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- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- Journal · 12 recommendations
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
A Very Open Letter from an Oncologist
- By gpawelski · Posted August 8, 2009
- Journal · 7 recommendations
- A Medical Director at California Cancer Care, an oncology practice in Northern California wrote a candid letter to the Health Beat blog by Maggie Mahar. He is a member of The Century Foundation's Working ...
Long post...
- By drawing3d · Posted November 19, 2009
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 6 recommendations
- 2 years ago I came to this board a broken woman. Dying in my body, dying in my heart, lost frightened, confused, in a complete state of shock, I turned to the keyboard and typed in "Terminal Lung Cancer ...
Try to Laugh About It All: Best and Worst Said to You Since Diagnosis?
- By terrywind · Posted July 9, 2009
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 6 recommendations
- Worst: "We were talking and we decided that if you had to be married to anybody while going through lung cancer, you're the one to be married to." Best: "Whatever happens, I will be beside you and I WILL ...
Neuropathy in Feet
- By bdecka · Posted December 16, 2008
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- Would you please let me know of any suggestions or help that you have received with regard to feet hurting at night which I assume is Neuropathy from the chemo that my sister received after ovarian cancer ...
11/30/09
- By stage4survivor · Posted yesterday at 7:33 am
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - General · 5 recommendations
- Will be my Tenth anniversary. I was never here ...
Bedtime Prayers: Now I lay me down to sleep
- By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted November 10, 2009
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 5 recommendations
- I need a simple bedtime prayer for my terminally ill SCLC patient, but I can't bring myself to say, "if I should die before I wake..." So, I made some up! Do you have any comforting bedtime prayers for ...
Just a few friendly reminders about the rules
Vote for Lung cancer research
- By Chi-Dreamer · Posted November 21, 2009
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 2 recommendations
- On Facebook Chase is accepting votes for millions to be given to charity. Please go to http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunityg iving/charities And vote for Lung cancer research, we have enough people ...
Loved ones, as well as fellow patients, PLEASE strive to be positive!
- By Waterspirit · Posted November 21, 2009
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 2 recommendations
- I have lost all my hair, and have a hot head. Therefore, when I am in public my head is usually not covered. I am approached constantly by people, most often with encouragement. Sometimes with a sympathetic ...
Whine
- By Jim08 · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 2 recommendations
- Please excuse me, I really need to whine. I stopped treatment a year ago with the plan to get a CT scan in one year. I had that scan two weeks ago and I am still waiting for the onc to call with results ...
my sister was denied her chemo again today
- By lge · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 2 recommendations
- 2 weeks ago I went to the doctor with my sister and he said she was too sick to recieve her chemo because she had bronchitis. Well today she went again and he said have you got your insurance yet? No ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- I've had a new development in the last couple of months in that the bottom of my feet hurt, especially the left heel. I brought it up with my apt with my rheumatologist in October and he said I may need ...
Brian Williams Made a HUGE Factual Error -- Please LET HIM KNOW!
- By Cancerblog · Posted November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 2 recommendations
- Go to NBC and listen to the first story about breast cancer screening. I wrote to NBC about the factual error of their reporting. You should write them and ask everyone you know to write them uring them ...
My effort with local media
- By Jeanetteb · Posted November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Lung cancer in the news · 2 recommendations
- This was the third of three e-mails sent since Nov. 1 Good luck in the future. "Channel 2" , "Congressman Dan Boren" , "Doug Cox" , "LeAnne Taylor" , desk@ktultv.net, grovesun@gmail.com, grandchr@grand-chronicle.com ...
does anyone get real depressed
- By lge · Posted November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage III · 2 recommendations
- lately I've been crying nearly everyday. I feel tired and lack of motivation. I want to do things but cant get my self too. Is this normal when someone u love has cancer ...
Help!! My sister has a few weeks to live!!
- By Jesuslovesher · Posted November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 2 recommendations
- Hello, I am on this site for my 49-year old sister who was just admitted to the hospital. She was diagnosed with Stage IV small cell cancer back in April of 2009. She went through several rounds of chemo ...
How do you detect lung cancer early?
- By NeeNee · Posted September 15, 2008
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- I ask this question because they found a spot on my left lung 2 years prior to my diagnosis. I had a pulmologist follow up every 3 month with ct scans. Also in that 2 year period I had a bronchoscope ...
Monday evening
- By Marg · Posted yesterday at 10:13 pm
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- It has been a really good day. Mike woke up at 5:45 and said he felt great and wanted to get up and have coffee with me. That hasn't happened for weeks. His brother and mother came over and visited for ...
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
- By cuddles53 · Posted yesterday at 9:38 pm
- Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 1 recommendation
- I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving this week. Times will get busier and I am not sure I will remember, so thought I would post it now, while thinking about it. So ...