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I was just given a copy of that from my nieghbor today. It was uplifting to get and I agree with it.

Lillian, Very happy that you are ok and that your home was spared.

After my 7th I had to get shots because my blood counts went way down. They wanted to give me more chemo after the blood came back but decided against it because I needed a tooth pulled. I guess they push you to the limit and get as much into as they safely can.

Vent away, it will do you good. I don't have any answers for you except press the Doctors for the scan. We need to be our own advocates and unfortunately watch dogs on meds. I too wish I could get off this rollercoaster but with God's help we can and do endure it. My prayer is for the shoulder pain to be something unrelated to the cancer.

Ditto

Happy birthday Debi and have many more.

Ginny, I am so sorry to hear this, please accept my condolences and I pray for peace and comfort for you. You two put up a valiant fight.

Welcome Ann, sorry to hear about your husband, thank you for giving us reason to be here, hope we can be of any support to you.

Prayers going out to Lois.

Carleen, its good to see your post, my prayers for you and Kieth that the treatment will work and he falls into that 50%.

Sharyn, my prayers for you and your father.

My prayers are with you both Ginny and Earl.

Welcome Mike, glad you found us and very glad to hear NED came with you.

Welcome Laura, sorry you had to find us but you will find a lot of good info and plenty of support.

Here's another kick.

Welcome Mandy, sorry about your Mother but you will find plenty of support and info here.

Cat, glad to hear you came through it alright. I feel for the rest of Florida, it really did some major damage.

For all you Floridians, I'm praying that you are safe and no one is in line of the brunt of this storm.

OK, lung cancer does not discriminate, it affects men, women and children. It takes no prisnors and sure doesn't debate the issues. I believe that seperating it into groups only makes it harder to talk about and confuses the issue. It is what it is and constantly focusing on what may be the cause instead of what can cure it detracts from what needs to be done. Emphasis should be on what treatments are working and how solving this disease benefits every other cancer treatment. We are the largest cancer with 174,000 dxed each year and 150,000 dying each year. While the cause are important to the research, the bottom line is, its there and finding a cure is what we should focus on and bring to the front everthing thats been done and is being done and show the public that this research is a must because in the long run, it effects everyone with cost and mainly with suffering. So it would make good sense to put as much as we can into beating it with funding for more research and not anti-smoking ads. If the tobacco companies have been proven to be at fault, let them pay for the campagn against smoking. Just my 2 cents. Cancer is a human condition, not a womens or mans, its unfortunately both of ours.

Welcome Cathy, glad you found us,sorry you have to deal with this.

Welcome Sandy.

Welcome Doug, if we could use a good inspirational story, it is now. We lost a few of our members in the last couple of weeks and they have hit us hard. It is so good to hear that even though you have been through a lot, that you have beat this beast back. We need to hear more from you and your friends, please keep us updated and please give us your insight into this battle and we will also be of support and info to you. You are a definite ray of hope here.

Praying its not anything serious.

Dave, prayers your way that treastment works.

Don, please accept my belated condolences for your Mother.