Lung cancer awareness month

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Hi all,

I had a lovely phone call today from a guy wanting my story on how I found out about my cancer and what was done and how quick etc how I am now and coping anyway I gave him my story from beginning and I am meeting him on the beach on Tuesday to do a short video and then it will go out to media and if any of them pick it up for me to go on their show(s) to help raise awareness for lung cancer. I will keep you all posted on how it goes and hopefully I will be able to get some interest on raising awareness Grinning

  • My lung operations already on YouTube as it was done using  cats and was posted on YouTube and I have watched it

  • I would have loved to have seen something like that before I had mine as I couldn’t find out much at all about it beforehand, I found it really difficult to get info I will try and find it Grinning

  • I'd also love to watch it Paul if you wouldn't mind sharing the link!

  • Hi Holiday Hopeful

    Can I ask if you had agreed to do this before you received the phone call e,g via your cancer team/hospital?  I ask only as it seems a bit strange and quite worrying to get a phone call out of the blue from someone who appears to know your medical history.

    I did a video for my cancer hospital; however I was approached by a member of staff during a routine visit as part of my post treatment check up.

    Be safe out there everybody.

    Kegsy x

    "If you are going through hell, keep going" ; Sir Winston Churchill
    " Cancer may take my life; however it will not become my life" Kegsy August 2011
  • Hi kegsy 

    yes they rang me a few weeks ago to ask if I would be happy to tell my story for awareness week, it wouldn’t normally be something I’d do but because I didn’t realise my symptoms for one plus year I do think it’s a very good cause. Also nothing may come of it and that will be that but at least I’ll feel like I have done something maybe good in return Grinning

  • Hi Holiday hopeful

    Thank you for clearing that up.  You will understand my concern regarding your initial post.

    Kegsy x

    "If you are going through hell, keep going" ; Sir Winston Churchill
    " Cancer may take my life; however it will not become my life" Kegsy August 2011
  • Aww yes thank you I totally understand and it’s nice to know you care enough because I don’t always think before jumping in I have to admit but yes it’s all arranged through my lung nurse Grinning