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re: Ever know someone who knew that they would die soon?
Posted on 5/6/16 at 6:58 am to 2poop
Posted on 5/6/16 at 6:58 am to 2poop
Lost my dad recently to congestive heart failure. He had been dying for years and finally succumb. The long process allows for plenty of time to get things right and say things that need to be said. It's a blessing and a curse.
Good luck and God bless.
Good luck and God bless.
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:02 am to stout
...to see if there are any other options but what he has (small cell lung cancer) there is no cure for. Only prolonging his life some more possibly.
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Sorry about your dad. My father had a small cell/oat cell lung cancer that had a terrible survival rate - 3% to 7%, based on what you read. The oncologist just always said, "under 10%" because I guess he thought that didn't sound as bad.
Anyway, he went through an extensive and aggressive chemo protocol and tolerated it very well. A couple of PET scans later - no cancer and he's feeling well. It's a fricking miracle.
This particular type cancer is prone to metastasize to the brain. Although my father showed no indications of any brain cancer, the oncologist suggested a prophylactic radiation treatment. The guy made the lung cancer disappear, so we were inclined to respect his opinion. The major risk of the radiation treatment was the possible onset of early dementia in 6 or 7 years. My father was 76 at the time, so he might have been drooling on himself by 82 or 83 anyway, so he scheduled his 28 days of radiation in April.
By end of May/early June something was obviously wrong. By 3rd of July, his 77th birthday, he was back in the hospital and we were looking for a SNF to care for him. He died Oct. 17th and I just wish he'd gone sooner. He didn't know his arse from a hole in the ground his last few months.
He was a medical aberration, full onset of dementia in about 6 weeks, not 6 years. Apparently the doctors had never seen anything like it before.
Moral of the Story:
If the docs offer irradiation of the brain as a treatment, ask many questions and think long and hard before consenting.
Best of luck to your father. As my dad said, "Hey, somebody's got to be the 3%. Why not me?"
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Sorry about your dad. My father had a small cell/oat cell lung cancer that had a terrible survival rate - 3% to 7%, based on what you read. The oncologist just always said, "under 10%" because I guess he thought that didn't sound as bad.
Anyway, he went through an extensive and aggressive chemo protocol and tolerated it very well. A couple of PET scans later - no cancer and he's feeling well. It's a fricking miracle.
This particular type cancer is prone to metastasize to the brain. Although my father showed no indications of any brain cancer, the oncologist suggested a prophylactic radiation treatment. The guy made the lung cancer disappear, so we were inclined to respect his opinion. The major risk of the radiation treatment was the possible onset of early dementia in 6 or 7 years. My father was 76 at the time, so he might have been drooling on himself by 82 or 83 anyway, so he scheduled his 28 days of radiation in April.
By end of May/early June something was obviously wrong. By 3rd of July, his 77th birthday, he was back in the hospital and we were looking for a SNF to care for him. He died Oct. 17th and I just wish he'd gone sooner. He didn't know his arse from a hole in the ground his last few months.
He was a medical aberration, full onset of dementia in about 6 weeks, not 6 years. Apparently the doctors had never seen anything like it before.
Moral of the Story:
If the docs offer irradiation of the brain as a treatment, ask many questions and think long and hard before consenting.
Best of luck to your father. As my dad said, "Hey, somebody's got to be the 3%. Why not me?"
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:11 am to 2poop
Here are some encouraging words from an old hymn. I hope you can find some comfort.
Jesus! what a Help in sorrow! While the billows over me roll, Even when my heart is breaking, He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper! While the tempest still is high, Storms about me, night overtakes me, He, my Pilot, hears my cry
Jesus! I do now receive Him, More than all in Him I find. He hath granted me forgiveness, I am His, and He is mine.
Jesus! what a Help in sorrow! While the billows over me roll, Even when my heart is breaking, He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper! While the tempest still is high, Storms about me, night overtakes me, He, my Pilot, hears my cry
Jesus! I do now receive Him, More than all in Him I find. He hath granted me forgiveness, I am His, and He is mine.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:15 am to MadDoggyStyle
My grandmother eerily told my dad and two uncles that she just wanted to make it to see February, she passed away February 1st 2000. What an incredible woman.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:20 am to Abadeebadaba
My uncle was told at the beginning of April that he has 3-6 months. Cancer in esophagus, colon, and it has already spread to his lymph nodes. He is trying radiation and chemo though.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:27 am to 2poop
We found out in February that my dad had Stage 4 Pancreatic. He was gone in 6 weeks. Cancer is a mofo bitche. So sorry that you're going through this. I'll be praying for you.
Make sure you try to enjoy the time you have left. That's what hurt so much with my dad. He started chemo soon after finding out and that took everything out of him. He couldn't really function or do anything else. He didn't even make it through the first round. We had plans to go travel and see the mountains again. See the beach. But the chemo took everything from him and then it was over.
So very sorry you're going through this. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I seriously admire your strength in this time in your life.
Make sure you try to enjoy the time you have left. That's what hurt so much with my dad. He started chemo soon after finding out and that took everything out of him. He couldn't really function or do anything else. He didn't even make it through the first round. We had plans to go travel and see the mountains again. See the beach. But the chemo took everything from him and then it was over.
So very sorry you're going through this. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I seriously admire your strength in this time in your life.
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