This is a sad thread.
My mom was given 6 months when they FINALLY diagnosed the anal lesion that
she had as 3rd stage cancer. It was diagnosed because the lesion contained
LUNG cells... which means the primary site was in her lungs --- All due to
smoking from the time she was a teenager.
My mother had a tumor on the back of her neck. They did surgery and
radiation, and swore they had gotten it all. When she kept telling them she
was having trouble breathing (AFTER they told her she was just stressed and
should get over it), they finally took a look at her chest cavity. It was
almost completely filled with cancer.
She was active and a beautiful woman who had been a professional ballerina
and actress in her youth , before her marriage to my Dad at age 23.
BTW-- she only lasted 4 months after the diagnosis. I considered it a
blessing.
My mom died one week after they finally found the lung cancer. Like you, I
considered it a blessing. But my mom was only 57 years old, and she should
have had waaay more time with us, and with the grandchildren she adored. I
truly feel that they were robbed.
I wish we who have see this could explain to smokers, who all think they
are
immortal...
Yeah--at one time, everyone in my family smoked. None of us do know, and I
don't think we ever will again!
Dianne
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