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Very sorry to read that Chris, my thoughts are with you.
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So sorry to hear your bad news Chris.
I really don't know what to say to that except, while you can, try to carry on doing whatever gives you the most happiness and enjoyment as long as you can.
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It's quite extraordinary: one of the soaps is running a right to die thread and another is running a breast cancer thread. This thread was recently started and today I was diagnosed with lung cancer! Chris,So sorry to hear this.My thoughts are with you xx
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So sorry to hear this Chris. Stay strong.
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So sorry to hear your bad news Chris.
I really don't know what to say to that except, while you can, try to carry on doing whatever gives you the most happiness and enjoyment as long as you can. Aw such nice words Derekdwc x
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I want to thank everyone who has expressed sympathy. Derek; that's exactly what I'm going to do. I don't propose to have any treatment and when I reach the stage when I can no longer enjoy myself I shall avail myself of what I have put by in the fridge. I've no idea how this will progress, I may have a short time or many years; I just don't know, but I'm not going to let it get me down. I'll probably go out in a blaze of glory, correcting everyone's spelling and grammar.  Thanks, all. Cheers, Chris.
Carpe diem.
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Chris, we luv ya realie :-)
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Chris, So sorry to hear your sad news...keep doing exactly what you want to do, enjoy every minute of every day. That old saying "You only live once" is so wrong........You live every day so enjoy every day........You only die once !! Best Wishes to you xx 
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Chris, we luv ya realie :-) LOL, thanks for that!
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I'll probably go out in a blaze of glory, correcting everyone's spelling and grammar. Thanks, all. Cheers, Chris. I look forward to seeing that  (correcting everyone's spelling I meant, not seeing you go out blaze of glory or not)
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I'll probably go out in a blaze of glory, correcting everyone's spelling and grammar. Thanks, all. Cheers, Chris. I look forward to seeing that (correcting everyone's spelling I meant, not seeing you go out blaze of glory or not) I did actually Laugh Out Loud when I read that post Chris!!!
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Good luck Chris with hammering the joys of life to the max . Quite right too . Glad to hear you have your future in your own hands .As you say, free to really live each day. Yay, go for it!
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Oh dear, Chris very sorry to hear that news. Difficult to know if you are wise or unwise to refuse treatment. I guess it depends what stage the cancer is at. You can only take advice from the experts and make your mind up from there. I wish you well whatever direction you decide to go.
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I had a CT scan last week and today I saw my consultant. We looked at the scan and it hasn't changed since the last one. Essentially this means that: a).they don't know what it really is and b).essentially, all bets are off. my consultant can give no prognosis but there is no indication that the disease is progressing, so I can just continue to live my normal life. This is much better than the previous diagnosis which was that I might be dead within a year. I don't feel any different so I shall just continue to live, but at least I have the comfort of knowing that at ant time in the future, if things get worse, I have the means of a peaceful exit waiting in the fridge. I hope to be around to annoy you all for some time to come. Once again I thank you all for your good wishes.
Finally, I have one bit of good news. I was up in Birkenhead with my son on Sunday and we went to the Williamson Art Gallery where they told me that the threat of closure had been lifted; responsibility has been transferred from the penny-pinching Council to National Museums who will keep it open, possibly administered from the Lady Lever in Port Sunlight. Great news. For any of you who haven't been recently, it's worth a visit.
Cheers, Chris.
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Oh Chris, that's really very encouraging news. I am delighted for you and I can hear the spring in your step already. Great news! 
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle
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