My heart is breaking reading your post. I lost my beloved husband 2 years ago to an extremely rare form of inherited cancer caused by a mutated gene. It was not going to be beaten, but we tried. Thank *your choice of deity here* for Medicare, as I'm sure no for profit insurance company would have touched him.
You were just on Stephanie Miller, weren't you? I know the waiting is the hardest part, but let me pass on what my husband's oncologist told us. I had asked her what made her go into cancer treatment. Her answer basically boiled down to the fact the cancer research and treatment is progressing at a breath-taking pace. We learn more literally every day. What was not available even two years ago, is probably here today. There is hope. Don't get caught up in survival rate statistics. Even if a person has a form of cancer that only has a 5% survival rate, if you're part of that 5%, your survival rate is 100%, and that's all that matters.
Keep the faith...positive thinking goes a long way. Keep a positive attitude, and keep laughing, although I know how hard that can be sometimes.
DUer's will be with you ever step of the way. Lean on us. Please email me here at DU...I'll send you my phone number if you ever want to talk.
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