Angie Daughter of Bill Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Hello gang! I just wanted us to send out a warm welcome to another member of my family. He is a first cousin by marriage. He just found out that his father has lung cancer. He was diagnosed by pain in his back as many here were. Turns out, he has mets to the spine. Primary.........small cell lung cancer. My cousin's father is in the hospital right now........partly for pain control, partly for problems with lung function. We all know how devastating this news can be and what my cousin is going through right now. I told him about LCSC. I told him of so many who are dealing with small cell lung cancer and doing great. Hopefully he will sign on and join us. I'm not using his name because I don't know if he will want to use his real name or make something up. Of course when he sees my ugly mug he will know this message is for him. Welcome~~~~ Much love~~ Angie Quote
Frank Lamb Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Angie,I'm sorry to hear about your cousins father.Please tell your cousin and his father they are welcome here. Quote
luvmydog2 Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Tell your cousin to get on here pronto. We need all the southern folks we can get. Wish we didn't need to have any tho. Quote
Nushka Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Angie, I hope your cousin joins us. I hate to keep adding southerners but if his dad is sick this is the place he needs to be. Tell him we will add him to our prayer lists and he can read the just for laughs section. That might entice him. Nina Quote
kimblanchard Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Welcome and all the same stuff the others have said. I was going to add some sort of Southern incest crack - like how sure are you he wasn't a cousin before the marriage? - but I figured I would wait to get to know him better. Curtis Quote
ginnyde Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Angie, I hate this disease. I am so sorry that another member of your family needs this board. Quote
Don Wood Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Welcome, Cousin. Much info and support here. Let's hear from you. Don Quote
TeeTaa Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Darnit, Angie! I can't believe another member of your family has to deal with this! This might sound strange, but I can think of one positive - that you've now got someone else to talk to about things. I'm looking forward to "meeting" your cousin . . . is he in your neck of the woods too? And a comment to Curtis - we Southerners might not have forks in our family trees, but that's okay, cause we've got such good qualities that we don't want to "intermingle" with the "rest of you." (And no, I'm not one of those who is still fighting the war - it's only a joke. Don't crucify me!) Praying for us all, TeeTaa Quote
Angie Daughter of Bill Posted October 25, 2004 Author Posted October 25, 2004 Thank you all! This is my hubby's first cousin's spouse. (does that make any sense? ) And Curtis, he wasn't any relation before marriage. (believe it or not ) I do hope he decides to sign on. I know that desperate feeling in the first few weeks and days. He needs us. (whether he knows it or not!) Even if he doesn't sign on and post, I do think he will see this message. Thanks again gang! Angie Quote
Snowflake Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Welcome to Angie's cousin by marriage. In fine southern tradition (thanks for opening on tree forks, TeeTaa), any cousin of Angie's is probably a cousin of mine! Quote
kimblanchard Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 I joke about Dixie but I haven't lived outside of it since I was 14. Maybe rather than online dating I should be looking for a cousin myself. Curtis Quote
mhutch1366 Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Angie's cousin-- Welcome to our family. Lots of broad shoulders to help you through rough times. It is a roller coaster. And once the shock wears off, you may be grateful for a "nother" family that has walked this same path. XOXOXOX MaryAnn Prayers for your dad Quote
Kaffie Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 Angie, yes, how well we all remember those first feelings of fear and desperation. I hope your cousin by marriage will join in or even lurk for a while until he feels comfortable posting. But the best thing for him to do is jump right in, this is an amazing place Kathy Quote
Gamblerpl Posted October 31, 2004 Posted October 31, 2004 Angie, I hope your cousin decides to join this group. Us Alabamians need to stick together.... who knows who's related to who!!! Gosh, just had to say that! I see that several people in this group are from Alabama.... is there something we don't know??? hmmmmmmm Anyway, your cousin will feel better and gain a lot of knowledge if he just wants to lurk for a while. Hugs and Prayers, Quote
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