Patient Perspective: Cancer
Karl, like many people, was not one to visit his doctor often, even if he was feeling under the weather. However, after days and days of feeling tired and eventually having difficulty just getting in and out of the car, Karl decided it was time to see a doctor. After an x-ray and other tests, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Karl's daughter, who works in a hospital, was familiar with the disease and understood the prognosis was poor. Fortunately, after several chemotherapy treatments with pemetrexed, Karl's condition began to improve. Karl's wife is thankful, noting, "Every day, we are both thankful for our lives. And, he is improving every day and he is doing more and more: He is in the yard, or we are going shopping together, or we can drive in town together. He could not drive before. Now, little by little, it's getting better and better and we are very grateful for that."150
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Endnotes:
150 Eli Lilly and Company, "Life Stories: Karl's Story," 2004, Alimta, http://www.alimta.com/life_stories/karl.jsp?reqNavId=4.1 (accessed 4 October 2005).
