Hello Nanacath, 

I hope that the 3 weeks of strong antibiotics will do the trick and that it will turn out not to be lung cancer. It sounds from your post like you haven't been diagnosed yet so try if you can not to anticipate the worst and we are keeping everything crossed for you that the antibiotics will work their magic and deal with your issues once and for all. 

How lovely that you are so close to your grandchildren and they seem to be very fond of you and it looks like you have a very special bond with the 14 year old who has autism. How amazing that you travelled to Spain together - I bet the weather was nice. It's nice to take a break from everything and I hope this little trip away did you a lot of good and took your mind off these health worries. I am so sorry you lost a brother to lung cancer 20 years ago - it must have been a traumatic experience for you. Hopefully everything will turn out fine for you and you won't need to bear this in mind unless you have a confirmed cancer diagnosis but I wanted to share with you information from our website on talking to children about cancer. Macmillan also have a section on talking to children and teenagers which may be of interest to you and you could also talk to your GP for more specialised advice about talking to your grandchild who has autism as children with autism can find change hard. The National Autistic Society has more information on helping children prepare for change.

We're keeping everything tightly crossed for you though that it all turns out to be nothing of concern! Other members of our forum will I am sure be along shortly with additional tips and to share relevant personal experiences. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator