TBone Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 HI everyone, I just realized that it was 30 days ago today when a neurosurgeon was leaning over my hospital bed telling me that I had 30 days to live and that I should go home immediately and enjoy life as best I could with my family and friends.I know we don't like counting days.At least I don't but this stood out as I awoke this morning.I am half way through a whole brain radiation treatment plan.I am about to cook breakfast.I feel good.I know I have a very long road ahead of me.But I almost want to call him and invite him to breakfast.I thank God for leading me to this board and for all the support and prayers that I have recieved from it.Without it I do not think I would be putting up a good fight.It's all about attitude I think and when mine sags I can run in here and get pumped right back up.Thanks so much to you all.You are all in our prayers.Always.TBone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Hi Tbone, That’s great to here. Keep it up. Hang in there. Peace, take care and God Bless. Rich [The Power Of People Helping People / The Power Of Knowledge / The Power Of God / The Power Of Believing / The Power Of Positive Thinking / The Power Of Never Taking No For An Answer / United We Stand, Divided We Fall / That’s The Key] https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs (NCI Publications Locator) http://www.lungcancercoalition.org (Global Lung Cancer Coalition) http://www.plwc.org/plwc/MainConstructo ... 008,00.asp (PLWC Feature: Financial Support Resources) http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/healt ... hqcanc.htm (Best Hospitals) https://www.alcase.org/advocacy/sign_the_petition.html (Advocacy /Sign the Petition) http://www.cancersymptoms.org (Oncology Nursing Society) http://www.plwc.org/plwc/MainConstructo ... 08,00.html (Questions to Ask the Doctor) http://www.alcase.org/education/publica ... reath.html (With Every Breath A Lung Cancer Guidebook / From ALCASE / A Wealth Of Information / Free) http://www.cancersurvivaltoolbox.org (The Cancer Survival Toolbox / Free / From NCCS) http://www.centerwatch.com (Clinical Trails Listing Service / Center Watch) http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&editi ... ung+cancer (Lung Cancer In The News) http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/pro ... /guide.asp (The Wellness Community / National Cancer Support, Education And Support / Free) http://www.drugs.com (Drug Information Online) http://www.alcase.org (ALCASE / Alliance For Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, Education) http://www.nlm.nih.gov (Unites States / National Library Of Medicine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html (Health Information / Medical Encyclopedia) http://www.google.com (Great Search Engine) http://blochcancer.org (R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc. / Please read: A Letter to all newly diagnosed cancer patients) http://www.cancer.org (American Cancer Society) http://www.cancer.gov (Cancer Information Service / NCI) http://www.cancerresearchcenter.org (Cancer Research Center) http://www.aicr.org (American Institute for Cancer Research; Nutrition Hotline / AICR) http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org (Cancer Hope Network) http://www.acor.org (Association of Cancer Online Resources / Free Online Lifeline For Everyone Affected By Cancer & Related Disorders) http://www.meds.com/lung/lunginfo.html (Lung Cancer Information Library) http://www.lungusa.org (American Lung Association) http://www.ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) http://www.docguide.com/news/content.ns ... g%20Cancer (Doctor’s Guide / Lung Cancer) http://www.healthfinder.gov/Scripts/Sea ... ?topic=506 (Healthfinder) http://www.medicinenet.com/Lung_Cancer/article.htm (Medicine Net) http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks2l.htm (Cancer Index / Lung Cancer Resources Directory) http://www.nfcr.org/site/PageServer?pag ... ncers_lung (National Foundation For Cancer Research) http://www.patientadvocate.org (Patient Advocate Foundation) http://www.lungcanceronline.org/effects ... fects.html (Lung Cancer Online / Hematologic (Blood) Effects) http://www.cancerlinks.org/lung.html (Lung Cancer Links) http://www.cancer-free.com (Cancer Free Connections) http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/C ... ung_cancer (Health Insite) http://www.lungcancerclaims.com (Lung Cancer / Lung Cancer Information Page) http://www.cancerlifecenter.com/engine. ... =dictionar (Cancer Life Center/ Cancer Dictionary) http://www.canceryellowpages.com/Resour ... G%20CANCER (Cancer yellow Pages) http://icare.org (ICARE / The International Cancer Alliance) http://www.vh.org/index.html (Virtual Hospital) http://www.lungcanceronline.org/support/financial.html (Lung Cancer Online / Financial, Legal & Insurance Issues) http://cancernews.healthology.com/focus ... cancernews (Cancer News) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berisa Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Tbone, yes, you are absolutely correct, doctors are wrong, they cannot count the days. keep enjoying your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Yes doctors can be wrong. Timetables are wrong. My Bill was given 2-6 months to live 14 months ago. Hang in there!!!!! Blessings to you, Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remembering Dave Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 TBONE!!!!!!!!!!! You should find that Doctor and tell him he was DEAD wrong and he should not give people time limits. Then invite him to breakfast, ha,ha. Such wondeful news. David C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCarl Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 "Invite him for breakfast"!!!! That would be CLASSIC!!!! "Hey Doc ... wanna come eat with a dead man ... oh, wait ... I'm not dead. Guess that means no breakfast for you!!" Keep on Keepin' on, Tbone! Somehow I get the feeling there's a lot more "30 days" ahead for you and your great family! Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 TBone, We say, keep on keeping on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresag Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 What a great story! You really should call that doc and see if he wants to have breakfast with a dead man. I bet he'd actually be delighted to hear he was wrong! Keep on keepin' on, TBone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Ha! Instead of "Dead Man Walking" you can be "Dead Man Having Breakfast". Our GP (who is absolutely wonderful) sat us down after my husbands diagnosis and said, "If I told you that you only had 2 weeks to live what would you do"? He then proceeded to quote statistics and told us John had about 4 months he thought. That was over a year and a half ago. Now whenever I'm there he just shakes his head, he can't believe John's feeling so well. He's glad to be proven wrong, bet your guy will too. I was never upset or offended by what he told us. He ended it all with, I don't want you (meaning me) to come back here later and say "Why didn't you tell me"? I was glad he let me know how serious things were, I was also real glad he was wrong. All the best to you T-Bone, glad you're here and the family too~ Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Hey TBone; GOOD TO BE A SURVIVOR TODAY!!!! Happy your eatin breakfast, me I'm struggling with the food, gotta talk to the doc about it. anyway, happy for ya, and tell that doc, He ain't God!!! God bless and be well Bobmc- NSCLC- stageIIB- left pneumonectomy- 5/2/01 MRI's taken 12/18/03 - 2 brain mets found- named em Frick & Frack PET taken 1/5 - hot spot in mediastinum May be cancer?? "Absolutely insist on enjoying life today!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Sometimes, Disney says it best: "You've Got a Friend in Me" Written and Performed By Randy Newman (nominated for Best Song Oscar, 1995) You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me When the road looks rough ahead, And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed You just remember what your old pal said, Boy, you've got a friend in me Yeah, you've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me You got troubles, and I got them too There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you We stick together, we can see it through Cause you've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am Bigger and stronger too Maybe but none of them will ever love you the way I do it's me and you, boy And as the years go by, Our friendship will never die You're gonna see it's our destiny You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me You've got a friend in me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathy Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Glad to hear it Tbone...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Hey T-Bone Well, your message is from yesterday and that means your done cooking breakfast. So, does that mean the Doc is cooking your breakfast today????? Maybe you should feed him a little of that CROW stuff!! GREAT NEWS! Hey, look at Richard Bloch. They gave him 6 months to live 22 or 23 years ago. HUMMMMMMM!!! Someone is REALLY EATING CROW ON THAT ONE!! Not to mention millions of other that were told that! Hang in here! Hugs, Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick m Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 keep it up tbone!!! the attitude and the fight...you will win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO_Sugar Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 TBone, Another case of "statistics" being WRONG!! Glad you are doing well! Prayers continue. God Bless, MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karen C Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 TBone - you got the right attitude! Now, if you don't ask that doc over for a meal, I'll be mightly disappointed! Attitude is everything. Our oncologist never told Dave "how long" he had but he did tell him how bad it was. But what impressed me about Dave was, when the doc said that 10% of folks with his cancer live five years, Dave's response was that he would be in that 10%. Then I asked him how long the longest patient he ever had with "Dave's cancer" had survived and he said he had one that was going on 20 years. So I said, OK, 20 years, that will get Faith through college! So from the get-go, Dave's attitude was that nothing was impossible and anything was possible. Sounds like you have the right attitude, and let me tell you, that attitude, along with alot of powerful prayer, is how you beat this monster. Keep it up - we need lots more folks like you around! God Bless, Karen C. (David C's wife) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carmen Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Tbone; I really do not understand why doctors play to be God ; in everyway is very wrong for a profesional to give time to a patient; when it is at this difficult times that we need caring and compassionate profesionals. Anyway; our Father is the only one that decides our destininy; you keep up your spirits. You have the prayers from us. Enjoy every momment and convince yourself that you did not hear this nonsense from that person. God Bless you. You can win the fight Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 TBone Keep up that good attitude! Glad you are sharing and caring with us and know that you are in my prayers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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