February 16, 2006

I want to tell you the story of how Lisa found out she had non-small cell lung cancer. In May 2005, Lisa developed a slight cough. Not a hacking cough, more like an allergy cough. She visited 3 ear, nose and throat specialists over the course of 9 months and they all told her she had Reflux.
But our mother, BJ Boothe, kept on Lisa to find out why she kept coughing. She told Lisa coughing was a sign of lung cancer. Isn't it funny how Moms just know things.....
In January, Lisa visited a new doctor. He gave her medication and told her to come back in a short period if the cough had not disappeared. The medicine did not help so she went back.He then took a chest x-ray and that was when Lisa found out she has a mass in her right lung.
This doctor sent Lisa to a lung specialist and he biopsied the mass and determined it was non-small cell lung cancer.
Everyone's life has a purpose. I believe one of Lisa's life purposes is to educate us on this disease and its quiet symptoms. Lisa's story helped someone today. A friend had a cough and after hearing Lisa's story had it checked out. He believes it helped him. I do too.
Lisa is feeling really heathly. She and Johnny are taking wonderful care of her. Lisa's spirits are so brightand she is attacking this cancer from every angle possible. But we believe the prayers said by everyone haved helped above everything else. I can't say Thank You enough for the kind words I hear everyday from friends and even total strangers. I'll be back soon. Love, Dee Anne