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| Sorry to hear that, my dad lost one lung last year, I hate the tobacco industry even more now.
Obviously you care about potentially leaving your wife in a bad financial situation, so while I would recommend you to focus on your recovery, if you stress on that money issue, it will help you mentally to solve it. I'd get rid of the credit card debt first, and maybe sell some of your property, just enough to give time to your wife to get by if the worst should happen, but not too much to leave you without property if the best (that I wish you) should happen. But really it's a terrible situation to be in, and I really feel very badly equipped to answer you, but you asked...
If you want to beat the odds, you've got to do something extraordinary yourself, radiation alone won't likely cut it. I'd change my diet completely to vegan, no meat products, eggs or dairy. That's been shown to reduce the replication of cancer cells, although I don't know if it applies to lung cancer though, but since you'll be regurgitating your food on both ends from radiation sickness, meat wouldn't taste so great anyway. I don't know about your physical practices, but try a regular mild sport activity too, or anything that can boost your moral/mental state, not just your body. I assume you'll lose your hair too, so go wild, cut them short and dye them turquoise or something before it happens, don't be a victim! ;) If smoking caused your cancer, what about helping young people avoid it, like making a Youtube video for schools telling kids about the dangers of smoking.
I think you'd probably feel better if you resolve that casket/urn question so you can turn your mind to more happy thoughts after, but I can't really help you there, only tell you what I planned for myself: Burials are a waste of good ground in my opinion, it's also extremely expensive, and since I am not Christ, I don't plan on resurrecting any time soon, so I chose incineration. Have my ashes scattered somewhere, preferably where there's a strong back wind so that they fly back to the audience's faces for a laugh... Plant a rosemary on it to mark the spot ("rosemary for remembrance" said Shakespeare) and have a great picnic or BBQ around it, laughs rather than mournings.
Looks like from your long list you are already preparing to clean up your business and estate, that's always a good thing, but 56 is too darn young... I hope you'll live to collect social security, if only to make a political statement! ;) Best of luck in your treatment, trucker. | |
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im 56 and have stage four lung cancer...need advice
