I posted this in the respiratory board then i realised it belonged in this site,
'sorry about that'
I just needed to talk to someone about lung cancer and how and what to expect.
My daughter inlaws father who is only 38 year old has cancer on the lung.
He was diagnosed nearly 12 months ago. The cancer had spread to his brain, liver adrenal glands and into his ribs, they suspect also in his abdomen but they are not going to do any more tests.
The morphine they were giving him was not controlling the pain and now they have him on a herion based drug . he has some very terrible days and at other times is free of pain but cannot walk or live a normal life
The days pass bye and every month or so my daughter inlaw is called home because the doctors say they do not think he will make it through the night ,but he rallies and fights back, which we are all so grateful for
We send prayer and white light healing to him(i am a pranic healer) every night, we never miss, but i am scared, am i doing the right thing,? should we be praying for release instead of healing, I just think he is so young and was so healthy before this diagnosis, hardly a sick day in his life except a sore shoulder,
It seems since he became aware that he had cancer , he started to go down hill fast. I know this is just the hope of a desperate person , but, can he still overcome this cancer? Is there any hope even at this advanced stage and have you heard of anyone defeating this disease and going on to live a normal life?
praying for hope of any kind
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I'm sorry to hear about your d-i-l's father. There's nothing wrong with wanting him to heal and get better. I prayed until near the very end for my Mom to get better. It wasn't until I realized that there was nothing that could be done to help her that I sat down and had a talk with her and then started praying for her to be relieved of the pain and suffering she was enduring from it.

Keeping your family in my prayers.

if you're not sure what to pray for you can always pray for the best possible outcome

Well, I have nothing you want to hear.

Very similiar to my dads condition. He survived 11 months from diagnosis. Other than extreme pain and shortness of breathe (needed extra oxygen) he seemed otherwise 'fine". he went downhill very fast. We saw him on Halloween night and he was well. I visited him on November 4th and I called 911 on him. stayed in the hospital and progressively got worse until he finally died on Nov 11th.

The advice I give is just to spend as much time as you can with him. Get lots of pictures!! Things may seem fine but can change drastically over night.

Good luck and I truly hope he hangs in there for a long time.

Just lost my father to lung cancer on April 5th 08. Tell your d-i-l to spend as much time with him as she can. You don't realize how fast the time goes. My dad was put on oxygen March 1st. We all thought he was doing better and come to find out that his chemo and steriods he was taking cause blood clots in his lungs. They put him on a blood thinner and his blood got too thin which took him down hill very fast. I say everyday now that I wish I would have spent more time with him. Take lots of photos because when it was over and we were putting together pictures I realized I did not have so many. Make sure she tells hims she loves him everyday. That's what I miss the most. Take care and I will pray for her. It's a long hard journey.