@kedim I understand the shock of the diagnosis! When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 NSCLC, I couldn't believe it! I smoked for 15 years as a teen and young adult and quit in 1990. That diagnosis and all the information that went with it, was ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT (and my own mortality, and how to tell my close family and friends). I had a negative lung biopsy in September 2025 and then another in December 2025 and THAT one was positive. The doctor that performed the biopsy said "he didn't have the right equipment" the first time. I don't know what that means, but I think he should have delayed the first one a few days UNTIL he had the right "equipment", because 3 months later, it had spread to lymph nodes, brain and bone (Skull). I had the one on the skull irradiated NYE 2025 and that shrunk that "bump", which was the only thing giving me pain.

I'm glad that you are grateful and you are making better food choices. I have eaten mostly healthy in my adult life, although I like a little something sweet 4 or 5 days a week at night. It's comforting. Best of luck to you and EVERYONE else who is in this crappy boat!