Seven years on CSN

icemantoo
icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

Still here trying to help the newbies get thru difficult times. A few  milestones coming up. Fifteen years since my neph on August 1, 2017. Will be 75 years young next year. Trying to stay heathy and just got over a bad bout with pnemonia. Lost 30 pounds last year as well as another 30 back in 2014. Lucky enough to have met RCC survivors with more years  than me. Currently retired in Royal Palm Beach, Florida in a 55 and over community. Daughter turns 50 in 4 days (she was born a few hours after the first Superbowl). I used to think 50 was old. Son will be 48 a few months later. Grandchildren will be 16,18,19,20 and 21 this year. 

 

Icemantoo

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  • donna_lee
    donna_lee Member Posts: 1,045 Member
    #2
    You're doing great...

    for an old Fart.  Welcome to the club of us wise and ancient beings, the real survivors who skew the average, and the all around neat people's group.

    My daughter was 50 last May, son 46 in August, and grands are 20,17,12 and 10 and my stray, adopted shop cat will be 18.  And not retired.

    All my best on your anniversaries.

    donna_lee

  • stub1969
    stub1969 Member Posts: 986 Member
    edited January 2017 #3
    Congratulations, Iceman

    As a relative newbie--please accept my congratulations for these milestones and a sincere "Thank you" for your dedication to helping newly diagnosed people on this site. 

    Stub

  • Jan4you
    Jan4you Member Posts: 1,330 Member
    #4
    YESS 3 years ago, YOU were

    YESS 3 years ago, YOU were the first to greet me and inform me about RCC.

    HAPPY ANNIVERSARY/BIRTHDAYS!!

    Hus, Jan

     

  • lobbyist0724
    lobbyist0724 Member Posts: 515 Member
    #5
    Congratulations Iceman! Time

    Congratulations Iceman! Time really flies, right. What a wonderful life there by the beach! Look forward to see you help more newbies like me.

    After having this disease, I found that my family became even more important (most important) to me and I hope I can see my grandchildren at that age too ;)

    Carmen

  • mlph4021
    mlph4021 Member Posts: 76 Member
    #6
    Congratulations!

    I look forward to the day I can say my surgery was FIFTEEN years ago and I'm still kicking! 

  • Steve.Adam
    Steve.Adam Member Posts: 463 Member
    #7
    Hear hear

    I must live to be 100 so I can see Halley's comet again. It was such a disappointment last time around.

    I hope my eyesight is still good.

    Steve.

  • Scottie22
    Scottie22 Member Posts: 99 Member
    #8
    Thank you Iceman

    A big thank you for all you do to help and reassure on this board.  You were first to answer my plea when I was diagnosed in 2013.  I was in pieces and thought it was the end of the line for me but just your words and your optimism gave me hope.  I am now going on 4 years and still doing great.

  • foroughsh
    foroughsh Member Posts: 779 Member
    edited January 2017 #9
    You were the first one to

    You were the first one to greet me 29 months ago. I was terrified, your comment was inspiring and soothing

    Thanks for being here

    Wishing you long hapoy healthy life with your Mrs.Icemsntoo and future great grandchildren

  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    edited January 2017 #10
    Appreciate it!

    You were among the first, if not THE first to respond to my posts as well. I sure appreciate this forum as well, and it's good to see the community that develops here.  I'm looking forward to being able to say it's been 15 years since my neph, too. 

  • APny
    APny Member Posts: 1,995 Member
    #11
    Yes, you were there for me

    Yes, you were there for me right from the start. You're such an invaluable resource on this forum. Thank you! Congrats on all your milestones.

  • Footstomper
    Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
    #12
    Steve.Adam said:

    Hear hear

    I must live to be 100 so I can see Halley's comet again. It was such a disappointment last time around.

    I hope my eyesight is still good.

    Steve.

    I hate to be the one to break it to you

    But I dont think Halley's comet varies in the quality of its performance. I could be wrong, so its worth hanging around for

  • Footstomper
    Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
    edited January 2017 #13
    Congrats Iceman

    You are very own Charon

  • Steve.Adam
    Steve.Adam Member Posts: 463 Member
    edited January 2017 #14
    Footstomper said:

    I hate to be the one to break it to you

    But I dont think Halley's comet varies in the quality of its performance. I could be wrong, so its worth hanging around for

    Wikipedia doesn't lie... Does it?

    Halley's return is between my 98th and 99th birthdays. I had one great great great great (I think) grandfather who made to to 99 and some aunts and great aunts who lived into their 90s. So I reckon I'm in with a chance, though there are probably better reasons for a long life than hoping to see a wonderful light in the sky.

    Steve.

  • Jojo61
    Jojo61 Member Posts: 1,309 Member
    edited January 2017 #15
    You were the first to respond

    You were the first to respond to me, as well, Iceman. You are an icon here! Good job! And many thanks!

    (I am sure you are enjoying the move you made to the sunny south!)

    Hugs

    Jojo

  • hardo718
    hardo718 Member Posts: 853 Member
    #16
    Wow!

    Lots of big, important milestones in your future.  Congratulations!

    Thanks for being here wise man,

    Donna~

  • marosa
    marosa Member Posts: 334 Member
    #17
    Congrats Iceman!

    You are an istitution here! Our newbies counselor and head of the welcome comitee. Thank you for staying here for so long and helping so many. We love you and wish you the all the best always!

  • Steve.Adam
    Steve.Adam Member Posts: 463 Member
    #18
    First for me too

    You were also first to answer my first post here, thanks.

    Steve.

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