LUNG CANCER LIFE:

I am so happy to be here for my 59 th birthday on March 17 th ,St.Patrick's Day. The lung cancer diagnosis,prior to my birthday in February 2006,was definitely not a time to expect even another one year. Am I wiser?I think I have become more conscious of my life.I feel more control in my decisions.My priorities have changed.I now look before I leap.Yes,I think I am wiser. I am also a Little more afraid.The reality of all of my problems sink in more everyday. My latest diagnosis of possible renal failure and kidney disease has got me down a bit. The lung cancer,emphysema, cirrhosis ,heart attack and stroke and now this has kept me awake a few nights. Sometimes I think that I will not worry til I have to.Sometimes I think I need to worry,or at least face some truths,so that I will be able to deal with all the consequences later.You really have to be realistic at this stage of the game also. I still try to be positive .I know that doesn't change the way things are,but i...

Welcome everyone.I have been a bit behind on my posts,as I have been awaiting test results from different doctors. My brain scan revealed that I had a stroke.They can not say when I had it,but I definitely remember having it.I had such a bad headache and everything went blurry,and I vomited.I had that happen in May of 2009.I had had similar situations and with not feeling too bad for the next few days I did nothing about it.I finally arranged a scan for July and of course I waited til September for the results.I have a very short memory now,and I become a bit backwards in some things.I type funny sometimes and I can't remember words as well.I am very very lucky though as strokes can be fatal,and have many more lasting effects.I am blessed once again. I also mentioned last post about waiting for the MRI results.I got the not so good news a few days ago.They suspect that I have "renal stenosis ".They said that the artery in my kidney is pinched off and causing the hi...