Fuck Cancer

Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Lost my dad to cancer 17 years ago, and now my mom is losing a battle against ovarian cancer. This weekend she traveled 3 hours to see me graduate from the University of Cincinnati (I'm 41 and just finished my undergrad). She was skin and bones and looked horrible. Luckily she was seated about 10 feet from where I wound up sitting during the ceremony. It made my day to see the pride on her face. I'm going to miss her.

One of my dogs was diagnosed with lymphoma last week and began chemo treatment on Friday. We previously lost two dogs to bladder cancer. Give your pets a hug today and enjoy every day that you have with them.

Totally agree. We have had some of our smartest researchers on this disease for 40 years and progress has been incremental at best.

But seriously -- one thing we can ALL do to reduce cancer -- STOP your friends and loved ones from smoking deathsticks. That is a major cause of the big C and totally controllable.

Wife is a nurse for a big cancer center in a pediatric unit and it's brutal. She comes home with shit just about every shift that just about brings me to tears, I don't know how her and the other nurses keep it together and do that job. I listen to her stories but don't say anything, because what can you say? Her case last week was a young teen boy who beat cancer once but it's back and it's everywhere. It's a matter of when not if... They can't give him enough meds to control the pain and his parents won't sign the dnr papers. Listening to her tell about him begging his parents to kill him just rips your heart out. Seriously, fuck cancer! Wouldn't wish that shit on my worst enemy. My best to any and everyone going through it.

a little over a week ago to kidney cancer. Never a symptom, never a major health issue until 8 weeks ago when he complained of back pain. Within 2 days it was bad enough to go to the ER where they found his kidney was the size of a football. Within 3 weeks it had spread throughout the body and was considered incurable. Within 7 weeks he was dead. You just can't imagine anything could move so fast; an absolute monster of a disease. Yes, F*** cancer.

condolences to you and your family. Fuck cancer.

I lost 2 of my 3 closest friends as well as my dad to this bastard of all diseases. I will spare the details. They were all hideous deaths and my best friend died in my arms. God gives us the grace to get through this somehow but it is not easy to do. But we do it none the less. Don't let the mother****** win. Stay strong and God Bless. IN the immortal words of a person I adore, don't give up don't ever give up.

I'm sorry buddy. 

My grandma that was one of the most active senior citizens you'll ever see at 85 was gone in three weeks after a leukemia diagnosis. It's been a little less than three weeks since she passed and It still hasn't quite hit me. It really stinks because I'll be done with school this week and I was planning on visiting her every day the week after I got out. I tried to go over there pretty much every week as I only lived 3 miles from her, but still I wish I had gone over more. It's very hard to go over to her house and see everything in it's place like it's been for 40 years but she isn't coming back. 

Fuck cancer!

I am sorry to hear this. You have my thoughts and condolences. Cancer is a bitch and takes away too many of our loved ones and friends. 

Best wishes to you and the family.  Definitely sucks.

It's taken too many people I've cared about too.  Get checked regularly.  It's not fool proof, but it helps.

 

God be with you and your family LongLiveBo.

So sorry to hear this and so sorry for your loss.  I lost my sister to cancer 5 months ago at the age of 47.  I was fortunate in that I was able to visit her a few weeks before she passed and tell her how much I loved her and how she was my role model.  Cancer sucks.

My condolences to your family. Cancer is a real bitch. My 36-year-old wife is still on an experimental drug study and battling her stage 4 breast cancer. She is tough as nails, but the drugs are a bitch...but she continues to tough it out, take care of our 5 and 2 year old daughters and run a company.

Condolences.  Very fortunate to not have this hit anyone in my immediate family - maybe later in life but not yet but it sounds like so many have been hit so early and that's just terrible.  I go to my parents most every Sunday - we're old country that way.  I encourage anyone to try to do more visits than just holidays if you are fortunate enough to live close to your family.  I know not everyone is close to family and some weeks you don't "like" your family but you always "love" them.  And after people are gone, a lot of the things that caused short term dislike will be seen as petty.

sorry for your loss brother. try to remember in this tough time how he was during his life and celebrate that part. death dies does not have to be about grieving but a celebration of that person's life.

Pretty remarkable to see everyone ralli in support. Some day'si read post that really disappoint me and I see something like this that really makes me happy. My thoughts are with you, your family and anyone else having to fight the battle. FUCK Cancer!

holocaust survivor.  The road is so harsh.  The time saved is small after a very long and fortunate run for my friend.  I'm inspired by his will to continue the fight.  I lost both parents to cancer and fought my own retrospectively easy battle - cancer free for now - I'm not sure I would choose to fight in his situation.  

My best to you and your family.

Good read... The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.  Progress has been made on many cancers... but it isn't pretty or consoling in your shoes.  Fuck Cancer.

no lube, right in the ass

I have a kid with Muscular Dystrophy and now my other one has Juvenile Diabetes.  I am thankful for each day I see them wake up.  Cancer is shitty. 

Fuck Cancer.

But more: Love your people.

So sorry for your loss man..stay strong brother.