non small cell lung cancer

hi, on friday (24th nov) i took my nana for some test results as shes been un well, anyway it wasnt what we were expecting!! they said she has non small cell lung cancer which has spread to the lympth nodes and long story short shes said no to chemo and theyve given her 7-8 weeks! Iv never posted in a forum before but im just looking for advice on how to cope iv been a total mess and struggling to control my emotions and carry on with day to day life, how do i carry on and stay strong for my darling nan.  help please!! 

  • Hi there sammi... OH hunny, so sorry your going through this hard time ... I'm in a similar position with my granddaughter  (in photo) my little Emily... we are best buddies too ... I'm not having any treatment either ... just trying a few natural things .... as I've had a lot of health problems, with my bones, and radiotherapy etc will weaken them even more ... so I can empathise with your your nanna... she probably  wants her remaining time to be as comfortable as possible, without aggressive treatment, and when we're older, a few of us have chosen that road ... 

    I'm trying to fill whatever time I'm given with my Emily,  full of wonderful memories ... she stays with me every other weekend and we laugh, hug , chat for too long at bed time ... and I show her video of her dad as a baby ... we're going to the pantomime in couple of weeks ... she will be the one I miss most in this world ... but I won't let cancer take away one more day then it has to ... coz cancer wants us to be beaten and give in ... and it has no mersy ... it will try to stop you still making loving memories ... so you help nan kick cancers bum down the road, by taking each day and making the most of it ... the memories you make now, will live in your heart forever ... no one can take that away ... 

    Sending you a big hug, to you, amazing granddaughter that you are ... don't leave nothing unsaid.. you can hold her hand , and it's o.k. to admit your both scared ... she may have a lot of stories in her past or as a child she can share with you... you are stronger then you imagine ... and if you need to chat or even have a rant, I'm here as are others ... big big hug ....   xx  chrisie