Cancer sucks

[CurseTheSky]

Best of luck / wishes. That's a horrible thing to go through, for the person and their family.

 

[GasX]

Yes, cancer sucks donkey balls. My father in law survived kidney cancer. My dad has had bladder and prostate cancer. And most poignantly, my mother-in-law is about to pass after a 4.5 year fight with Ovarian cancer.

 

[Brainonska511]

If it's reached that point why even bother with Chemo? If you're able to bring his strength up he might better be with his family, stuffing his face with tasty fattening cuisine and try to enjoy what time he has left. Not imprisoned in some disgustingly overly sanitized white hospital sick to the point of paralysis, hair falling out, vomiting and just a train wreck tragedy for the family to bear witness to as the illness drags and drags on.

Subject your family to that and they're going to breath a god damn sigh of relief when you're dead, so taxing had your cancer been on their lives.

I'm not even sure if it is going to get to that point to be honest. He used to be ~160lbs, now he's thins as a rail - probably 110lbs at this point. I went to visit him today with my aunt, I initially started to walk past his bed because I didn't realize it was him because he lost so much weight. All I can hope for is that if it is his time, that it isn't dragged out with needless suffering.

He would be stuffing his face, but he can barely eat anything as it is...

Lost my mother to brain cancer and father to complications from multiple myeloma. To say cancer sucks is an understatement. Unfortunately in this country many desire an unhealthy lifestyle (they want what they want) and yet they wonder why this kind of shit happens to them.

The latter may be true, but many people live modestly healthy lives, not consuming to excess and bad shit still happens.

 

[Kaido]

This sucks. My uncle was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Might as well have been handed a death sentence

Sorry to hear, there's a lot of cancer around me with family/friends, it's rough Best you can do is just be there for him.

My buddy was recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease out of the blue. They operated and took out the infected stuff, and it basically went supernova instead. He can't digest anything now and has no idea how long he'll live. One of the hardest parts is that there's not really anything I can do to help him feel better or deal with it...basically it's just a wait-to-die kind of thing. Early 30's, a couple of kids, the works. Really stinks. And I know we all have problems, but every time I complain about something lately, my mind immediately goes back to his situation and I think, I need to stop whining, my problems really aren't that bad

 

[skyking]

My condolences, Ska man and legendkiller. It is such a helpless feeling. You gotta be there but there is damn little beyond that you can do.

 

[chin311]

Hope the best for your family, hate cancer.

 

[Exterous]

Cancer definitely sucks and its always a little depressing to see how hard it has hit the AT community.

I am wishing you the best of luck and strength in these trying times!

 

[TheVrolok]

Fuck cancer. :-(

 

[mikeymikec]

My mom died of colon cancer so I get the scope every 5 years.

Similar-ish story, I'm off to the hospital in a couple of weeks' time for that checkup.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I just recently went to a funeral for a good man who died of lymphoma, and had lung cancer at the same time. He put up a good fight, he made it maybe three years since he was diagnosed. RIP Jerry.

Sorry to hear OP, cancer dose suck.

 

[desiplaya4life]

my mother was stage2 advance breast cancer survivor. it must suck what your family must be going through. best of luck

 

[Sepen]

My loving brother, 57, just had lymph nodes removed 3 weeks ago. He has non Hodgkin s lymphoma. Although it has not spread to any organs or other nodes he does have spots in his pelvic region. He is also fighting fluid build up near his heart. He is without a doubt the hardest working person I had ever seen. He is now constantly tired and in pain, in his chest. He is due to have a sample of bone marrow taken this week to determine the extent and course of treatment. I am shocked at how quickly he has changed. He is the best brother anyone could have or want. Sorry to hear OP, and everyone else.

I just recently went to a funeral for a good man who died of lymphoma, and had lung cancer at the same time. He put up a good fight, he made it maybe three years since he was diagnosed. RIP Jerry.

Sorry to hear OP, cancer dose suck.