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My cousin passed a little bit ago. He fought it hard but the last time I talked to him about a week ago he said "the buzzards are circling" He was kind of joking but he knew his time was coming. I think often times when someone dies we tend to gloss over the downsides and only look at the good. I don't know why I thought of that today but I really can't think of a dark side to him. I don't ever remember a time where I saw him angry, upset, belittle someone, or anything like that. Now he's human so obviously he had faults but I'm struggling like hell to find them. None of that matters, but I think the world did lose a really good person today. Someone who while isn't much older than me I have always looked up to.

Sorry to hear dreamer.

My Dad had surgery Monday for rectal cancer, completely unrelated to the hell he went through with radiation last year for throat cancer and the nuisance prostate cancer he had 5 years ago. He isn't even worried anymore, he told me "[expletive] it, I'm 81 and have been through hell and this wasn't much trouble at all". This was easy peasy, went in and they snipped some stuff out, and he was home the next day. If he was younger he would have had more aggressive surgery, but at this point I guess it's slow moving hopefully and you take out what you can and hope it gives you a few more years.

Sorry Dreamer.

[expletive] a brick. Sorry Dreamer.

Really sorry to hear that Dreamer.

We have a charity called Macmillan Cancer Care over here, that provides nurses and other care for people who either don't have long left or have very tough treatments ahead of them. Their latest fundraising thing was "Brave The Shave", so I had my head shaved completely (and I had a lovely big beard beforehand too). Raised a fair chunk of change and am now dealing with grey stubble for the first time - the last time I shaved, 7 years ago, I didn't have a grey hair on my head.

Really sad tonight. My ovarian cancer muse and inspiration passed away today. She was 47, gorgeous, smart (PhD(, and most of all incredibly selfless and kind. She was close to my age as well. Now I know why she hadn't texted me back the last couple of months. She was misdiagnosed for 6 mos. when she went to the dr with symptoms. Then she was diagnosed stage 4. This is a woman who gave me so much love and encouragement when I was first diagnosed. Who gives you a bracelet when you're stage 1c and they're facing an uphill battle? She was amazing in every way.

Really sorry to hear that, planet.

I admit it - I was afraid to look when I saw you posted in the cancer thread.

Terribly sorry to hear it Planet. She sounded like a wonderful woman.


I too was afraid when I saw your name come on with this thread.

ugh...such a vile disease. I hate seeing this thread bumped.

GeddyWrox wrote:Found out yesterday that a dear friend of mine's little girl (same age as my youngest) had a malignant nasal polyp. She's in for a year of the chemo/radiation hell. They don't know what stage it is yet, but the doctors were fairly optimistic about her prognosis.

I just can't imagine going through this with one of my kids. [expletive] cancer.

In good news, my friend's daughter rang the bell on her last treatment last week. Now it's just time for her to regain her strength and grow back her hair! It has been a really difficult journey for all of them. I hope she stays in remission for 80 years. She's dealt with more than any little girl should ever have to go through.

And I'm very sorry about your friend, Planet.