Carolyn Flournoy Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Last year on Friday the 13th 2002 my husband of 43 years was told he had lung cancer and had 2 to 9 months. I don't remember asking for a time line but the pulmonologist looked at a x-ray and just announced this as fact. After a bronchoscopy with biopsy on the 19th of Dec. this same doctor told us to get his affairs in order because he only had 4 to 6 months. Well today Saturday the 13th 2003 he was out with his buddies shooting skeet. This doesn't go on every day he has his good and not so good days but it beats the prognosis of a year ago. Want to thank everyone for sharing their experiences and knowledge it has given us hope and courage. THANKS Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 THANK YOU for sharing this uplifting news! Those statistics can just go jump in the lake! Happy Skeet Shooting and Holidays to you and your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hi Carolyn; Very Good post !!; So happy for the two of ya!! ; Only, goes to prove that only God know's when our time is up!!!! I for one believe many of the stats are outdated!!! again, Congrats, and many more to come!! God bless and stay well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 " absolutely insist on enjoying life today!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Carolyn, what a great Christmas present. Congrats to you and your husband for a year of survival, and a wish and prayer for many more. My wife was given 9 months and she is 14 months out from diagnosis, so we are also celebrating Christmas with a flourish. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Wow, Carolyn, this is certainly good news. May Jim destroy many skeets in the months and years to come. No doctor gave Earl a time line. But we are know 15 months out. We went out to dinner on Fri and he was like the Earl of old - what a joy. Last night we went to our dinner group Christmas Party. He really can not stand and mingle but he sat and our friends came and mingled with him. He lasted 4 hours - yeah. We have some more social events during the holidays - hope he can enjoy them all. Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyn Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Doctors just give us Stats, they don't take into consideration that they will meet people along the way, like your husband, who say "To hell with your Stats my friend". Congrats on proving them wrong once again. And continue the good fight... Happy Holidays. Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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