Cancer sucks.....

Tim M

Tim M

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St. Charles
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Mauldin
Just found out my Dad has lung cancer, not sure what stage yet, but from his description, stage 3 or 4 since it has spread to other parts of his body. Smoking for years I guess....Going to see him this weekend. Not sure how much longer he will b here :(
 
Sorry to hear that Tim. Spend as much time as you can with him. Our prayers will be with him and you.

Rick
 
I'm so sorry to hear that Tim. Hopefully your Dad will have good results with whatever the Doctors decide is the best course of treatment for him. My Dad's prostate cancer came back 10 years after he first went through treatment. Radiation wasn't as bad a treatment as chemo but it was decided that he would need the chemo to live on. He did it for a short time before deciding to stop and passed a short time later. No one in the family understood better than I what a tough decision that had to be. The best thing you can do is just to be there for him, weather it be in person or just asking someone else how he is doing over the phone like my Dad did for me when I was sick. He didn't want to talk to me, that would have been too hard and I understood. Pop always said that he just wanted to make it to 80, he made it but not by much. I will pray for your Dad and I wish your family well during these hard times.

Tom
 
Sorry to hear the news Tim...But stay close to your dad and keep his spirits up.

My ex wife Jane beat colon cancer at the age of 24. She is 65 today.

My dad beat prostate cancer 15 years ago. He is 87 today

My sister beat one form of breast cancer...then contracted a totally different form of breast cancer.
She is in stage 4 and has been in an experimental trial treatment program that has given her two additional years...and her cancer has not spread further.

The progress being made in cancer treatment is very encouraging. Just don't ever accept that every cancer has to be fatal.
 
Sorry Tim. Stay in touch with you Dad, rekindle your memories of the things you did together.
 
Talked to him and at 85, he has decided against any treatment plan. I told him i would support what he decided. Thanks for the encouragement all.
 
Quality vs quantity. I think I would make the same choice. I hope for the best
 
Tim I am sad to hear of your news. Cancer is no fun! My wife lost her 40 yo sister to brain cancer last fall after a year long battle with radiation and chemo. My father had stage 4 throat cancer 11 years ago and is still cancer free. The downside is he has many complications stemming from the cancer and it's treatment and now does not have much of a quality of life. He will not be with us much longer so time is precious. We will be praying for your family.

Mike
 
Tim, So sorry to hear this news. Like everyone else is say, enjoy the time you have left with him, be it weeks or hopefully years. I'll keep him and your family in our prayers as well.
 
Tim, I will pray for your dad and your family.
I think now all of the things I could have asked my dad when he was here, but didn't.
 
That's what I'm struggling with Bob, he is still here and I don't know what to ask him....strange.
 
Visited my Dad this past weekend, and spent quite a bit of time with him. He's doing ok I think, considering. He seemed, for a lack of a better word, at peace with things. I think he is worried about what's in store for him, but seems to be ok with things as is. I don't know how lung cancer affects a person really, in it's latter stages, so I didn't know what to tell him. But, really, we just watched football, took a ride in his truck, and generally just hung out. I plan to go back and see him before Supercruise in October and we'll see where he's at then. Thanks all for the thoughts/prayers.
 
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