OT - F-ck Cancer Posbang Thread

Submitted by Cali Wolverine on
As many of u know (ad nauseum...sorry) my wife's cancer recently returned (on our anniversary) and we were forced to travel all over the country to seek out the latest treatment to fight her metastastic (stage 4) breast cancer that had spread to her lungs. We were able to get on an experimental trial for a new drug (an enzyme that attacks the cancer's ability to replicate), were fortunate to be selected to the group that received the drug, and within 6 weeks the cancer has reduced in size about 20-30%. My wife is a fighter and continues to amaze me as she fights through this. Since my wife and I are both Wolverines, it is a slow day, and the old voting system is back...I thought I would say FUCK (all) CANCER and go blue! And I wanted to give a special thank you to ALL of you that have left me very supportive posts (in the past and down below) AND thank you Brian and all of you at MGoBlog for giving me (and others that have to deal with these type of situations) an amazing diversion to clear my mind during an extremely tough year! EDIT: You guys and this community are unbelievable. Thank you (you have all received an up vote from me)! I can't believe how many people on here have been affected by cancer, both directly and indirectly...it is a horrible fucking disease. So FUCK CANCER (again) and props to all of the good people out there in the research community that are working to eradicate it and making it easier for people to live with cancer!
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HelloHeisman91

December 13th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^

Lost my mother in '06.  Is it strange that I will never forget that I had tickets to the Iowa game and had to attend a wake instead.  This was before everyone in the world had a smartphone and I remember going to my car a few times to listen for a score on the radio.  It was a nice escape.  

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bluewave720

December 13th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^

for almost 10 years.  I have seen things that I can't express to my wife because they are so sad, I can't even finish what I'm trying to say without getting too choked up to talk.  

Fuck you, cancer.  You irredeemable, selfish, worthless sack of crap. When you take people from us, we don't ever remember you. We remember the toughness and grace of the people who fought you.  Although your treachery knows no bounds, neither does our resilience. We will eventually beat you. Fuck you. 

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beevo

December 13th, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^

God bless you for what you do.  I can handle just about anything except seeing children suffer and loved ones ripped apart.  Cancer does both.  The finality of the disease is God damned brutal.  I've had loved ones diagnosed and gone within 100 days.  It is a powerless feeling.

 

Man, as a retired Soldier, there are a few occupations that I genuinely admire.  Yours in one, indeed.  Do your best.

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Zoltanrules

December 13th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^

F%ck cancer! It's great that she is a fighter. I bet Bo, the ultimate fighter, would be proud. She is an inspiration to all of the wolverine nation and a reminder to everyone to enjoy every maize and blue cotton pickin' day!

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si_daddy

December 13th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^

Best wishes to your wife, keep fighting. It's posts like yours that continue to give me hope. I am also fighting cancer and am in a clinical trial for glioblastoma. Stay strong and go blue.

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GOBLUE4EVR

December 13th, 2013 at 2:31 PM ^

i lost my mom in 2005 to what started as breast cancer and then spread to her bones and then bone marrow... she was behind the 8 ball right from the start and fought it every day for 5 years... 

it awesome to see stories like your wfies and hope that she beats this piece of shit disease into the ground...

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MGoblu8

December 13th, 2013 at 2:35 PM ^

Many prayers for your wife. The best medicine for cancer is a strong will to fight. Your wife has that. God bless her and your family. It is crazy to think that MGoBlog is like a family, but it is. We're all here if you need to talk or anything else and we'll all be here (unless we get ban hammered). Take care.

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Firstbase

December 13th, 2013 at 2:40 PM ^

I know what you're going through. My wife and I were told that surgery would be the only treatment she would require. 1-1/2 years later, she died of the cancer that wasn't supposed to be an issue. That was three years ago December 1st. 

It tears your heart out and turns dreams into nightmares.

That said, don't lose hope. Love each other to the max. Look into alternative therapies such as those offered by the Gerson Institute. Alkalize her body. 

My thoughts are with you and my prayers will include your family.

 

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Cali Wolverine

December 13th, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^

My wife was pregnant with our 2nd child when she was first diagnosed, had a lumpectomy while prego, early c section, standard ACT chemo and other preventative and reconstructive surgeries (brutal fucking year) and was told all was going to be fine because they caught it early...only to find out later when she developed a cough that it was back. Lucky she had the cough (because the mass was blocking one of her chambers in her lung) or we would not have known. Thank you for the warm thoughts!

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voraciousness

December 13th, 2013 at 4:42 PM ^

This. My mom has brain cancer. The doctors told her she had two years to live. She's sought alternative treatment not recognized by the FDA. Why? Because it actually works. The Gerson Institute doesn't accept brain cancer patients, unfortunately, but she followed many of the same tenets. She's cut out processed sugar and sodium from her diet, only eats organic food and started a cannabis treatment. She had an MRI on Monday and much to the shock of her ignorant, money hungry doctors the tumors in her brain are practically GONE. This all happened in less than two months! Her doctos dismissed it as an unexplainable "miracle". Oddly enough, people and doctors don't realize that eating garbage helps produce disease. And the organizations responsible don't tell people either. Cancer is BIG business. That's why there's only a focus on the CURE and not the CAUSE. 
So, yes, Fuck Cancer, but more importantly, fuck the organizations that profit from it and have no desire to find a cure. 

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harmon40

December 13th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^

My dad had early detection of the cancer with the best survival rates (prostate).  After the surgery to remove his prostate we were told the prognosis looked great.  A year later the cancer came back with a vengeance and nothing could be done to save him.

I'm not a doc or anything like one, but cancer seems very mercurial to me.  Every case is unique.  Sometimes people with great odds die, and others facing long odds end up winning. 

I guess the important thing is a) do everything possible to fight as hard as you can to beat it, and b) try to enjoy your family and friends as much as you can regardless of what the final outcome turns out to be.

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Thad_Castle

December 13th, 2013 at 2:41 PM ^

There is an actual charity called Fuck Cancer created I believe by a daughter who lost her mother to cancer. They rent out nightclubs and charge everyone money to come in, and the money gets donated to the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. My girlfriend and I went to the event in NYC about a month ago. You should all check it out, fun night out and the proceeds go to cancer research. Edit: MadMonkey posted the shirts that act as tickets to the event.

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Firstbase

December 13th, 2013 at 2:44 PM ^

I like this idea.

However, what pains me terribly is the notion that cancer is such HUGE business that I'm not sure a cure will every be made available to the general public.

I've become very jaundiced after going through the trench warfare that is called "cancer treatment."  

 

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qbqrat

December 13th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^

I wish the best for your whole family in this difficult time.  I lost my aunt to a brain tumor in September 2013 and my mother to acute myeloid leukemia about seven weeks ago.

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Sour Mash

December 13th, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^

Great to hear about your wife's response to the new treatment.  I was treated (successfully) for Hodgkins lymphoma 3 years ago, and these things are as tough on the family as they are on the patient (if not tougher).  Fuck cancer.  Go Blue.

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Sllepy81

December 13th, 2013 at 3:41 PM ^

radiologist doing residency looking to specialize in mamography I completely agree fuck cancer. My wife has good and bad days meeting good people fighting both losing and winning there battles and it affects her. Luckily with improvents in technology and the ability to share studies and knowledge across the world she is in better hands then the past so stay positive and good luck.

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