Hoo-boy! This article certainly does nothing to boost my spirits. My dad’s been battling prostate cancer off and on for about 20 years and just found out he now has lung cancer. His first chemo treatment begins this week. He sounded so tired this afternoon when I spoke to him on the phone, so I was already worried about him before seeing this.
All I can do at this point is pray.
So sorry. Prayers up for you and your dad for healing, strength and peace.
My brother in law is in the middle of chemo for lung cancer. He may have just had round three. There is a pattern - first week, wiped out, just very tired. Then he starts to get better, goes back to work, eats a lot - right back to normal for the next two weeks. Then another round. Your dad will be fine.
Stay strong! Don’t let this article get you down. Yes, obviously, over time, chemo is no longer effective... I don’t know why the researchers were so surprised at this discovery. I’m a cancer patient myself (stage two - a couple of lymph nodes involved), and the results of this study are no surprise to me. However, the important point is that this research could lead to ways of improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy, and that’s good news. Stay positive and take everything day by day.
Prayers for your dad.
Read up on iodine.
Chemo works.
“Hoo-boy! This article certainly does nothing to boost my spirits. My dad’s been battling prostate cancer off and on for about 20 years and just found out he now has lung cancer. His first chemo treatment begins this week. He sounded so tired this afternoon when I spoke to him on the phone, so I was already worried about him before seeing this.
All I can do at this point is pray.”
As a father who happens to be a cancer survivor...as well as, two heart attacks, diabetes, and COPD I can tell you that the worse part of having terminal disease is knowing how difficult it is on your family. I will never forget having to tell my wife and then each of my three kids having Kidney cancer. As this was my fourth “terminal” disease I was also quite beaten for a while.
Then...through my prayers and reaching out to God...I was given a few gifts from above (actually many gifts during this tough time period). God taught me that all life is temporary, it is our souls that are eternal.
All true wisdom comes from love and that during our suffering we are actually closer to God and hence have a wonderful opportunity to truly develop a personal relationship that is so very loving with our creator.
Life is a gift, and we decide each day whether we will live it dying or living. Most days I choose to live! God bless you and your father, I will say a prayer for you both.