OT: Semi-annual fuck cancer thread

Submitted by taistreetsmyhero on August 18th, 2021 at 5:17 PM

My wife and I left SoCal a few months ago to come back to SE Michigan and be with her parents because her dad has stage 4 lung cancer. Wife’s sister has been stranded back in LA with her husband who has throat cancer. My brother-in-law passed last week. Now, we just decided to put my father-in-law on hospice care. Gonna be any day now.

I’m glad we decided to come, had a chance to spend some quality time. Watched the NBA playoffs, Tigers games, golf, Olympics, and whatever other random sports are in TV. I really hope Miggy hits 500 tonight. Wish we could have watched another Michigan football game together. Fuck cancer man. 

GoBlueBill

August 18th, 2021 at 5:27 PM ^

My mom died of Lung cancer  ,  4 years in December . 

 We could just never get her to stop smoking .

She was only 63.

After she died , my brother found a letter she wrote to god to help her quit .

Pretty heartbreaking to find .

She was a great Mom 

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GoBlue96

August 18th, 2021 at 5:35 PM ^

Very sorry for you. My ex father in law has lung and brain cancer. He just wanted to go to one more Michigan game but it doesn’t look like he’s going to make it. He was running in the Boston marathon just a few years ago. Fuck cancer

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Mgopioneer

August 18th, 2021 at 7:04 PM ^

Fuck cancer!! Our 4 year is in treatment for leukemia.. Cancer alone is hard enough. Added restrictions during the pandemic makes it even harder.. True story when she was in the hospital last fall she asked my wife if she could switch ( one parent at a time) so her and i could watch a game together.. 

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MGoStretch

August 18th, 2021 at 8:44 PM ^

Man, your kiddo is a boss. I’m sorry you’re having to go through that during the pandemic, the visitor and parents restrictions are brutal. If there is to be the tiniest of positive notes, the social distancing and masking has largely kept seasonal circulating viruses down and helped to protect your kiddo. Anything that helps reduce fever and neutropenia visits is a plus.  And now responsible members of society are living like oncology patients have been all along.  If you’re not there yet, I hope you’re close to maintenance and the fewer scheduled visits that come with it. Stay strong. You’ve got this.

 

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BlueCane78

August 18th, 2021 at 9:05 PM ^

May you and your family find the strength to endure during these tough times. 

As a brain cancer survivor (14 years and counting) I can state with a fair amount of certainty, cancer sucks!

Prayers for all those dealing with this terrible disease!

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Go Blue Rosie

August 18th, 2021 at 9:19 PM ^

Fuck cancer.  Fuck, fuck, fuck cancer.  And yeah, go fuck yourself, lung cancer. 
 

My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer this past December 15 and she died January 26. She was the one who made me an insane Michigan fan and I miss her so much every day it hurts.

I am so sorry for what your father-in-law, you and your wife, and her family are all going through. I’ll say an extra prayer for you tonight. 


 

 

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RobM_24

August 19th, 2021 at 4:26 AM ^

When I was 16 my mom died of breast cancer that spread to her lungs and brain before she even knew she had it. My old man committed suicide shortly after. My best friend Derek's family basically adopted me. Derek's dad is now as much of a best friend to me as Derek himself -- we just found out yesterday that his brain is covered in tumors. The optimistic estimate is 3 months, which is about how long my mom lasted after they found her brain tumors. It's like the worst deja vu feeling possible. Hoping the 10 days of consecutive radiation treatments relieves the pressure on his brain enough to come home for a couple weeks before it's off to Hospice. Fuck cancer to say the least. 

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1VaBlue1

August 19th, 2021 at 8:02 AM ^

Hodgkins took one of my sisters in 1989 (left behind three kids under 10).  Ovarian cancer almost took another.  Breast cancer rocked another sister.  Lung cancer just took my mom in January.  It took my (then future) MIL the day before her daughter and I were to leave for Hawaii - her funeral was on my (now) wife's birthday.

Cancer has all the fuck's I can bear to bring...

Hang tough.  There doesn't seem like a lot of light when cancer is involved, but things will always improve once you work your way through the lowest points.

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Njia

August 19th, 2021 at 8:11 AM ^

As painful as it is to watch your father-in-law decline, count each moment as a blessing. It’s a chance to set aside any past grievances, heal old wounds, cherish whatever remaining time you have together, and let him know beyond the shadow of a doubt how much he is loved and how important his life has been to you. 

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DOBlue48

August 19th, 2021 at 2:44 PM ^

Cherish the quality time you were able to spend with him.  Prayers to you and your family.  

Lost my Dad to Multiple Melanoma a few years back, got to spend some good times with him not long before his battle ended.  That has continued to sustain me.

And by all means FUCK cancer.  My brother, BIL, FIL, Wife, Cousin and innumerable friends have had some form of the insidious shit...most live on but I have lost some champions in my life.

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bluenoteSA80

August 19th, 2021 at 5:47 PM ^

I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer the day before Thanksgiving of 2019. Fortunately for me, we found it before it got past stage 2. Two rounds of chemo, one series of radiation treatments and two surgeries later, I'm currrently 100% clean. I wouldn't wish my 2020 experience on anyone, not even considering the pandemic issues.

Go Blue! and fuck cancer.

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