In November, 2009, Jim was diagnosed with NSCLC (lung cancer)..
He has never smoked...After leaving a 2 week stay at the hospital, he was given 3-6 months to live even with chemotherapy. It has been almost 9 months and he is still working part-time and is optimistic that the latest news that his lung tumor shows that it's sensitive to the EGFR/HER2 inhibitor!
We received a call while on vacation in Michigan from his oncologist telling us that his tumor was "positive" for the epidermal growth factor receptor, giving her "another treatment option"!
Making this journey into blogging, is quite new for both of us..
(Jim plans to start blogging this week while he is home with the effects of "chemo-brain" from the latest drug treatment, Alimta.)
I look forward to sharing with others and learning more about the possible research and trial/ studies undertaken by those with similar health challenges.
*Please write to me if you have time!
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