Question for any "Old Timers" out there

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  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #42
    PhillieG said:

    It's Tough
    Whether it's 1 year or 5 years it is a tough battle. I think that's when you read in the paper that so-and-so died after a long battle with cancer, it really hits the nail on the head as far as the fight goes. We all are fighters here though I feel. It's got it's ups and downs for sure and who knows what the outcome will be. I just hope that all of us do the best we can. I've been on a MAD thing too, it was just 5 years for me. I thought I'd be rid of it by how. I didn't think I would be dead though for some reason even though the odds were against me. I feel I will go on for a while yet. I get CT scan results Monday. Hoping for a stable reading at best.
    Thanks everyone for their comments on my post and keep them coming.

    "long and couragous battle with canzer"
    Uggg! That is the absolute LAST thing that I want in my Obit. This is no longer a battle for me, it's a negotiation. When this stupid canzer finally gets the message that we either die together or live together, I can begin to live a more 'normal' life again. I'm not likely to 'beat the beast' or 'win the battle', but cohabitation of this body is a more real possibility for me.

    I guess we all find what works for us, I'm just not up for anymore fighting. Negotiation, well, that I can do!

    Kimby
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #43
    kimby said:

    "long and couragous battle with canzer"
    Uggg! That is the absolute LAST thing that I want in my Obit. This is no longer a battle for me, it's a negotiation. When this stupid canzer finally gets the message that we either die together or live together, I can begin to live a more 'normal' life again. I'm not likely to 'beat the beast' or 'win the battle', but cohabitation of this body is a more real possibility for me.

    I guess we all find what works for us, I'm just not up for anymore fighting. Negotiation, well, that I can do!

    Kimby

    I get it
    Kimby, I know what you mean. It is a negotiation of sorts. I don't care for the term of being a cancer survivor". I haven't survived Jack... I consider my situation as someone who is "living with cancer". It seems to be a cohabitation. It's funny how we all find ways that work for us on how to get through the daily grind. Some days I'm a fighter, others a negotiator, some days hanging on by a thread, and others just living with it.
    At least we're all living and I hope the quality is a good one for the most part.
    :-)
    -p
  • Frances4
    Frances4 Member Posts: 5
    #44
    PhillieG said:

    I get it
    Kimby, I know what you mean. It is a negotiation of sorts. I don't care for the term of being a cancer survivor". I haven't survived Jack... I consider my situation as someone who is "living with cancer". It seems to be a cohabitation. It's funny how we all find ways that work for us on how to get through the daily grind. Some days I'm a fighter, others a negotiator, some days hanging on by a thread, and others just living with it.
    At least we're all living and I hope the quality is a good one for the most part.
    :-)
    -p

    Hi Phil. I like what you
    Hi Phil. I like what you say. I'm a realist too but that's not always popular.
    I've been reading the posts for some time and have never seen this question addressed. Is there more than one type? strain?.... of colon cancer? And does this have a connection to recurrance? I know that mine was adenocarcinoma but are all?
    I'm 75 but would indulge in a little Herb with you if the occasion arose. Keep up the posting, you are popular!
    Fran
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #45
    Frances4 said:

    Hi Phil. I like what you
    Hi Phil. I like what you say. I'm a realist too but that's not always popular.
    I've been reading the posts for some time and have never seen this question addressed. Is there more than one type? strain?.... of colon cancer? And does this have a connection to recurrance? I know that mine was adenocarcinoma but are all?
    I'm 75 but would indulge in a little Herb with you if the occasion arose. Keep up the posting, you are popular!
    Fran

    A Realist
    Hi Frances,
    I don't see why being a realist, having a positive attitude, faith, and damn good luck can't all exist together. I did't know that there were different strains of colon cancer until I searched a little on the internet. That can give you some more information. I think that I have what you have. I know that most all cancers are rated by staging, I'm a stage IV.
    Yes, You, Me and Herb* should get together sometime :-)
    Best of health to you Frances...
    -p

    *I certainly do not condone the use of it just for kicks

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