Still around after 9 years

Ann
  • By Ann · September 12, 2012 at 3:20 pm · 54 replies
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Dear lung cancer patients and caregivers,

9 years ago in February on the 16th of 2003 I was dx with small cell. This past year my doctors gave me the wonderful news....we do not believe your cancer is coming back.

Why...what did I do differently? I did nothing differently . I did the same as you or your loved one. I cried, then prayed, then cried some more. My world came crashing in on me and my loved ones. We were just so afraid and devastated. After a year and a half of treatment we stopped the treatments and watched, it never started to regrow....amased and so very thankful.

As a survivor one sometimes go through a long survivors guilt when we hear of anothers fall to a cancer. Makes one ask questions: Like ,Why have I survived and those younger, prettier, taller, stronger or ......didn't? As the old advice goes, We don't have those little numbers on our feet that tell of an expiration . We are human and only one person knows the answer to our question of why and who.

I do know this , Dear ole Dave, (yeap the fellow who's picture is up there at the top of this page ) had four words he used each day, ATTITUDE, SPIRITUALITY, SUPPORT AND HOPE
those four words drove me thoughout my treatment. This site helped me hold my head up when I just knew it would drag on the ground. As I said before don't know the how comes only that the support recieved here really helped me.When my journey first started , had no one to tell me of treatments or longivity. You have each other and your team of family, doctors and this site. God bless each of you and know you will someday be able to write and hopefully give hope also.
love and hugs to each of you
Ann

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brooklynda

Dear Ann,

What wonderful news!

Celebrate big time! Congratulations!

Blessings!
Brooklynda

weiwei

Dear Ann,

Thanks for the inspiring post!

RobbieS

Ann,

Thank you so much for sharing your story. As someone else here told me, we must keep hope alive!

Cheers!
Robin

starcitychef

Thank you, Ann ~ exactly what I needed to hear today!

AnnikaH

Happy Dance!
It is wonderful to hear these long term survivor stories.
May your good fortune continue!
Annika

pattyp1

God has given us a blessing in you.
keep hope alive
Pat

caden

This is terrific news! Thank you so much for spreading hope.
Cathy

cchisen

God bless you for your story and hope to the rest of us reading your post. It is exactly what I needed to hear today too. God is good!!

redemom

Congratulations - that is wonderful news.

I am 1 year after finishing chemo (2 rounds) and radiation. My last pet scan showed a couple of spots on my lung and what looks like a "hot" lymph node. Too small to biopsy at this time. Will be having another pet scan in November so am hoping I have as good news as you.

MARIA59

What positive and wonderful information you have
shared. This is what this web site is all about. Not
to be judgmental but inspiring and uplifting.

Thank-you MARIA

Viktory

Hi Ann, That is AWESOME!!! This gives us all hope, so Thank You for posting!!! ♥ Viktory

brownjones

Thank you Ann for the hope!

donnalyn

That is amazing news, I am so happy for you!

denm

Awesome...and as always ( if you believe) praise be to God.

dolcinia

Dear Ann,

Thanks for your wonderful story.....it made me cry tears of joy!

Here's to a very long, healthy, life!
Cyn

luvhubby

So very happy for you Ann, 9 years is a long time to worry about this disease and I am so glad you shared your story, it gives the rest of us hope.
Were you Limited stage or Extensive? Why would they wait 9 years, thought you were cured after 5 years?
Very good to hear from you and know that you are checking in here once in a while.
Wishing you many more years of good health!

lencio

Ann,

During my last consult with the Onc pursuant to latest CT scan, he pronounced me a "long term survivor" (after just 12 months (God!, it's been a year already!!!) of Tarceva following pneumenectomy). I have asked Inspirees to help me understand what "long term survivor" might mean, with no meaningful consensus.

I think you just answered that question. Thanks for sharing your success story, I'm hopeful that I will be able to say the same in 9 years!

Lorenzo.

bbbrn

Thank you, thank you like others it was what I needed to hear today!!

Dana01

Thank you Ann for sharing your story . You give me hope.

sb

Awesome!

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