Welcome to Derek’s CaringBridge website. I am using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. I appreciate your prayers, support and words of encouragement. Thank you for visiting!
I was diagnosed with Lung Adenocarcinoma on Jan. 23, 2019. I was fortunate that my wife pushed for a chest X-ray during a pre-op for surgery to remove a tumor from my right leg - I had been battling a cough which was thought to be bronchitis- instead two nodes were found on my right lung.
