SIGforum
Looks like the old man may be checking out
May 12, 2017, 04:16 PM
mark123Looks like the old man may be checking out
Dad had another surgery last week. They pulled out a mass that they said was benign. Still wasn't feeling good so they transferred him to Allegheny General. Test results say stage 4 cancer in bones, liver and kidneys. 3 weeks is all they gave him if he refuses chemo. Maybe 5 months if he takes chemo.
I think I've processed it but still don't know how to feel about it. Frankly, I'm surprised he's lasted as long as he has.
It's been a hard couple of years for him. Much suffering. For God's sake, if you smoke please try your best to stop. It's horrible to have to watch someone go thought this mess and it's preventable.
May 12, 2017, 04:18 PM
kz1000Sorry...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris
May 12, 2017, 04:20 PM
V-TailPrayers and best wishes
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים May 12, 2017, 04:22 PM
Skins2881Sorry Mark
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis May 12, 2017, 04:22 PM
P-220My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
May 12, 2017, 04:26 PM
Sunset_VaI am sorry about your Dad's condition. No mention of age, and if he is in his 80's is the anguish of chemo worth taking for the extra time.
I smoked. I had cancer. I don!t know if that was the cause of my cancer, but 14 years after quitting,I look back and can say smoking did nothing at all to help me or anyone.
美しい犬
May 12, 2017, 04:28 PM
k5blazerSo very sorry to hear this Mark. Your father will be in my thoughts and prayers.
May 12, 2017, 04:36 PM
hudrPrayers & positive, peaceful thoughts.
May 12, 2017, 04:41 PM
P220 SmudgeI'm so sorry, Mark. I'll keep you guys in my prayers. Look for a care package soon.
______________________________________________
Carthago delenda est
May 12, 2017, 04:42 PM
agonyPraying for you and the family, buddy.
"You have the right not to be killed..."
The Clash, "Know Your Rights"
May 12, 2017, 04:43 PM
4x5I'm very sorry to hear that.
Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ May 12, 2017, 05:00 PM
MississippiGal
Prayers for your family! DonnaMay 12, 2017, 05:02 PM
Rick_PerrySad news Mark. Very sorry to hear this. All the best to you and your family.
_________________________
Einstein defines insanity as "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"
May 12, 2017, 05:02 PM
wilkoiPrayers inbound.
May 12, 2017, 05:08 PM
FdanI am so sorry, Mark. Went through this (with my Mom) when my Dad passed way too early from lung cancer after 4 decades of smoking. Then went through it again (with my wife this time) when her Dad passed away from lung cancer that had also spread elsewhere, also after decades of smoking. Neither was pretty and, according to the doctors, both were entirely avoidable had they not smoked or had they quit earlier.
You and your Dad are in my thoughts for the very best outcome possible.
___________________________________________
The annual soothsayers and fortunetellers conference
has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
May 12, 2017, 05:11 PM
BisleyblackhawkMark, I'm sorry the hear this...prayers for not only your dad as he faces this, but also for you and all the family for strength and peace.
********************************************************
"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet
May 12, 2017, 05:20 PM
dry-flyHard to hear, I'm very sorry for you. My dad is 79 and is suffering from years of smoking as well. Hard to understand how you can do this to yourself, but we all have our vices.
"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...
May 12, 2017, 05:28 PM
MRMATTSorry to hear this, Mark.
_____________________________
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
May 12, 2017, 05:30 PM
downtownvPrayers to you and your family...
May 12, 2017, 05:32 PM
Bob RIVery sorry to hear this - you and your family are in my thoughts.