Hi my name is Deb and I’m from Michigan and I’m new to this so please bear with me. On July 17th, 2002 my mom was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, she has tumors on her left lung and lymph glands. When I received the news from the doctors it was like a knife being plunged into my heart and I cannot pull it out. My mom is 69 and is in stage 4 but she is showing no symptoms. The doctors told me a yr. ago that she had maybe 6 months to a yr. and radiation and chemo would prolong her life for a few months maybe, well it shrunk it some and almost killed her because it burnt the backside of her esophagus off and she wouldn’t eat or drink. We took her into the emergency room and all they did was give her pills that she couldn’t swallow, they acted like they didn’t care. So we took her to another hospital and they put a stomach tube in and she got better and now she's still doing fine, no symptoms except that cough. My question is this...I need to know what I’m up against when she starts feeling ill. I need to understand what it will be like towards the end...all doctors tell the same, she will need oxygen and pain medication. Is that it and then she will go quietly? I’m so scared I just don’t know what its going to be like, can anyone help me understand? Thanks