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"Have a good race.  Your sister would be proud! Niti"

"When I pressed my husband's oncologist for a prognosis, he told me the following.  "Give me 100 patients and I can predict with fairly high accuracy the prognosis for the 100.  I can tell you very little about the prognosis for…"

"Just occurred to me that I was not clear.  Please accept my apology.  I meant yahoo, it's not Stage IV.  Sounds as if things are much better than you feared.  For that I am happy for you. Niti"

"Yahoo!!!!!"

"I am so sorry for your loss.  Your sister would be both touched and proud of the work you re doing.  Good luck in the race.  And if/when you need comfort, please come back here.  Sadly, many of us know the pain you are going…"

"First let me say that I am not a an MD and all MD's have different ways of doing things, but if your father-in-law has not had a biopsy, PET scan or blood test that confirms Stage IV, I'd be suspicious of the diagnosis.  The criteria…"

"Your father-in-law is in what city and state?  Remember that your father will be treated by an oncologist not a hospital so his care hinges, in my opinion, more on the MD's skills than on the hospital's reputation.  Let us know…"

"I am going to ask someone at LCA for suggestions on how to help you.  Stay tuned! Niti"

"Something is not right.  Typically re-staging LC (meaning checking to see if chemo has worked) can be accomplished with a CAT scan.  If, for some reason, your husband must have a PET scan, then you can appeal the insurance company's…"

"So sorry to hear of your loss.  I lost my husband in 2007 and here are some of the things I learned. As you mention grieving is a process.  You will have good and bad days.  You will think you are fine and then have a day when the…"

"I don't think there is anything abnormal about worrying that your cancer might return.  Might be more abnormal not to worry.  That said, it should cross your mind without completely occupying your every thought.  It sounds as if…"

"Won't or can't?  Those of us who have been caregivers can offer suggestions, but we will be much more helpful if we know if she won't or can't eat.  Please give us a little more info so we can better help…"

"Plenty of us here can tell you what treatment is like, thought it's different for everyone.  And we all have tricks for coping with everything physical and emotional.  You are not alone. Good luck on the 22nd. Niti"

"You can call Medicare who will advise you on the various policies available in your state and the differences between the policies.  They will not endorse one over the other, but they will help you sort thru your options.  I have used them…"

"Bravo, John.  You are so right - it is all in the attitude.  A good attitude may not prevail over cancer, but I am convinced that a bad attitude will succumb.  Keep on keepin' on.   Niti"

"I was trying to accommodate difficulty swallowing as well as keeping weight on.  Often my husband would quit eating because swallowing was difficult so I tried to make calorie dense, nutrient dense foods that were easy to…"