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Post by EC2 » Fri March 6th, 2009, 11:37 pm

[quote=""sweetpotatoboy""]My Dad found out today he has lung cancer. He'll have a biopsy, hopefully next week, to find out if it's low-grade and treatable ... or not.[/quote]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. :( Sending you positive vibes.
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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat March 7th, 2009, 1:11 am

Sweet: sending good thoughts to you and your family's way!

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Post by michellemoran » Sat March 7th, 2009, 1:46 am

My Dad found out today he has lung cancer. He'll have a biopsy, hopefully next week, to find out if it's low-grade and treatable ... or not.
I'm so sorry. I hope the biopsy comes back as something that's treatable. Lots of good thoughts are coming your way...
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Post by sweetpotatoboy » Sat March 7th, 2009, 7:52 am

Thanks for all the kind thoughts everyone!

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Post by pat » Sat March 7th, 2009, 10:40 am

[quote=""sweetpotatoboy""]My Dad found out today he has lung cancer. He'll have a biopsy, hopefully next week, to find out if it's low-grade and treatable ... or not.[/quote]

Thoughts are with you SPB.
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Post by Divia » Sat March 7th, 2009, 3:01 pm

I'm so sorry sweetpotatoboy. Thoughts go out to you and your family.
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Post by LoveHistory » Sat March 7th, 2009, 5:01 pm

Sorry about your grandfather, sweetpotatoboy.

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Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Sat March 7th, 2009, 8:44 pm

Sorry to hear about the cancer, SPB. I'll keep your father in my prayers.
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Post by Madeleine » Sat March 7th, 2009, 8:54 pm

I hope you get some positive news about your grandfather soon SPB.

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Post by Vanessa » Sat March 7th, 2009, 9:28 pm

Fingers crossed for your dad, Sweetpotatoboy. Stay positive!
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