re: Cancer sucks

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had a friend die of cancer almost exactly a year ago.

brain cancer. 44 years old.

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interesting. I had a friend die in his 40's of a brain tumor, too.

I thought it was unusual. No idea, really, what the statistics are for that kind of cancer.

Only one friend died recently of a car wreck. I am always wary of being in a car wreck. Even though a relative died of cancer, and people I know have died of cancer or even HAVE cancer, I never think about it. I think about NOT being in a car wreck EVERY time I get in the car.

I am 44 and flaw diagnosed with Stage IV Lymphoma at age 40. Five months of Chemo only knocked it out....or so we thought. Came back 5 months later and the relapse treatment regimen was much worse. Three months of a more intense chemo, 4 radiation treatments to the brain and 20 to where the tumor was located on my spine. A month before my stem cell transplant, They harvested my own cells to freeze for the procedure. I had to give myself Two shots in the belly a day for 11 days straight to kick my stem cell production into overdrive for the harvesting. My poor wife sucked at giving the shots so I just did it myself. A week before the transplant, I had received two treatments of high dose chemo to kill all the bone marrow in my body as well as Two days of TBI(total body irradiation) . Then the transplant. Spent over 70 days inpatient at Emory. Cancer sucks. But I have been in remission 2 years now and really don't spend time thinking about it returning. If it does, I'll beat it again.

My grandfather was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. They said he had no longer than a month left. That was back in July I think? Just passed away in January. It's more about faith and will than it is about a doctor telling you how long you're gonna live. You aren't going anywhere until God is ready for you.

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Cancer sucks

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Germans.

I hate cancer with a passion.

Lost my dad and best friend to this shite 7 years ago.

I agree whole heartedly. Prayers to your friend and her family as they endure the fight of a lifetime. Cancer took my best friend of many years 14 1/2 months ago. He was the best friend a man could ask for, best son to his parents, supporting brother to his younger sister, excellent husband, but most importantly of all he was a father that his kids that will miss him dearly the rest of their lives.

Cancer sucks and sucks bad. The pain that the cancer victim endures is temporary. The pain that the loved ones deal with is permanent.

Mom died from liver cancer in August. The hardest thing I've been through, but just hang there and be there when you can.