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When people find out you have lung cancer, is their first question, "Are you a smoker?"? That always irritated me. My husband was found to have stage 4 lung cancer but had no symptoms at all. People always asked that question first, as though he deserved lung cancer if he was a smoker. He wasn't. His oncologist convinced him that chemo and radiation therapy would give him "more time." I don't believe that was true. He died within 8 months, and all that therapy just made those 8 months a living hell for him. I often wonder if he would have lived as long without the therapy and would have enjoyed what time he had without being so wasted from the therapy. I believe it spread to his brain toward the end because he was hallucinating a lot and just being goofy. It was very difficult for our (adult) kids to watch. He was 53 when he died. I appreciate your optimism.

Not OP, but I have an interesting one. I've been a medical transcriptionist for 40 years.

My favorite was when a doctor was dictating a report and used a kid's See-N-Say for special effects. "The patient was transported via ambulance" - cue siren sound. That doctor always tried to make things fun.

I am very sorry to hear that. Truly. hug

That was beautifully written.

Keep it up! :)