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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 8:18am | Replies (1013)
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@kanaazpereira

Hello Maria @maraki,and welcome to Connect. It’s but natural to be worried and anxious when your spouse has cancer – I’m so glad you’ve joined this group. I'd like to introduce you to @burrkay @basil9 @bestcare @ina3 @sderbin @lady1lake, who are also living with or caring for someone with stage 3b or 4 non small-cell lung cancer. I’m also tagging @reibur1951 and @lighthouse68 who have some experience with immunotherapy and lung cancer and may be able to give you more insights.

@maraki, it’s very normal to want to “fix” things when your loved one is ill, but as one of our Mentors mentioned in another discussion, I sincerely encourage you to "try not to dwell too much on the future or the past – just stay in today. That is sometimes difficult but always useful!”
And, please lean on the Connect community for support, even if you just want to talk. We’re here and we’re listening.

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maraki | @maraki | Dec 23, 2018

@kanaazpereira thank you for your kind words. We must stay strong but it' s so difficult sometimes. I hope to learn more about new therapies or anything new in this forum. God bless you

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Dec 24, 2018

Hello and welcome @maraki- I think .we all tend to worry more around the holidays because things are so overwhelming,. I agree with Kanaaz, be in the now- You can't change yesterday or control tomorrow yet. Set your priorities- is everyone warm, fed and pain free? Good. That covers today. Then set your sites on tomorrow- what is the most important thing to attend to? Good, then come back to today. Finish decorating or wrapping or even shopping. Cook for tonight or tomorrow. Do things that you can control. Rest if you can and spend tons of time with your husband. I have stage 4 NSCLC. I have had four lung cancers and I am a survivor of 21 years.
It's fantastic that immunotherapy has been so effective. Does he have any troubling side affects?

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