Cancer

by **hightimber** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:50 pm

Tommy, I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. I've also had several relatives succomb to cancer. Although I don't smoke, and never have, I still suspect it'll get me one day.

....sending good thoughts your way.

by **SGT DEVILDOG** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:14 pm

Tommy, I am truly sorry to hear this. I lost 3 of 4 Grandparents to this horrible disease So I know what you are going through. I found that it helps to not give up hope and to remember the good times you have had together. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

by **Chacal** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:23 pm

Hang on, Tommy.
I hope you use the remaining time to express your feelings to him. If you loved the guy, tell him, that will help him more than any treatment.

We guys have to learn to do that before it's too late.

by **Fat Bastard** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 3:46 pm

Keep the support tommy, lost my only aunt to cancer and my mother has beaten breast cancer twice now with about a 20 year spread. Best Wishes Tommy.

by **Rule of Wrist** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:19 pm

I lost a cousin to a rare form of leukemia about a year ago... he went to the hospital on a thursday because he skinned his shin and it wouldn't stop bleeding... by sunday, he was dead. Apparently, he had been getting subtle symptoms for a while, but didn't realize it... guy was healthy as a horse, very active, didn't smoke...

It was a real blow to the family... the most sudden cancer case I think I've ever heard of...

Hope your uncle gets better Tommy

by **smithpa68** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:54 pm

We will all be thinking of you and your family Tommy.

by **ShellShock** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 6:47 pm

I'm not sure how much of a help this is, but you can find information and treatment options on a whole range of cancers at this website.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/361.cfm

I hope that sometime in the near future cancer will be cured, and people will look back at cancer like we look back at polio and smallpox.

I haven't lost anyone in my immediate family to cancer, but we did lose a very close family friend (we considered her to be part of the family) not to long ago due to Kidney cancer.

Again, you have my condolences and support Tommyboy.

by **Tommy Boy** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 8:01 pm

thanks for the support everyone...as I can tell from these messages, unfortunately too many people have been affected by this terrible disease...

Your support really does mean a lot. Cheers!

by **Tommy Boy** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:18 pm

Just to give you an update because some have asked (thanks for the PMs everyone), my uncle is now in palliative care in teh hospital and the doctors have started chemo on him. The doctor said that realistically, he will no live longer than a couple of months, and as few as a couple of weeks.

I will keep you posted, but thanks again to everyone who has passed along kind words and thoughts. I hope to be back playing with you guys more soon, but I have not been around much because of this.

by **-HaVoC-** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:28 pm

I offer our deepest sympathy's from the havoc family.

by **WeSSiN** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:34 pm

Sorry to hear that Tommy. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family!

by **Bagginses** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:20 pm

You have to support of everyone here, myself included.

-Bagginses

by **JimmyTango** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:27 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
Just to give you an update because some have asked (thanks for the PMs everyone), my uncle is now in palliative care in teh hospital and the doctors have started chemo on him. The doctor said that realistically, he will no live longer than a couple of months, and as few as a couple of weeks.

I will keep you posted, but thanks again to everyone who has passed along kind words and thoughts. I hope to be back playing with you guys more soon, but I have not been around much because of this.

Not trying to be mean, just warning you, when he refuses to eat anything, even the liquid food they will give him, then you are only down to a few days. I have been there with family members.

by **Tommy Boy** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:16 pm

yeah, he is on heavy doses of morphine as well as a morphine patch, so he is in and out of consciousness, but at least he is not suffering.

thanks again everyone...I do appreciate everyone's support.

by Conscious* » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:35 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
Just to give you an update because some have asked (thanks for the PMs everyone), my uncle is now in palliative care in teh hospital and the doctors have started chemo on him. The doctor said that realistically, he will no live longer than a couple of months, and as few as a couple of weeks.

I will keep you posted, but thanks again to everyone who has passed along kind words and thoughts. I hope to be back playing with you guys more soon, but I have not been around much because of this.

Really sorry to hear about this Tommy, i lost my Grandmother to Bone Cancer in September and my Great Aunt who lives in Hamburg, Germany has been only given a couple of weeks due to lung cancer.

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