My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in August. As I flew in to see him for long weekends monthly, I watched him deteriorate and become much older looking and acting. He passed away four months later on Dec. 3, 2007. My heart aches, and I will always carry an emptiness with me as well as an angel on my shoulder. Cancer is an ugly disease. I am saddened by hearing that anyone has this disease just knowing the pain it causes not only the victim but the victim's family.