LiveLong

Thanks for sharing this. I know that a lift in the spirits can mean all the difference. Even if the treatment is not for everyone it just goes to show that the odds can be beaten. My Dad lived a lot longer than the docs predicted, oxygen concentrator and all. I think it had to do with hope and a belief in something greater than himself.

That is awesome! You are right too. Attitude means a whole heck of a lot. It really can transform the functionality of the body too I believe. My Dad actually died of lung cancer but faced everyday with such grace in his fight. He'd bring his oxygen concentrator around cracking jokes and was as lively as anybody. To this day his attitude stays with me. It reminds me to be grateful and up beat. great post. Thanks!

Congrats on 8 years. I am glad to hear that you have emotionally recovered. However, I also think it is good to remember the experience and grow as much as you can from it which I'm sure you have. My Dad was diagnosed and I saw him courageously battle every day. He had an oxygen concentrator and the whole 9 yards. He didn't make it in the end and some of these memories are painful but I learned some tremendous life lessons from his journey. Congrats on 8 years. You are truly a survivor!

Well this will be a little bit of an odd way to tell a positive story but I'll tell it. My Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer when I was about 20 years old. He was on an oxygen concentrator the whole 9 yards. I was smoking at the time and I knew he wasn't in good shape. He promised me he'd be alive to see me get married. I knew he really had to fight to keep his promise. He died after my husband and I got home from our honeymoon. To this day that is the greatest act of fatherhood I have ever witnessed. My Dad is my hero.