Hi

My name is Michelle. My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer 11 months ago. We had so many trips that we had to cancel. He went through 8 sessions of chemotherapy and needed 4 blood transfusion and a platelet transfusion due to side effects. He finished radiotherapy a few months ago and it has caused scarring and fibrosis in his lung. His respiratory function has deteriorated by 30% since before radiotherapy. We are now seeing respiratory consultants and he will have an Echocardiogram when they can schedule that because they are concerned about heart damage as well. He has been on very strong dosages of steroids and this whole thing has taken over our lives and he is very depressed that he is no longer the person he was and we can not enjoy going on trips and doing the things we had hoped to do.

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