Sadly, I have a fair amount of cancer experience in my family, and I wanted to pass on a message of hope.
Doctors will tell you percentages. They are Not giving your father a life-sentence, and shouldn't give an "expected years to live". They're simply being careful.
What they aren't saying is that it's perfectly possible to survive, if you fight hard enough.
My stepmom had one of those "3 % chance of survival" cancers, said Fuck Off to the doctors, and has been in remission 7 years.
My mother-in-law is currently going through chimotherapy and responding very well to the cancer -- it had metastasized to her brain, but has now gone from the brain.
The most important thing to remember is that with determination, you can actually live as long as you want to, cancer or not. And the other most important thing is *not* listening to the doctor if he's pessimistic. Attitude plays an incredibly important role in healing, and fighting hard is the only way.
Anyway. All my best, and my thoughts are with you.
I'm at a loss for words. My rough/rugged Brooklyn dad (the kind you never expect to be sick) dealt with cancer a few years back and has been healthy (cancer-free) since. It was difficult for me, being such a Daddy's girl, to even accept ('My Dad, sick?!?'). I went through the same motions and wound up fetal more than once myself. If there is anything I can do ~ if you want to talk about things...
Wow, sounds like we have the same "Daddy feelings". I'm going through the same thoughts now. I want to be positive but the cold hard facts are a bit against me. Thank you dear.
Amy, I'm so sorry, I can't think of anything to say that doesn't sound inadequate. Just please know I'm thinking about you and your family and hoping for a miracle. xoxo
No shit huh!? I think people really need to be paying A LOT more attention to Cancer these days. There is so much AIDS education everywhere you look but nobody seems to talk or teach much/enough of all the different forms of Cancer that are happening every fucking day. My Mom's Dad died of lung Cancer and her Mom died of stomach Cancer. My Mom's sister has breast Cancer and so does my eldest sister. And now my fucking Dad has it the worst. I have come to terms with most of it, it just hurts mu heart sooooo bad to see my Daddy in pain. I just wish somebody high up in congress would have the balls to outlaw cigarettes. If my Dad had known, I really dont think this would be happening to him :(
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Much love to you who bring much happiness to my life just by knowing you !
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Sadly, I have a fair amount of cancer experience in my family, and I wanted to pass on a message of hope.
Doctors will tell you percentages. They are Not giving your father a life-sentence, and shouldn't give an "expected years to live". They're simply being careful.
What they aren't saying is that it's perfectly possible to survive, if you fight hard enough.
My stepmom had one of those "3 % chance of survival" cancers, said Fuck Off to the doctors, and has been in remission 7 years.
My mother-in-law is currently going through chimotherapy and responding very well to the cancer -- it had metastasized to her brain, but has now gone from the brain.
The most important thing to remember is that with determination, you can actually live as long as you want to, cancer or not. And the other most important thing is *not* listening to the doctor if he's pessimistic. Attitude plays an incredibly important role in healing, and fighting hard is the only way.
Anyway. All my best, and my thoughts are with you.
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Hope all is well.
I'm just trying to follow my heart in this matter, it's hard.
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You and your family are in our thoughts.
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I'm going through the same thoughts now.
I want to be positive but the cold hard facts are a bit against me.
Thank you dear.
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xoxo
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My heartfelt to you and your grandpa and grandma as well.
<3
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I think people really need to be paying A LOT more attention to Cancer these days.
There is so much AIDS education everywhere you look but nobody seems to talk or teach much/enough of all the different forms of Cancer that are happening every fucking day.
My Mom's Dad died of lung Cancer and her Mom died of stomach Cancer.
My Mom's sister has breast Cancer and so does my eldest sister.
And now my fucking Dad has it the worst.
I have come to terms with most of it, it just hurts mu heart sooooo bad to see my Daddy in pain.
I just wish somebody high up in congress would have the balls to outlaw cigarettes.
If my Dad had known, I really dont think this would be happening to him :(
Thanks Sunshine, I miss you <3++
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