My dad was diagnosed with Stage Lung cancer in Nov .06'..after being missed diagnosed with Tuberculosis.He lost 40 lbs with the meds they gave him his weight when he was diagnosed with cancer 98 lbs. During that time he lived in Houston Tx. with no family with him ..so I moved him up here to be with me and my brother in Feb 07.. April of 07 my grandfather passed away from Leukemia , which was unbearable for me...and then in May my husbands uncle passed..So at this moment I'm kinda in a numb state ..I received a call earlier from my brother ..He had taken my dad up for his hematologist appt. We received news that his cancer which had already spread to his liver has now grew in size and now he has a tumor in the pericardium of the heart and another in his other lung. Stage 4 in cancer means it has spread to other parts of the body, in my dads case it was his lung and liver he has had 5 rounds of chemo and now we have been told it has spread further. I was devastated by the news .We had hoped this new chemo would work..( it was a second type) then along with all this on his cancer he had an EKG done results were not good, his heart rate was 173 which is like a person running in a marathon at full steam plus he was having missed beats. His lower chambers of the heart are beating twice as fast as the top ones. He has been admitted to the V.A. Hospital for observation ..They have also decided to discontinue his chemo..they are going to give him a pill to take everyday to help him live a better life for what time he has left. They have given him less than 6 months. Please remember me and my family in this time ....
This is a pic of me ,dad and my brother taken Aug. 12,2007 dads 62 b-day...
