I learned 8 weeks ago that I have Lung Cancer. I thought I had the flu when I went to Urgent Care. 3 hospitals,1 life flight and I ambulance transfer to a Hospital that had a Lung Center to specialize in the treatment of pneumonia in both my lungs and a softball size tumor on my bronchial airway. I was told I had small cell carcinoma. I have never been sick up until this point in my life. I was the one that cared for others. It was a notion hard for me to understand that I was the one needing care. I was told this cancer is very treatable, but it is a aggressive cancer that requires immediate and strong cancer treatment. I intend to keep fighting,keep living my life caring for others the way I am used to doing. And with a new vision of gratitude for all that God has blessed me with. I see his joy. I see and appreciate everything with a new understanding of his abundant grace and mercy. I am not able to work as I was doing before my illness. The cancer care I require adds up and so does the everyday needs to survive while fighting for my cancer free future. I am humbled by this illness and I feel un comfortable asking for help. I know everyone has their own life battles. I wished there was a way I could work this out on my own and not bother anyone. I hope to someday be given the opportunity to show my gratitude for any help I receive from this request. I appreciate any and all help. I sincerely hope that someday nobody will experience this illness. That not just a cure is found for Cancer but we can do more to keep this tragic disease from stealing precious time from other families as well. I don't wish this pain for anyone. It has brought me to my knees,it has taken so much from my body that I want to pray no other family feels this disease in their life.
" I believe in hope.
I believe in believing.
Believing that there is light through all this darkness"
By: Lynne Knowlton
A poem I found that spoke to my desire to be healthy and strong again. Thank You
Don Hazlewood