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Survivor stories
Share your story and be inspired by the stories of others.
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Miracles Do Happen!
- By justinsfightclubwife · New reply 3:53 pm
- 8 replies
- I just wanted to share a beautiful survivor story of my husband. He was dx Sept 5, 2008 w/ Stage IV (large cell) non small cell lung cancer. My husband, Justin Andrews was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small ...
Preoccupation with WELLNESS?
- By Mach1 · New reply June 29, 2009
- 21 replies
- I would like to comment and give a perspective in response to the innumerable posts about which diet or supplement is better than that diet or supplement and what one should do become healthy. Its my ...
Ohio and Ernie
- By dusteerose · New reply June 22, 2009
- 2 replies
- Has anyone heard from Ohio and Ernie? Thanks, Jen ...
The Day I Found Out - Stories of Cancer Survivors
- By Starlightsquad · New reply June 18, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hello - I did an interview in the early part of April for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (Where I was treated) by my Oncologist Dr. Renato Martins. They built a website : http://www.thedayifoundout.com/#/videos ...
Happy Birthday to my mom
- By bluestar30 · New reply June 15, 2009
- 9 replies
- My Mom's birthday was on June 5th. But today is the 1 year anniversary since she had her stroke. We didn't know she had lung cancer until the end of July 2008, and I still can't believe I lost her on ...
Lung Cancer Support Groups
- By amymaura · Posted June 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi everyone, Someone picked up an old post of mine and asked me to post where the lung cancer support groups are. We are constantly trying to update the list as we find out about new groups and as old ...
Remember that story about the guy with mesothelioma who is still alive 2 ye
- By blujonny · Posted June 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- I was just watching TV and they gave out his website address which has some background on him. jm21.co.uk ...
We have a diagnosis finally!
- By mrwinget · New reply May 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi! After a wait that seemed like forever but really about 2 weeks, my dad got an official diagnosis from his lung specialist. He has Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the lungs. Next step is whatever treatment ...
Longest Living Survivor on Avastin goes to the next level.
- By SKIP1 · New reply May 15, 2009
- 28 replies
- On Jan 2, 2009 I posted that I might have been in trouble, but the ride was far from over. I have just completed to the day 5 years of Avastin and other coctails which I have had over a period of this ...
PCI smells, sights, tastes
- By sclcsurvivor · New reply May 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Just completed my second session of PCI. While the radiation is on I smell ozone and see blue strobe lights. If I open my eyes the blue strobe stops. The techs say they have heard of this. They also mentioned ...
Desperately need to hear Stage IV survival stories
- By mcdiamond · Posted May 13, 2009
- 0 replies
- My Dad had a lobectomy in March of this year and we were told the cancer was contained, although was in one lymph node in the lobe they removed, but was Stage IIB. He had a PET scan yesterday due to significant ...
Inoperable survivor stories...
- By demika · New reply May 12, 2009
- 13 replies
- My mom has 3a nscl & started treatment on March 16th. She only has 11 more days & the radiologist stated after reviewing the ct scan from last week that the tumor is shrinking, but still too close to ...
PET scan clear - NED!
- By DeniceA · New reply May 11, 2009
- 9 replies
- Whooppeee!! Got my first PET scan post-chemo and it came back NED. I am so happy to get off to this good start and am going to have my best Mother's Day ever. Happy Dance for me now ...
Vietnam Vets
- By sclcsurvivor · New reply May 3, 2009
- 42 replies
- I am a Vietnam Vet (US Army 1970-71) diagnosed with SCLC on 12/12/09. Am about ½ way through chemo/radiation treatment and will have PCI early May. Would like inputs from others who have gone through ...
Relay for Life
- By Nitatx · New reply April 28, 2009
- 13 replies
- I attended an American Cancer Relay for Life in Coppell Texas yesterday. Was impressed. Walked with the survivors. Saw very little pink and every cancer was represented. I also handed out informatiin ...
This is a bit personal but I need advice
- By LAT3 · New reply April 27, 2009
- 10 replies
- My husband was diagnosed with limited small cell lung cancer in June 2005, it's been a difficult journey but so far he has had 6 clear scans and is slowly recovering from the physical and emotional trauma ...
My Dad one year celebration
- By FOZ · New reply April 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- My family and I celebrated my Dads 1 yr survival yesterday. None of us really thought he would still be with us today. He has not been Ned but is feeling good . He is planning a Vacation with Mom in June ...
One Year Today
- By Carol40 · New reply April 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- Well, my mom passed away one year ago today. Funny how I decided to post this in the topic of "survivor stories", but I do feel as if I'm a survivor of sclc. Of course, I'll never know how it felt for ...
Please share "survivor" stories.....
- By demika · New reply April 21, 2009
- 17 replies
- My mom has been diagnosed with NSCLC Adenocarcinoma Stage III & will be starting chemo & radiation on Monday, March 16th. I'm nervous & scared, but hopeful & really need to hear from survivors for encouragement ...
VATS RUL LOBECTOMY
- By KEMRIT · New reply April 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- CHAS. (MY HUSBAND) HAS BEEN DIAGNOISED WITH LUNG CA. HIS SURGEON IS A DR AT BARNES JEWISH IN ST LOUIS MO. MY QUESTIONS (I HAVE MANY) ARE WHAT IS THE RECOVERY LIKE FROM THIS SURGERY. HIS DR SAID HE WILL ...