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Winning the battle.

By amallozzi98 · New reply 7:24 am
4 replies
Question, is it possible to beat lung cancer with just chemo and radiation. My dad's tumor could not be removed? Had to do two rounds of chemo. Is that a bad sign ...

Gone, in the blink of an eye

By cb0018 · New reply yesterday at 10:42 pm
24 replies
words cant say what just happened, if any of you followed my other post my mom who was only 54 was diagnosed back in aug 2012 with stage 3 NSCLC... well she got weak and sick last week and found out she ...

The Last Moments Lost with My Father While Under Palliative Care

By P2013B · New reply yesterday at 12:46 pm
10 replies
Anyone experience any negative dealings with Palliative Care Team during the last days of your loved ones life? My father was suspected (after a CT Scan) of having a mass in his right upper lobe of his ...

Missing Our Moms

By Ihatepeas · New reply May 21, 2013
9 replies
I lost my mom to lung cancer six months ago, and it has been the most awful, painful, and hardest thing to happen to me in my life. My mom was my everything... My world. I'm lost without her. But I have ...

It's hard to sit back and watch

By Tomm1215 · New reply May 17, 2013
10 replies
Morning and Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there. Mom had her first round of chemo on Thursday...carbo/taxol with Avastin. She did really good with the infusion. The days since have not been good ...

wished I would have...

By simdoo · New reply May 14, 2013
24 replies
For those who have lost loved ones, I was wondering if there is anything you wished you would have done. I read a discussion where a lady wished she would have recorded her mother's voice. Can anyone ...

Happy Mothers Day

By REMhope · New reply May 12, 2013
4 replies
Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely moms on Inspire who are in this fight, supporting someone and advocating for others. I will spend my day being thankful for the great care I am getting, my Tarceva ...

Wednesdays were pretty normal

By Macca49 · Posted May 6, 2013
0 replies
This book is a helpful read for carers. Especially if it's your child that has cancer. http://macarisms.wordpress.com/2013/05/0 6/wednesdays-were-pretty-normal ...

Diet chart for lung cancer patient

By VijayaB · New reply May 4, 2013
5 replies
Hi Please give me the details of diet that i should give my dad who is lung cancer patient .I need to know the name like egg , chicken etc but not in terms of carbohydrates ,fats etc., He is having lung ...

To resume work or not to resume work

By bimler · New reply May 2, 2013
9 replies
My wife was diagnosed in early 01/13 with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer and bone mets to her sacreum. During 01/13 she received radiotherapy for her bone mets. In early 02/13 she had a stay in intensive ...

Moms in the hospital

By Tomm1215 · New reply May 1, 2013
2 replies
Hi. This morning my mother was taken into the hospital. She has a UTI and the doctor has her on a very strong antibiotic to try to knock the infection out. She is suppose to start her chemo tomorrow ...

Feeling nervous today

By Tomm1215 · New reply April 29, 2013
7 replies
Hi all. I am feeling a bit nervous today. My mother starts her first round of chemo on Thursday. I can tell that she is getting nervous and anxious. She also suffers from emphazema so on a good day her ...

JoesHouse.org

By Viajo · New reply April 28, 2013
2 replies
Not sure if any of you knew about this website. It lists discounted places to stay in various parts of the country while you or your loved one is in treatment. It looks pretty comprehensive fo many areas ...

Abnormal MRI possibly due to headache?

By LeonieS (Inactive) · New reply April 25, 2013
3 replies
On sunday I was admitted at the Neurology department in a hospital here in Greece with dizziness that would last for 3 to 4 hours, double vision from one(!) eye. I had a ct scan, eye exams(ofthalmology ...

Finally met with the Oncologist

By Tomm1215 · New reply April 22, 2013
9 replies
Hi all. We finally went to today to meet with the Oncologist with Mom and this is what we know so far. Mom has Stage 4 NSCLC adenocarcinoma. The doctor classified Mom as a T1 N0 M1. They didnt see any ...

Totally confused.....

By Tomm1215 · New reply April 18, 2013
17 replies
Good evening. I was told about this site by a friend whose family found it very helpful while she was going through her treatments. My mother was just diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer this week. She ...

Feeling nervous today

By Tomm1215 · New reply April 18, 2013
11 replies
Morning. I am going with my mom on Friday to meet with the oncologist to find out the logistics of her cancer and each day that it gets closer I am getting more and more nervous. I know this must be normal ...

Heaven - as seen by a formally non believing neurosurgeon

By mart319 (Inactive) · New reply April 16, 2013
8 replies
My mother just recently entered hospice care after an almost 1 1/2 year battle with NSCLC. I've always been a believer in God and the promise of heaven. Yet, as a human with occasional doubts it is always ...

Lack of support system...

By Viajo · New reply April 8, 2013
10 replies
My husband Bill was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC on October 30, 2012. Although he is doing really well, the brain mets were cyberknifed last month and the original tumor is down 90%, I am having a meltdown ...

Sequester Cuts to Medicare

By klane33029 · New reply April 8, 2013
33 replies
I am relatively new to this community and have only posted information regarding my mom's Stage IV NSLC that had Metastasized to her liver. However, I am not writing about my mom in this discussion; I'm ...

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