Kelly,I feel so sorry for you and your dad. Don't ever give up and indeed there are stories of people who can survive much longer than the verdict given by their doctors.My 60-year-old cousin who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer is a good example. Her doctor did not give her any treatment and she is given only a few months' time but having a positive mind helps her go through many critical times. Despite the pain from the chest and bone, she insists on walking along the hillside every morning. She is now one year after the diagnosis and is still doing fine and the size of the tumors in her lung remains the same. A saying may help you a bit: Tough times never last but tough people do.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01