angsexton Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hi everyone. I really wish that I had had this support when I was going through losing my mother to cancer almost three years ago. I felt very alone. I was only 27, had just had my first baby, and was without my mother. It's so amazing that something like this exists. I am now going through this all over again with my father. He is Stage IV NSCLC with mets to his skin, bladder and abdomen. He lives over 500 miles away and it's so hard not being with him every day. He is such a fighter, but I think he is ready to be with my mom again. There is this something different in his voice lately. Not defeat...just fatigue. He was in the hospital for the last 2 weeks and a doctor acutally told him that he was dying from cancer and needed hospice. Why don't they make every doctor take a course in bed-side manner? Thanks for letting me vent. All of you and your loved ones will be in my thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsC1210 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hello and welcome I am so very sorry about your Mom and more sorry you are having to go through this nightmare again. Please let us know how we can help and know that we will do all that we can to be here for you. Sending many prayers for you, your Dad and your family, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish2418 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I'm so very sorry for the loss of your mother and for your father's illness. It's just tragic that you're having to go through this again. You and your dad are in my prayers. Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 My prayers are with you and your father. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missyk Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Welcome to this wonderful place...but so sorry you've had to find it. I lost my father to lung/kidney (not sure which was primary...we assume it was the kidney) a few years ago...then Mom's diagnosis came in 2005. I'm so sorry that LC has touched your family yet again. Much love and many prayers for you and your dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyr Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hello and welcome. I'm so sorry that you have been touched by LC yet again so soon after the death of your mother. You've found the right place for information and support. Many people here have survived IIIB as you'll learn from their profiles. Let us know how we can help you. Good Luck & God Bless wendyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamasbabygirl Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Christine put it correctly, what a nightmare! I am so very sorry that you have to see your father so ill. I hate lung cancer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystleshoe Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 christine and lori are right this is a nighmare. I wish there were a way to wake you up from it. I am glad you have found this place as it has been a great source of comfort for me and I hope it will be for you as well. No one should ever have to deal with this monster, not even once. Feel free to vent all you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I am so sorry You will find here that a lot of people have had both parents touched by lung cancer. I am sorry you had to find us, but you will find lots of support here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Welcome. I am sorry that your family has been burnt twice by lc. I hope your dad responds to treatment. Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsexton Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 Thank you so much for your support. This sounds like a great group of people. I will keep everyone upadated. Thanks again for your kind words. It means a lot to know that so many of you understand how I am feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinC1973 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I am so very sorry you're facing this beast again. Both of my parents died of lung cancer: my father in 1999 and my mom last year. And, I gave birth to my son three weeks after my mom died. I wish with all my heart that none of this was happening to you. It's especially hard I think, to fight this beast when you've seen how it affected another family member. You and your dad are in my thoughts and prayers, and remember we are always here for you, whatever your needs may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbara5452 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 So sorry you have to be here, but support is here when you should need it. Prayers your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlegirl Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I am so sorry your lives are being haunted by this beast again. Your in my prayers. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredmom959 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 It's terrible you've had two parents suffer this awful illness, and at such young ages. At least it sounds like you have a great faith base to draw from, and I think alot of the wonderful people on this board can help, too. Keep us updated on here ... and like all children of LC sufferers, make sure YOU are constantly screened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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