My fiance was diagnosed last week with Mesothelioma. The survival
stats are so depressing......and this now after losing my husband 4
yrs ago to stomach cancer...it is surreal. I was determined not to
marry again for fear of losing like this again. Too painful. But then
I met Ben and we became engaged in April. Now he has been diagnosed
this week. I am going to fight this--maybe I can beat it this time!! I
want to grow old with Ben...i love him with all my heart. Perhaps God
is giving me the opportunity to win this time....
If anyone has any advice, i need it. Should we go for chemo (which
can't cure it, just prolong his life), or go for the surgery to remove
the lung? (It hasn't spread anywhere else yet...) and personally, I
think we should try that. After chemo, his body might be to weak to do
the surgery...
Thank you all for this site, and for your sharing!
God Bless you all......prayers for all of you....
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thank you for hope.....
- By susanzzw7
- Posted September 25, 2009 at 1:48 pm · 2 replies
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- By brooklyn1
- Posted September 25, 2009 at 4:47 pm
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Dearest Susan,
I am so sorry for your first loss, and so glad for your second love. Life is so incomprehensible, so I have stopped trying to figure out why things happen the way they do, I have just learned to change what I can, and accept it what I can't and make the best of things.
Though I have no answers regarding treatment options for your fiance, I do know that the power of hope, and the comfort of true love make all the difference in this most difficult journey. He is so blessed to have you in his life, as you are to have him in yours...I am routing for you both to beat this!
Live every day with all the joy, laughter, and love you have, as if it was the first day you fell in love. Everything is a gift, it is just hard to see it at times. Cherish one another. God bless you both. Peggy
- By cards7up
- Posted September 25, 2009 at 6:13 pm
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What do they say about the surgery and afterwards? You would need to weigh all your choices and decide what way you both want to go.
Good luck and take care, JC
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