tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post1846079862392860492..comments2024-03-06T06:44:05.481-05:00Comments on Keeping my Faith - Living with Stage IV Lung Cancer: Cancer Sucks...Keeping the Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295668224075405565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-85124999807266458702016-10-16T05:50:54.582-04:002016-10-16T05:50:54.582-04:00Everyone here i think would have gotten a piece of...Everyone here i think would have gotten a piece of their share from cancer, with some being able to survive and others dying even with the high efforts of oncologists. I had lungs cancer due to the fact that i was a hardcore smoker Due to the terrain in Alaska. I started to have symptoms in 2008 and i was diagnosed in April 2009. Several therapies of treatment were prescribed but none seemed to help me. I had just less than a year to live. Less than 6 months to go i read about Doctor Roland who is a herbal doctor that treats cancer. At first i doubted because my case was chronic and even if he could help it was already late. I had nothing to lose so i contacted him and he was very encouraging even in my condition and i placed an order for the herbal medicine which i used for 3 months. Even before i was done using it i felt strong and after it all i went for diagnosis and i tested negative. This is a permanent cure because it's been three years from my supposed death and i am still very strong and alive. Do not give up soon on yourself just reach him on (dr.rolandoscar@gmail.com) i am positive that if i can be cured you too can. I pray for all cancer patients worldwide.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203015192400074528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-86288452526334365462015-02-01T01:00:24.605-05:002015-02-01T01:00:24.605-05:00I hope you're doing well Oren. God blessI hope you're doing well Oren. God blessKeeping the Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295668224075405565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-9063152673038072772014-11-19T19:58:48.046-05:002014-11-19T19:58:48.046-05:00I have days like today, where we play and we dance...I have days like today, where we play and we dance, and everything is almost the way it used to be, and I have days in bed. I hate bed days, and I hate this thing, as much as I understand death and the struggle to live another day is a normal part of life. I had a good day today, and that must remain the only thing that matters to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-49797165981125791242014-11-16T10:00:12.196-05:002014-11-16T10:00:12.196-05:00Thank you Darlene!Thank you Darlene!Keeping the Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295668224075405565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-49847478927819443802014-11-15T19:31:48.147-05:002014-11-15T19:31:48.147-05:00Samantha, you are in my prayers. Go with your ...Samantha, you are in my prayers. Go with your heart and where God leads you. Tell Amanda in my prayers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204706847308388514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-8710867849697703842014-11-14T19:06:16.566-05:002014-11-14T19:06:16.566-05:00Thank you so much for your encouraging words. The...Thank you so much for your encouraging words. They literally made me cry. It's nice to know the "new normal" is normal sometimes. I don't have a lot of people that get it other than on social media. I wish I could live near a good cancer institute, but unfortunately my daughter's father and I aren't together anymore and we share custody. So, I stay near him so we can share custody. She's only 9, so I need them to be close for my sanity. Otherwise, I would move closer to some better care. <br /><br />I'm so thankful you pointed out everything that you see also and for your insight. Congratulations on your upcoming 5 year mark. I'll be praying for good results for you! Keep me updated. And thank you again for the encouragement. God bless!Keeping the Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295668224075405565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513289084050078659.post-54377801771838215302014-11-14T17:36:57.873-05:002014-11-14T17:36:57.873-05:00So many things you have said here rings true for m...So many things you have said here rings true for me, and, since I'm NED and you're Stage IV stable, I expect it is far harder for you. But I'd like to share a few things with you that I learned along the way... hoping you'll see that what you're going through is normal... the "new normal" you've been adjusting to since your diagnosis.<br /><br />I remember the first time my husband told me he was going to be traveling after my diagnosis. The formerly independent woman had become so dependent on him, that I had physical anxiety just thinking about his trip. (Even on those great meds!) I hated being so dependent early on... but have learned to embrace it, because it has made us so much closer. Depending on someone else is my new normal.<br /><br />When we moved to Hawaii, after a particularly long day of house hunting I was crazy exhausted, barely able to keep my eyes open. It reminded me of my treatment days. I decided that day I didn't want to live more than a 15 minute drive from the hospital, so if I needed treatment, I'd be able to get myself there and back. (No friends/family to help.) When hubby retires from the military we'll need to figure out where we want to live. Gone is the dream of an off-grid house on 40 acres in the southwest. My criteria now includes being close to a major cancer treatment center. How we choose where to live is the new normal.<br /><br />Today I made an appointment for my last CT scan before I reach the magical 5-year mark. And I'm full of anxiety. I suppose that will never change. But now I make plans that reach beyond the next scan. I do so as confidently as I can, but sometimes I'm just faking it. Fake it 'til you make it, I was told by a wonderful LC hero. This Excel-wielding-plan-every-detail-down-to-the-minute kind of planner has become a lets-put-it-on-the-calendar-and-see-how-it-goes kind of planner. I miss my spreadsheets, but there is joy in seeing every plan unfold in God's perfect way without my obsessive intervention. New normal. <br /><br />I know that nothing I've said will "fix" what you're going through right now, but I'll make sure to keep praying for you, because I know that will help. <br /><br />And here's a great big virtual {{hug}}. Much love. -KLung Cancer Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083127510619445143noreply@blogger.com