[DanZ]

I was shocked when he died. I didn’t think he was that close, and thought he was recovering.

Stage FOUR cancer - NO road to recovery. I was surprised / impressed with how long he did manage to live after the diagnosis.

Timing of his departure - Very Catholic - Fat Tue. / Ash Wed.

[bray]

Rush was not Catholic, he mentioned a number of times he was a born again Christian like his brother.

[Alas Babylon!]

Not everyone who has it dies.

The following 5-year survival rates provided by the ACS are based on people who were diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer between 2009 and 2015.

Stage.......................5-year survival rate

Distant (stage 4) non-small cell lung cancer....................... 7 percent

All stages combined for non-small cell lung cancer.............25 percent

Stage................ 5-year survival rate

Distant (stage 4) small cell lung cancer............................... 3 percent

All stages combined for small cell lung cancer................... 7 percent

I was hoping Rush would be in that 25% range. Like I said, I was naive.