The bad news...then the good news

[spincast]

Pulling for ya down here Lew. Know just how you feel - That diagnosis is like hitting a brick wall at 60. I just had a few square inches of my face removed last month. Just waiting confirmation that the whole C patch is now in the incinerator.

May the surgery go well and you and Diane have the joy of many more anniversaries to come.

[moxie]

WoW! This frigging crap is everywhere. Fingers and toes crossed. All the best.

[Pikeslayer]

Hey Lew,

Sean & I are forwarding a big kick in cancer's @ss for Diane. Prognosis is very encouraging for many more anniversaries to come.

Both of you are in our thoughts & prayers. Best wishes,

Simon

[Pigeontroller]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Diane!

[BillM]

Best wished for your wife Lew!

[SirCranksalot]

Wow. That's scary stuff, Lew. I had an x-ray last jan that showed some sort of lump. A bunch of test later, incl CT scan, and a bronscoscopy indicated that it was most likely not cancer. I'm relieved now but the whole experience was quite unsettling. Here's wishing you and your wife all the best thru these tough times.

[Loonietoon]

Thoughts and Prayers with you both Lew. Hoping for the best For Diane

[Gerry]

Cancer touches us all. Your wife's prognosis sounds good. Here's hoping all goes well.

[Dutch]

Thoughts are with your wife, you and the family.

[captpierre]

Very lucky to have caught it early, Lew.

 

I'm sure she'll do great and be cured.

 

Peter

[knightfisher]

Stay positive Lew and Diane. Thoughts and prayers to you both.

[OhioFisherman]

I hope all goes well for you and Diane Lew!

[woodenboater]

got my fingers crossed for Diane and good thing they caught it early. thinking of you and diane and your upcoming 48th !

[sleepjigging]

Best Wishes. Let's cherish the time we have.

[Handlebarz]

Will be thinking of Diane wishing the best for her.

[lew]

Thanks for all the good wishes folks, it means a lot to both of us.

 

And Cliff, thanks for the offer of a place to stay during Diane's time in hospital, it's much appreciated, but it's already covered.

 

It's been a scary time around here for the last couple months but we're both feeling pretty confident now after talking with the doctor. This is evidently the most common type of lung cancer and this is the surgery that's normally used and with good success, specially when it's caught early like this.

 

We host a big Christmas party every year and Diane always goes overboard making it nice for everyone, but now between myself and some friends we've convinced her to cancel it this year and I think that's got her more upset than the illness LOL

Edited September 24, 2014 by lew

[manjo39]

Hey Lew, I feel like I know you even though we've never met. My thoughts and prayers are with you. All the best. My dad went through something similar but in his stomach. They caught it early and he overcame it and still doing great years later.

[lew]

Thanks manjo, and funny how we feel like we know folks around here even though we've never met.

 

Good to hear of your dad's full recovery and we're hoping for likewise.

[fishnguy]

Never good news, but as you said, could be worse. Praying for a full, speedy recovery!

[Spiel]

I'm going to only focus on the good news Lew with the positive attitude that it'll only be good news going forward.

[aplumma]

I am glad to hear the good news Lew. I am confident that Dianne will be just fine. I have sent prayers since I found out just after our trip up north and it hopefully will continue to help.

 

 

All our wishes and prayer Dianne.

 

Art and Joe

[lew]

Thanks once again boys !!

[sneak_e_pete]

Many positive thoughts Lew.

[Fish Farmer]

Sorry to hear the bad news Lew, but I'm sure the good news will be the last of that horrible "C" word.

You have my thoughts Lew.

[lew]

Thanks very much Pete & Dave, the words of encouragment mean a lot to Diane