I would like to thank everyone for getting me this far.
Very early this year I was diagnosed with bronchial cancer, where it joined onto the lower part of one of my left lung lobes and I was not expected to get through it more than six months.
Due to a very special surgeon, who gave me a chance if only my body could cope, he cut the lower lobe off my left lung and took the cancer away with that and part of the bronchial tube, unfortunately some of the release cells had got into my chest lymph nodes, and this is where my body had to do a lot for itself.
Unfortunately, I had lost a lot of weight, 7 stones (98pounds) and this left me decidedly weakened and when they tried to clear up the stray cells with chemo a few months ago, my body started to shut down.
They have tried again this week, and even though I am going through very bad side effects, it looks like I have maybe turned the corner a little, still a long way away yet, but there is a least a glimmer of hope and at this time, I will be able to get through Christmas and New year,another dose of chemo between, after that, it is in the lap of the gods. There are another load of chemo to come and a month of daily radiotherapy at the end, sometime in April or May.
Why am I telling you all this?
My life for the last 50 years has revolved around model engineering and model making in general, it is/was my life.
During this sad time, from early in the year, you have listened to my woes and given me good support through it.
I read this site usually 3 to 4 times a day and still read constantly books I have stored on my kindle, even while I was recovering from my operation, despite being under the influence of very strong morphine which gave me weird hallucinations, in the hope I could help someone even in my disabled condition. I am sorry, but it is in my blood now, as it has always been, always trying to help, and you forum members have done it in spades for me.
Thank you so much.
John
Very early this year I was diagnosed with bronchial cancer, where it joined onto the lower part of one of my left lung lobes and I was not expected to get through it more than six months.
Due to a very special surgeon, who gave me a chance if only my body could cope, he cut the lower lobe off my left lung and took the cancer away with that and part of the bronchial tube, unfortunately some of the release cells had got into my chest lymph nodes, and this is where my body had to do a lot for itself.
Unfortunately, I had lost a lot of weight, 7 stones (98pounds) and this left me decidedly weakened and when they tried to clear up the stray cells with chemo a few months ago, my body started to shut down.
They have tried again this week, and even though I am going through very bad side effects, it looks like I have maybe turned the corner a little, still a long way away yet, but there is a least a glimmer of hope and at this time, I will be able to get through Christmas and New year,another dose of chemo between, after that, it is in the lap of the gods. There are another load of chemo to come and a month of daily radiotherapy at the end, sometime in April or May.
Why am I telling you all this?
My life for the last 50 years has revolved around model engineering and model making in general, it is/was my life.
During this sad time, from early in the year, you have listened to my woes and given me good support through it.
I read this site usually 3 to 4 times a day and still read constantly books I have stored on my kindle, even while I was recovering from my operation, despite being under the influence of very strong morphine which gave me weird hallucinations, in the hope I could help someone even in my disabled condition. I am sorry, but it is in my blood now, as it has always been, always trying to help, and you forum members have done it in spades for me.
Thank you so much.
John
