"Should I accept the finality of my diagnosis or allow myself to dream about a future that likely won’t happen?" That is the BIG cancer question! When my DH was diagnosed with a very aggressive SCLC lung cancer he read all the stats and info and pretty much concluded he had about a year if he was lucky. And he went through the maximum Chemo and radiation treatments like a champ with all the expected side effects. He began seriously tutoring me in all aspects of financial investing and planning and future money management and even began house hunting to get me resettled in a place closer to my extended family. He pretty much planned to be dead in two years. After each recommended CT and MRI scan (at 3, then 4, then 6 month intervals) he would plan a trip (Italy, Japan, Spain, France, SE Asia, Iceland, and a number of cruises) which we would take within a month of the scan. He loved travel after retiring and was a terrific planner. He didn't allow himself to believe in a future of more than a few months in spite of all those NED scans. Now, at 5 1/2 years post treatment he might have to let himself dream. I hope you experience the same!
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"Should I accept the finality of my diagnosis or allow myself to dream about a future that likely won’t happen?" That is the BIG cancer question! When my DH was diagnosed with a very aggressive SCLC lung cancer he read all the stats and info and pretty much concluded he had about a year if he was lucky. And he went through the maximum Chemo and radiation treatments like a champ with all the expected side effects. He began seriously tutoring me in all aspects of financial investing and planning and future money management and even began house hunting to get me resettled in a place closer to my extended family. He pretty much planned to be dead in two years. After each recommended CT and MRI scan (at 3, then 4, then 6 month intervals) he would plan a trip (Italy, Japan, Spain, France, SE Asia, Iceland, and a number of cruises) which we would take within a month of the scan. He loved travel after retiring and was a terrific planner. He didn't allow himself to believe in a future of more than a few months in spite of all those NED scans. Now, at 5 1/2 years post treatment he might have to let himself dream. I hope you experience the same!
Post: Turned Upside Down
Link to comment from October 5, 2024
Always, quality above quantity! Thanks for your hard work all these years and the best in finding new challenges in the years ahead! Regards, C
Post: The Other Enough
Link to comment from March 11, 2023