Accepted... now scared

This is so awesome.  I am sure you are scared but none the less you have an amazing opportunity ahead.  My husband is just at the beginning of his journey with no known mets yet, but with 30% sarcomatoid features and in the lymphnodes I know to be prepared so I just keep reading.  Good luck!  I will be praying for excellent results! 

A and C,

If you weren't scared we'd be worried about you.  Chuck has a very good and positive attitude, that's half the battle, I'm with Ang, I have a good feeling about this.  Go into it with expectations of a great outcome and a comittment to do whatever is necessary, I like the phrase "ATTACK WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE" kick cancer's butt!  Follow fox's lead.

Good luck and Godspeed,

Gary

angec said:

Yes April, you two are VERY

Yes April, you two are VERY fortunate to have the opportunity of these trials.  These are the two most sort after trials that most people are looking for and promise the best results.  Take one day at a time and keep praying, meditating and keep loving life! I have a good feeling about this!!  All my best to you both!!!  

This is a trial many folks would give their right arm to get into - it's great news you've made it into it and right at the beginning. 

Don't be anxious because it's a phase I trial.  They will be monitoring very closely when what they're trying to establish is the posological parameters or, to put it more colloquially : just how much ipi can a good Chuck chug if a good Chuck can chug ipi. 

Texas_wedge said:

Sure they can

but the important thing is that OUR Fox can outrun cancer!!

And the pack he runs with is growing and gaining momentum!!

Ok its late and i cant sleep this happens to me alot,April i think Chuck being accepted into this trial is a blessing so try not to worry and adopt an attitude of looking forward to the trial.

The luck of the Irish is being sent your way Chuck in bucketloads.  

Eims x

Texas_wedge said:

Shocked!

You do know that "the luck of the Irish" means BAD luck, surely?!

Texas,

Did you not know we are the luckiest nation in the world??!  We survived the famine, many wars, invasions and loads of recessions and we are still here so there has to be lots of luck involved in all that drama and history ;-)

Eims x

Texas_wedge said:

Fascinating topic

The explanation of the phrase I've found most convincing is that it was an ironic comment made by American Irish immigrants about themselves when they were badly discriminated against in the jobs market etc and so was said wryly, much as we might say "Just my luck!".   It was self-deprecating humour, very much like the same vein in Jewish humour, from people also very much discriminated against. There are considerable degrees of similarity since these are probably the two most universally appreciated sources of humour (Jewish and Irish) from two peoples who have suffered the same fate of having frequently triumphed over adversity and suffered from diatribes about their "luck" because of sour grapes, rather than acknowledge their character and hard work in succeeding.

One comment from an Irish blogger I thought insightful is

If you've ever thought the "luck of the Irish" makes absolutely no sense — we're talking about a country where a lousy season for root vegetables caused widespread famine and mass emigration — it's because it doesn't. It's an ironic statement, and if anything the Irish are known far better for their sense of irony than their inherent luck.

Here's a different take:

Luck of the Irish

The phrase luck of the Irish is commonly thought to mean “extreme good fortune.” However, according to Edward T. O’Donnell, an Associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College and author of 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History, the term has not an Irish origin but “a happier, if not altogether positive,” American one.

    "During the gold and silver rush years in the second half of the 19th century, a number of the most famous and successful miners were of Irish and Irish American birth. . . .Over time this association of the Irish with mining fortunes led to the expression 'luck of the Irish.' Of course, it carried with it a certain tone of derision, as if to say, only by sheer luck, as opposed to brains, could these fools succeed."

1. Luck of the Irish

The phrase luck of the Irish is commonly thought to mean “extreme good fortune.” However, according to Edward T. O’Donnell, an Associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College and author of 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History, the term has not an Irish origin but “a happier, if not altogether positive,” American one.

    "During the gold and silver rush years in the second half of the 19th century, a number of the most famous and successful miners were of Irish and Irish American birth. . . .Over time this association of the Irish with mining fortunes led to the expression 'luck of the Irish.' Of course, it carried with it a certain tone of derision, as if to say, only by sheer luck, as opposed to brains, could these fools succeed."

It certainly seems to be a controversial topic and a fair conspectus of views can be founh at this link, maybe favouring the negative connotations:

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