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Wife Just Diagnosed w/ ES SCLC - What Can We Expect?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Aug 20, 2022 | Replies (222)Comment receiving replies
Merry, I will ask her if she would like to get up with you.
She seems to be more active first thing in the morning and then after taking her meds sleeps most of the day. I am able to get her to drink her protein shake each morning, but that is about it. She has lost about 25 lbs since this started in late - February.
We will be seeing the Radiologist tomorrow afternoon and tell him what is going on, maybe he has some suggestions to help her out.
One of my biggest challenges, other that the obvious ones with her cancer, is that we do not know how much longer she will be able to walk. I have been looking into wheelchair options, but the height of the house above ground level is a real road block. I am afraid that she will lose mobility before I solve this issue and then we will really be in a fix.
I want to that you again for being there for us and keeping in contact. It means the world to me!!!
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@rlogan and @merpreb I’m going to jump in here about retrofitting wheelchair access to one’s home because my husband just did some research about this for friends. They thought that it would be a simple and inexpensive solution to simply have him build a ramp. But there are specific requirements for building codes and safety with respect to incline, length necessary to maintain the incline, resting spot according to length, etc.
For our friend, the more efficient, safer and cheaper solution was an elevator, which they purchased second hand.
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Bob- We have this problem at our house too. My husband mentioned something about an outside elevator. Now his eyes/mind might be bigger than what is realistic but it might be something to research.
Good luck with the radiation appointment this afternoon. I'm anxious to learn what he tells Liz about her weight loss and what this might mean for the future.
Bob, when I first learned that I had cancer there were few groups and no one to really talk with. The group that I did find was run by a nurse who wasn't interested in talking about anyone else except her ex-husband.
I am very warmed by your appreciation, more than you know! I have been blessed to have survived 24 years of lung cancer. I have a wealth of personal information that just might help someone else have an easier time, give someone something that I didn't - even for a short period of time.
Lung Cancer is a very tough cancer where the odds are much better than they were 10 years ago but they still aren't that great. If I can help someone's journey then I feel destined to do what I can. It is definitely an honor for me. I have been with a close friend and my sister-in-law who have died from Cancer. I have held my mom and held my twin sister in my arms while they journeyed forth. And someday it will be my turn. It is always my honor.