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Nana b
Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
edited January 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html?_r=0&referrer

 

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html?_r=0&referrer

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  • devotion10
    devotion10 Member Posts: 623 Member
    #2
    Great article Nana b ...

    Would you consider retitling your post ...  

    NYT Opinion Editorial: How Long Have I Got Left? (or something like that)

    Folks might miss it as is and it is a valuable article.

    Peace. ~ Cynthia

     

  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 Member Posts: 1,169 Member
    #3
    Thanks.  I really enjoyed

    Thanks.  I really enjoyed that article.

  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #4
    Chelsea71 said:

    Thanks.  I really enjoyed

    Thanks.  I really enjoyed that article.

    Done. Re titled. 

    Done. Re titled. 

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
    #5
    Nana b said:

    Done. Re titled. 

    Done. Re titled. 

    Thanks!

    Great article. It shows how hard it is to just take things one day at a time. Even doctors want to know what their prognosis is. As the article said, it's not easy to know because stats aren't up-to-date and they are approving new meds that affect the stats. Thanks, we really needed this.

    Lin

  • marbleotis
    marbleotis Member Posts: 720 Member
    #6
    Nice - well put

    My favorite section says it all:

     

    "Before my cancer was diagnosed, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. After the diagnosis, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. But now I knew it acutely. The problem wasn’t really a scientific one. The fact of death is unsettling. Yet there is no other way to live."

    This is our continued challenge.

  • YoVita
    YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
    #7
    Thank you for posting this article

    This has been on my mind a lot lately, with my own life decisions I'm in the process of making.  Thanks Nana B! 

  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #8
    YoVita said:

    Thank you for posting this article

    This has been on my mind a lot lately, with my own life decisions I'm in the process of making.  Thanks Nana B! 

    Cool. Glad it helped. I liked

    Cool. Glad it helped. I liked the article too. 

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