Ya the C word is so scary i just said a prayer for your Mom, God Bless her, I do so believe in the power of prayers, My husband has lung cancer and was given four months to live in June of 2005 as it was in the fourth stage when they found it, and has attacked his bones also. He now has made it a year and a half. The Dr's are amazed. God sure has answered many prayers for us . My husband has been truly blessed. They told him with chemo and radation he had a chance of more time but they could not cure him. They found some in his liver now and that scares me but i pray that this new Chemo has caught it in time. He has another C.A.T scan to see how things look on Jan. 15th. I am on pins and needles every time he has one. God Bless your Mom and you, she is lucky to have such a great daughter to be by her side . jbyrd in Michigan