found an interesting article

Sundanceh said:

Thanks YJ
I agree completely with this atatement in the article:

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"The report highlighted that although it is good news that more cancer patients are living longer overall, they may not be spending this time living well. It points out that “cancer treatment is the toughest fight many people will face and patients are often left with long-term health and emotional problems long after their treatment has ended”.

Macmillan illustrates this point by highlighting that although colorectal cancer is one of the cancers with large improvements in median survival time, 64% of people still alive five to seven years after their diagnosis have an ongoing health problem."

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I'm 7.5 years into my fight and it's safe to say that I've "slipped" along the way. This article speaks to where I'm at on my journey in both the mental and physical apsects. I still work and contribute to society but wonder when the fight will begin to slip me out of the mainstreatm and out to pasture.

It's all very sobering to be honest with you, but it's always good to be reminded of what we face on a daily basis. So many of us look like we're clear but after a few years, we see recurrence. And I think once you get the first recurrence, the next recurrence and the ones after that, seem to come more frequently. I know we think we "beat it."

But, each day I get further down the trail, I often wonder if what we are telling ourselves is the truth - or just the truth in the way we want to see it. The majority of us seem to extend our lives, and a few reach the promised land.

I'm 7.5 years out, so I'm at the top end of the scale statistically. I'd like to make it 10 years out of diagnosis, but only if I can function to some degree. Anything after that would be pure gravy - that's if I could still taste it:)

Thanks for the article it was interesting.

They have figured a way to extend our lives - but NOT the QUALITY of our lives. For those of that do remain, quality is a moving target and means different things to different people. I've always found that we end up "Trading Tomorrow for Today."

But, what choice do we really have?

-Craig

Stage IV - 51x chemo - 55x radiation - 4 major surgeries - 3 recurrences - those are the highlights.

Sundanceh said:

((((( TC ))))))
Love it!

That felt so good - thanks! My wife gave me up on years ago, so a cyber hug is the best it gets for me these days:)

LOL! LOL! LOL!

-Craig