@pixiedust Sandy. Hello Sandy, I recall being terrified and in shock as well, in very similar circumstances. But, once I received the final diagnosis, that same day as the doctors came up with their planning for my treatment, a heavy weight seemed to fall down from my shoulders. That kind of turned a switch. A whole lot of frustrating uncertainty was suddenly gone. Despair seemed to turn into some kind of “looking forward into a brighter future”. When treatment starts, as unpleasant as it is, I got the feeling that something was happening at last. No more standstill, the world and planet Earth started to move and turn around again. I was diagnosed with stage 3 AAA. Tumor of 25 by 21 mm in right middle lung. After 2 rounds of chemo and immune therapy, the tumor had shrunk to 18 by 10. A champagne cork flew into the air. Will know next week if the 3rd round had a similar good result. Next step is surgery, 4 weeks from now. So hard to imagine I was once in shackles, the uncertainty was the worst… For me, my morale and confidence just got better, as time went by. I truly hope you might go through that phase as well. Hoping my story and my words might make it a little easier for you, to get you through this episode. Wally.