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In Memory of Van Holland
Our beautiful son, Van, died of Lung Cancer December 18, 2009 just six weeks after being diagnosed. He had one round of chemo and developed a blood clot in his arm which had to be blasted. When the blood clot was broken up part of it went directly to his lung and he had to be put on a ventilator. He died a week later when we elected to take him off the ventilator. By that time he was at 100% and the doctors told us he would probably have a heart attack within the next few days. He lasted 39 seconds after being removed from the ventilator and died surrounded by his family. I miss him so much and not a day goes by that I don't cry. He had been given six to nine months to live if we did nothing and I so want that time. He was so brave and faced his illness with grit and poise. He worried more about his parents then himself. His Dad and I were so proud of him. And now he's gone but we will remember him forever. Why is it that Lung Cancer takes so many lives and yet is one of the lowest funded cancer research illnesses? Why is there still no viable cure? Haven't we learned that it attacks more than just smokers? So many questions and yet so few answers. Van, we love you and miss you and will find a way to fight Lung Cancer for others like you.

I MEMORY OF MY DAD Timothy C. Brunner
My father passed away 2-15-2010. He was first diognosed with bladder/ prostate cancer April 29 2009. He had his bladder removed July 18th 2009. They thought he was fine had nothing to worry about until they found out the cancer leaked into his blood stream.He did 2 months of Chemo Thanksgiving week he was diognosed with Brain cancer (15 rounds of radiation) Week of christmas he was diognosed with lung cancer and first week of January he was diognosed with Bone cancer. When they took his bladder and prostate out they said he was going to be fine. At thanksgving they told him 6-12 months. January they said 2 weeks to 2 months. Then passed away February 15 2010. He fought hard he did not want to go so soon. He was only 60. I was Daddy's little girl and I miss him so much. He was such a wonderful man. Me, my husband and my two children ages 10 and 6 still had so much to learn from him. I am not sure that this will get any easier, the physical pain and heartache of missing him. Knowing all the things that he can't share in with us. Not being able to watch his grandkids grow up.But I am so happy in the time that I got to sare with him. At least to and from all the dr appointments we had great talks. I learned alot about my dad in those 10 months. I am so happy I was able to be there for him and take care of him. I love you daddy and don't worry I am taking care of everything the way you wanted. I will forever miss you.

gone home
Dealing with ur lost my friends was hard at first but now i think he was ready for u so he took u back ur work on earth is finished so rest on..... To three (2) friends that I've lost I could never forget or stop loving u guys,,,,,,, Jarmarly an Paul

cbcardb12 said:

In Loving Memory Of My Husband
CB Hinson
6/26/51 - 5/31/10

I miss you everyday honey dribbles. I know you are in a better place, but I so wish you were here with me.

Carolyn

In loving memory...
I remember my daughter, lost to lung cancer in 2000, my father, lost to lung and bone cancer also in 2000, and my husband, lost to amyloidosis in 2005, the day before my birthday. I miss them all, every day...and love them no less because they aren't here. Watching their fights gave me the strength I needed when I found I had breast cancer July 09, and I am keeping their fight alive. God bless us all.

Goodbye
I wrote this song as a tribute and as a way of maybe soothing all those families who have lost a loved one to cancer.Please feel free to download and do as you like with it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV2QLO7DEOY

Lost My Very Best Friend
I miss my friend so very much. She was there for me while I have gone thru kidney cancer, kidney removed,bladder cancer,hopefully in remission. She had pain in her rib and thought she had cracked a rib, May 12th went to ER and told she had 2 to 4 months from stage 4 lung cancer. She passed away July 10,2011. She was a wonderful friend and person. She left a husband and a 90 year old mother, who she took care of. I know she has a place in heaven, and I hope I will see her again some day.
Her name was Harriett Yarling, Born September 29,1953 passed away July 10,2011

My Mom Rene
My Mom, Lorene, who everyone called Rene, passed away May 1, 1992 from soft tissue sarcoma that had spread throughout her body. I miss her a lot and so does my sister and my daughter. She was a wonderful Mom and Grandmother, my daughter called her Gran. She was funny, loving, took everyone in, fed everyone of our friends, cheated at card games, laughed out loud, beautiful, protective, She had a lump on her leg that we kept asking the dr about, he said it was just a calcium deposit all the while pushing on it. (Quack). She fell at home in mid January 1992, ambulance took her to the hospital, where she was admitted, ran test found nothing but she was in pain and could not walk, stayed there a month. She was then transferred to another hospital where they did a biopsy on the lump and scans. That afternoon the results were in that it was a soft tissue sarcoma and that it had spread to a tumor enclosing her spine and pushing on the nerves of the L5 nerve controlling her lower back and legs, thus the continuous pain and no control of her legs.
Drs there said they could not operate because it was on the spine but could do chemo and radiation. My sister and I asked what stage, remember this is almost 20 years ago, the drs said cancer had no stage. (BS) We agreed to all the treatments because we thought there was a chance. Her life became a living hell, no quality of life; radiation was a nightmare for her. Chemo was slightly less so. Eventually the drs said they could do no more but could cut the spinal cord so she did not feel any more pain in her legs. She was here two months. Transferred to a nursing home mid April. Passed away 1 May. She was 68.
She is still missed to this day. My daughter still has the last perfume bottle of hers, Youth Dew by Este Lauder and it still smells like her. We have pictures all over the house of her in various years from childhood to Christmas 1991. We live in the house that belonged to our parents so the memories are there.

In Loving Memory
Of my loving husband who died from colon cancer on 3-19-12 at the age of 53.
I love you.

Also in loving memory of my dad, my brother in law, my mother in law, my uncle, and my grandfather. All died from different forms of cancer, all are still missed in our hearts.

I hate this disease.