We are all rooting for you.

reason for cautious optimism.

Keep telling us how it is going.

Whatever you need-- there are plenty of us here who want to "circle" around you to provide it. Know that we care.

One foot in front of the other. ONWARD. Have a great day. You are loved here at DU.

And am happy that you are feeling better! Always be hopeful!

Sending you lots of love.

And I will continue to see your posts for years to come.

83% of the reviews give her a one out of five. Those who comment verbally say very negative things. I thought it was just me.

Speaking as someone who fought and beat cancer a couple of years ago, having members of your medical team that you are comfortable with and trust is a big part of the battle, particularly on the psychological side.

I hope that your are able to find one who is a much better fit.

Glad to hear it.

We're all here for you.

May your days all be joyful and full of healing and light.

And forget about taking names!

Good luck and great vibes to you!

hoping for the best!

I've been thinking about you since your last update. I am so happy that you have reached a better fighting spirit.

Lurked for many, many years.

a great team working with you to fight this insidious monster. And your team here continues to be here for you as well. Lean as hard as you need.

Hang in there and keep fighting like hell. You are your own best advocate for the highest level of care you can access. Please continue to keep us posted.

You're not dead today. You probably won't be dead next week or next month. Maybe not next year. Palliative care means you won't want to be dead when/if it starts to get really hard. It doesn't mean anyone's writing you off, it means they'll keep you comfortable and with people to talk to about things friends and family can't bear to hear.

We're here and willing to listen and you get to be angry and complain. We get it.

But it aint over until it's over.

Have you tried bispecific antibody therapy? You have to account for cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Everything I have read shows promise for this therapy. It is a longer treatment, and you should take all of it.

I support you and pray for the best. You know, if I were a pulmonologist and found out my patient was spitting up blood, I'd do a bronch, too. But, faith in your team is paramount for winning, and I think you are doing the right thing in changing up. It becomes a second opinion, which is always good investigatory technique. The doc should not be offended.

Best of luck to you. You're in it to win it!

Thanks for keeping us updated on this part of the path you’re on. I’m just one of many folks here who are pulling for you and sending you healing vibes. Please don’t ever forget that. And keep on keeping us posted!

💐

You will remain in my prayers

Some are not able to do that. Hoping for the best possible outcome.

beautiful Fighter! 💙

You've got spirit! Thank you for letting us know how you are.
May the Force be with you (including us).

I'm so glad to hear your spirited attitude. FWIW, I get calendar reminders to "pray for Muriel" so I don't get distracted and forgetful.

But you share a first name with my Mom, so I e been extra concerned for you.

Love, light, and lots of hugs,

Always and forever

Dear One, May God continue to bless you I Celebrate your fight; I celebrate your Life!
Sadly, I am not so lucky. My 80th birthday present was a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. That was 14 months ago. My 81st birthday present is the refusal, so far, of the medical profession to try to find a way to treat me before it is too late, which may already be the case.
I have a severe allergy to iodine, which limits the information that present-day scans can provide. Okay. Now add a severe back and neck work injury years ago, including an upper back fracture and curvature and nerve damage to my neck (as well as several herniated disks with progressive nerve damage lower down.) I do have a DNR, but evidently that is not honored when one undergoes surgery. (No, I do not understand that either.) Then add the refusal of the anesthetists to use any means of resuscitation other than chest compression should I stop breathing (which may happen as I must take opioids for pain). The compressions would, however, break ribs and very possibly do further damage my neck and upper spine, leaving me in worse pain, should I live, and in a present-day legal situation in the United States, in which physicians are afraid to provide adequate pain medication to those who are in legitimate need. I would be better off dead. So, I am as yet untreated at all.
I have not stopped pursuing help and there is one surgeon, in a large city over an hour from me, who will at least talk to me--if I can find a way to get there. I no longer drive and have lost my assistant due to severe illness of her own and I have, as yet, been unable to replace her.
I am neither crying nor giving up, If nothing more, perhaps I can move compassion and care for disabled persons ahead one notch. (there is more regarding the lack of care available to me as a disabled person, but I will spare you that here.) So. Please know how very blessed you are! Do not ever give up! Being older is not a reason to be left to die. Neither is a disability. Life is precious for however long it lasts and you are able to do more than just exist.
If you wake in the morning, the rest of the day is a present! I send you love and joy. YOU GO GIRL!

I wish your news was better. Thank you for sharing your situation.

I am part of this DU chorus singing as loud as we can to let you know how much we care, and with hopes that the vortual energy sent may help catch the attention of the medical team there.

Cancer sucks. You seem to have a great team.

you might just beat this! I so hope you do.



Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.