible treatments that would give him a fighting chance of life.Robert was offered a extreme form of chemo that would require him to hopitalised for the duration of its administration,during which time he endured such an ordeal with the chemo his medical team had called his family to his bedside on more than one occassion as they believed he would not see the next day.To the astonishment of his medical team,Robert began to respond to his treatments and went on to make a full recovery.He soon returned to the normal life he had prior to his dx.In 2007 Robert was now dxd with NSCLC,again he went though his treatments and made a complete recovery.I was completely enthralled by his experience,I just had to meet up with him,and I did,I joined his LC support group in Stobhill Hospital.

           My meeting with Robert uncovered further pleasures for me,I discovered he was born and brought up in the same district of Glasgow as myself,we went to the same schools,despite Robert being 10 years my senior,we even shared many of the same teachers.The anecdotes we shared of our past lives,brought us such fun and laughter,lung cancer thoughts just left my mind.I like to say the elephant in the room has now got so small,I cannot even find the little blighter now.Robert became the UKs longest surviving duel LC patient (SCLC and NSCLC) he survived for just short of 20 years.

             I soon returned to my senior lecturer post in a College of Further Education in Glasgow.I entered my classroom that first day,my 3rd year students were being taught by a stand in colleague of mine,one of the students who first saw my entrance,smiled at me and enquired if I was just in for a visit.No, I replied,I am back to my task of teaching this class,just at that moment the students gave me such a round of applause,I can still hear it today.Still can bring a lump to my throat.

       Bye for now. 

  18. Good Morning Iginther,Welcome to LCSC,I am sorry to read of your dx,since my dx some seven years ago I have had the pleasure to meet up with and communicate with so many lung cancer survivors I have lost count.All the survivors I know,have a wide range of types of lung cancer and staging,many dxd at stage 4,and still here years after their dx.I know its a tough road at the outset of your cancer journey,not one for the faint hearted,but I can assure you with the support of family and friends and the passage of time it does get easier.Your confidence will grow that you will get through this.Looking forward to sharing future posts with you.I am sure you will find the natives here all friendly and supportive. 

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