Just found out my Dad has lung cancer...

[ncolwell]

This was a real wake up call for me.

My Dad...well, both of my parents, actually...have been smokers for about 60 years. I knew something like this would happen to them eventually. They are heavy smokers, and I'm sure that even after this diagnosis, he has no plans to quit. I'm thankful that I woke up and found vaping when I did. I only smoked for almost seven years, but this is that final little piece of motivation I needed to never return to analogs again.

I'm still in shock. I hate cigarettes even more now than I did the day I got rid of the last of that final pack I bought. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. It's going to be a tough road for my family.

 

[Tomthern]

You have my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry.

 

[MorpheusPA]

My best to you and your family!

My father also had lung cancer and had a lung removed. He lived seven very productive and happy years after that (his heart got him, not his lungs). I'll send my best thoughts for a result that positive (or even better) for your father.

 

[DarkDays93]

My thoughts go out to you and your family.

 

[Myrany]

I know how hard hearing that one is. I went through it with my dad. It takes awhile for the shock to wear off. When it does the rage can be monumental at times.

Before anyone asks how it went for dad in the end it was not the lung cancer that killed him. It was a fall and broken hip at the age of 92. Had the fall not happened it would not have been long before the cancer did it. Cancer of any kind is very tough on everyone.

Best advice I can give you ncolwell is get your support system in place now. You will be dealing with alot of things and they have a habit of sneaking up and biting you in the .... when you can least afford downtime.

Do everything you can to help him certainly but more important is to spend time with him. When people hear the Cancer word at first they are there all the time but as it drags on they vanish. Many cancer patients end up feeling alone and unloved. Don't let that happen.

You and your family most certainly are in my prayers.

 

[JBL-37]

I'm so sorry to hear that. You and family will definitely be in my prayers!

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

I'm so sorry. Hopefully they caught it early. Praying for you and your family.

 

[Skeebo]

I'll include you both in my daily anxieties.

I lost both my mother and father to lung cancer, mother being the first to go. We didn't know Dad had it but suspected he knew. He left it untreated and woke up one Sunday night unable to breath. He called 911 and died in the ER. We didn't find out till Monday morning when his job called me looking for him.

It's still raw and hearing your news opens up a wound that runs deep.

 

[Dreaswi]

I know the feeling. I just lost my sister due to lung cancer just 7 months ago. She was only 49.

It only takes one person to start a revolution.

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

I'm so sorry OP. My grandmother passed away in October of 2013 from lung cancer. Unfortunately, that isn't what got me off cigarettes. It took my mother bringing home my grandmother's ashes and handing me a starter kit to get me to try vaping. Even then, I wouldn't promise to quit, only to try vaping. Thankfully, I'm one of the lucky few for whom cigarettes started tasting quite bad to me the more I vaped. Seems like the most minor of reasons to quit, I know, but before then, I pretty much accepted the fact that cigarettes were going to kill me. They are truly one of the most addictive and awful things out there, and I've experienced quite a few things and never got so hooked on any of them.

 

[Racehorse]

My prayers for you, your family, and your Dad, to get thru all this with strength and love. Really sorry to hear about your Dad.

 

[Darthvong]

Sorry to hear that. I lost my father 2 years ago from smoking and my grandmother died from emphysema. I wish you and your father the best.

 

[erazzz]

That is terrible news, it hits you hard. Prayers for you and your dad.

My mom smoked for 20+ years, she switched to vaping last December. However, earlier in 2013 they had found a lesion on her lung from smoking (and she was still smoking at the time). Even though she quit later that year, it was too late. The lesion has become a tumor, as seen in a recent scan this year. She has lung cancer. Fortunately she has already quit smoking altogether and only vapes, but we still got to fight this thing.

Best wishes to you, hoping for the best. We're here on ECF if you need us!

 

[Robdob]

My mom died of cancer, but that was in 1970, when cancer was an automatic death sentence. It's not anymore. Treatment has come so far. I am a 2x survivor. My prayers are with you and your family. The love and support provided by family is the foundation that strengthens the treatment. I worked in the medical field for many years. My team's philosophy was that it isn't just the patient that has the cancer, it is the family as well. I wish you all strength.

 

[realsis]

I'm so very sorry about your father. My father in law had lung cancer as well and he NEVER SMOKED a day in his life!! Nor was he around any smokers. When he was first diagnosed they had to remove a lobe of his left lung. Then the cancer went in remission for six years. Twould years ago the cancer came back and we lost him within 6 months. He got a pneumonia and he could not heal.the cancer had also spread to his liver. He was a wonderful man. But I'm telling you our story because he got this cancer never having had smoked . So sometimes I think it's a genetic predisposition that causes it. Whatever the cause, I'm so very very sorry and I will say a prayer for him.God can work miricle have faith and stay strong. I understand what your going through. Hopefully they can stop the cancer. My prayers are with your family. Best wishes

 

[Robino1]

Hearing the Cancer diagnosis is THE hardest thing to hear.

My prayers are with you and your family and I'm praying that it was caught early enough to treat. We are a great support system if/when you need us.

 

[MikeMills]

All the best.

That's what took my dad out.

 

[DingerCPA]

This was a real wake up call for me.

My Dad...well, both of my parents, actually...have been smokers for about 60 years. I knew something like this would happen to them eventually. They are heavy smokers, and I'm sure that even after this diagnosis, he has no plans to quit. I'm thankful that I woke up and found vaping when I did. I only smoked for almost seven years, but this is that final little piece of motivation I needed to never return to analogs again.

I'm still in shock. I hate cigarettes even more now than I did the day I got rid of the last of that final pack I bought. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. It's going to be a tough road for my family.

I am so very sorry for you and your family. I watched my uncle (pipe smoker for 50-60 years) lose his fight last summer.

Peace be with you and yours

 

[Seef]

Well, reading this is more than enough motivation to never smoke an analog again...

Really sorry to hear this.

 

[glointhedark]

Our thoughts are with you. If you need to rant, or just someone outside the family to talk to, please feel free to PM me. I lost my husband to cancer in 1978, just before our daughter's first birthday. Things have come really far since then, and I hope you will have your Dad around for a long time yet.