will i be strong enough to stay a lot longer

bless hun its such a hard time for you but we are all on here for exactly the same reason whether it be ourselves or a loved one who has been diagnosed with the blighter but you know i was diagnosed with liver mets in september never been in hopsital  for anything much ever and i thought my world had crashed before my eyes im a one parent family and my two youngest are tenagers 16 and 20 but you know i decided there and then when i got my diagnosis and i told my onc im not going to let this b beat me im going to go through my treatment and live and fight every single day because im not going anywhere and thats the attitude you have to have go through the treatment its not pleasant by any means im on my 2nd chemo live every day with positive thoughts and this site has the most wonderful people who have become my second family when you need to cry they are here for you always when you need to know something someone will tell you we dont pack punches and go round the houses we tell each other how it is because people who dont have cancer are afraid to say it let alone deal with it and everything that goes with it one of my friends on here has a wonderful motto she says i am living with cancer not dying with it so dont be afraid to come on here and ask anything or just to have a good old moan i love my second family and im sure you will too love and hugs stay strong jen xxxx

My heart goes out to you Rob! Please please please try to stay positive you are still so young. Ill tell you a story. My dads friend was diagnosed with lung cancer he also had radio and chemotherapy they gave him 3 months to live, he however 10 years later is still here and fit as a fiddle. Also my Fiancees grandmother has had one seesion of radio for lung cancer and she told her onc that she didnt want anymore as she is too old and they gave her 6 months 2 years on shes still here and can still look after herself etc.. Guy down the street from me was giving 3 months to live in October he is having chemo etc and says he never felt better! A friend of my mums was told things didnt look good for her lung cancer and she went into remission!

I really hope you take this all in you will be here for a long time and ill pray for you everynight! Dont keep your feelings trapped inside let tem all out!

I have Hogkins Lymphoma stage 3b which is advanced I was 24 when diagnosed. Im now 25 and still fighting it. My consultant just told me the other day that I may end up having a highter dose chemo and stem scell transplant as the ct scan didnt come back with great results. Im absolutly terrified about what is to come in the future I just want out of this mess!

I really hope this all helps

Take care and Keep Fighting!!!!!!!!!!!

Jennie xo

Hi Rob, what would happen if someone got knocked over by a bus/killed in accident that was so out of the blue?  Well, its horrendous but we have to deal with it.  No-one knows exactly how long they have on this world but you have been made aware of your mortality through being ill.  Take everything the onc. wants to chuck at you and go with - you want to be here to see your son grow up and, with today's cancer medication, there's a good chance you will - you have to believe this for your own sake.  If you take on the other option - give up, that's exactly what will happen.  Easier said than done, I know that.  The choice is yours.  Grab it and run and enjoy every day like its your last and love your loved ones like no other love.  Remember, no one knows how long you, I, or anyone else has, there's only today.  Sorry you're in shuch a shi..y place now but we on here will listen to you and hopefully help you get through this period in your life.  God bless, Ann x

Of course your scared rob, it's very normal, but try not to take much notice of your prognosis, it's only an educated guess, and frame of mind has a big impact on your health.....

I was told on 17th march 2008 that I had only 3to four months to live, they weren't even going to try chemo on me, I was told I was going to get very Ill  very quickly, and to enjoy what time I had left, luckily for me, I got chemo, 8 in 08 and another 6 last year..... Guess what...3 years later I'm still here, and feeling good at the moment, soooo please.... Don't give up, try kicking cancers butt, if we all keep winning our own little battles, then eventually we will win the war against cancer.....

Good luck...

COURAGE .....IS WHEN YOUR SCARED TO DEATH......BUT YOU SADDLE UP ANYWAY

LIZ xxxxxxxxx

Hi Rob, I was diagnosed with NSCLC at 36 and am 38 now, told I only had 6 month when I was diagnosed June 2009, well guess what I feel great, yes I have had sessions of chemo in 2009 and 2010 and radio, but I have also been on a an amazing holiday with my hubby and kids (actually quite a few holidays last year lol).  I take each day as it comes, some days are harder than others but I stay positive and enjoy everyday.  Once you start treatment you will feel more in control, dont be afraid to ask loads of questions.   Good luck, and gentle hugs

Helen x