LynnS Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 They did it! Kyle jumped out of a plane yesterday and my sister, friends Gordon and Andrew jumped with him. The rest of us scaredy cats stayed on the ground. Ottawa Parachute made it a great experience! dog-days, Wade1865, hauberk and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylla Manderly Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 My best friend died yesterday of cancer. It was diagnosed in april. It started in the ovaries and quickly spread to other organs. Even though the ovaries as well as the uterus were removed and chemotherapy it didn't work out. Last week she was admitted to the palliativ care unit of our local hospital. Last week her mood was still quite good and she made still plans for the future. On Monday she was informed that there were no more treatment options. On Tuesday, her general condition deteriorated rapidly. When she died her boyfriend and her father were with her. She had been my best friend for twenty years. She always supported me - when my father died and when I had a stroke myself. She was also one of the most positive people I know. She was 53 years old. Fuck cancer timmett, dog-days, JGP and 8 others 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Have this situation with three dear friend-families going on right now too. It's so difficult providing support without being a jerk in some way. But that difficulty is nothing to what the patients and their care providers are facing -- the multiple of what they are facing. They are all so tired, patients and care givers. JGP and Wylla Manderly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 My wife has cancer as well. Just had her colon removed. Hopefully they got it and chemo can get the rest but this has been an exhausting two weeks here from going to the hospital to finding out it was cancer to getting it removed and now getting ready to go home and I guess wait for results and get ready for chemo if necessary. I was always the one with the nagging health issues so wasn’t expecting this at all. This all sucks and I hate that this is a “preventable” type cancer but they don’t usually do colonoscopy scanning for healthy 40 year olds. Wade1865, Larry of the Lawn, dog-days and 7 others 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, Arakasi said: Hopefully they got it and chemo can get the rest but this has been an exhausting two weeks here from going to the hospital to finding out it was cancer to getting it removed and now getting ready to go home and I guess wait for results and get ready for chemo if necessary. I am so sorry to see this. One of our friends has been going through all this for the same reasons, beginning back this spring. Your friends can be your great asset, giving you a space to be with someone/s who will give you a respite to talk and think about something else for a little while. Our friend says this is the case for him, anyway. All best wishes for the best outcome for you wife, you and your family. Again, I'm so sorry to hear this. JGP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Yeah well thankfully in laws have been helpful taking care of the kids. My seven year old is taking it okay I think. Our toddler is kinda oblivious. He’s mostly confused I think that mommy isn’t around. JGP, Wylla Manderly and Zorral 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Dude, that's heavy as fuck. So much to balance. sorry to hear yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 So an update here. Wife had a pet scan last week and things came back clear. Blood levels are back to normal and doc feels confident we caught it. Fingers crossed but now just have to go through a bunch more chemo. Insurance policy the doctor says. RhaenysBee, DanteGabriel, hauberk and 12 others 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauberk Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 PETscan for my wife today. Since the last have wrestled with metastasis to the brain, radiation, lots of IV hydration and a week in the hospital. The good news is that hospital MRI showed some improvement in the brain. Really hoping for good results tomorrow - she’s been through most of the treatment strategies. Jace, Extat, Arakasi, RhaenysBee and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame deVenoge Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 19 hours ago, hauberk said: PETscan for my wife today. Since the last have wrestled with metastasis to the brain, radiation, lots of IV hydration and a week in the hospital. The good news is that hospital MRI showed some improvement in the brain. Really hoping for good results tomorrow - she’s been through most of the treatment strategies. Please do keep us updated. Hoping for good results. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauberk Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Chataya de Fleury said: Please do keep us updated. Hoping for good results. Some good, some unclear, some crossover with bad medical experiences thread: lymph appears much improved, mostly resolved. bones appear much improved, mostly resolved Brain shows reduction in all lesions some fully resolved liver indeterminate. Imaging done and read at a different facility due to travel limitations. Did not look at all previous scans, including a week old CT for comparison. Did not provide same granularity of analysis - felt mailed in blood work shows some elevation. more hurry up and wait. Madame deVenoge, Wade1865, Larry of the Lawn and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmett Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 16 minutes ago, hauberk said: Some good, some unclear, some crossover with bad medical experiences thread: lymph appears much improved, mostly resolved. bones appear much improved, mostly resolved Brain shows reduction in all lesions some fully resolved liver indeterminate. Imaging done and read at a different facility due to travel limitations. Did not look at all previous scans, including a week old CT for comparison. Did not provide same granularity of analysis - felt mailed in blood work shows some elevation. more hurry up and wait. We felt at some points like we were playing Whac-a-Mole, especially when the disease moved to bones and liver. On the one hand, the highly-focused radiation could go really hard at identified lesions in those places, with high confidence of destroying all cells in the target area. (Three weeks of daily RT, 30-45 minutes lying on that hard radiation table was hell for my darling. Tough as nails she was, but she came out in the wheelchair with tears on her face.) CT four weeks later showed the radiation had done its work ... but also two new dark places in pelvis & liver. And the enforced pauses between rad & chemo (washout) felt like opportunity lost. Looking back, I still can't reconcile real time vs. my experience of time during those two years. Big hugs for you and your wife, Hauberk. JGP, Larry of the Lawn, Arakasi and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hauberk Posted February 22 Popular Post Share Posted February 22 I lost my wife and my kids lost their mom on Sunday. She fought hard for a long time. First diagnosed in 2013, she went through surgery, radiation, chemo and was declared clear before continuing a 5 year regimen of maintenance chemo and monitoring. In year 7, she was diagnosed with MBC in her bones and liver and immediately started working with her oncologist to turn over every stone for treatment options. There will be a hole in our lives the shape of her forever. Impmk2, Wylla Manderly, Rorschach - 2 and 30 others 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 So terribly sorry for your loss, @hauberk Is there any research foundation or organization that helped your wife, or a charity she cared about that we could contribute to? hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I am so sorry, @hauberk. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmett Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Deepest sympathy to you and your family, Hauberk. Big hugs from Wyoming. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauberk Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Ran said: So terribly sorry for your loss, @hauberk Is there any research foundation or organization that helped your wife, or a charity she cared about that we could contribute to? She struggled with metastatic breast cancer so that’s pretty much covered by breast cancer research. I, personally, have some issues with Komen after they pulled some funding from Planned Parenthood. Last year she was connected with Little Pink Houses of Hope, an organization that provides retreats for the families with a loved one going through breast cancer. It was a powerful experience for her that connected her with a group of women that fully understood her experience. I distinctly remember sitting outside our accommodations and heard her with the group laughing more joyously than I had heard since her recurrence. That group was with her, supporting her by text message everyday since we returned. Mlle. Zabzie, Jace, Extat, Arakasi and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I'm really sorry to hear this, hauberk. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalnak the Magnificent Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I'm so sorry for your family's loss. Going through that for so long must have been incredibly hard on you all. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs. hauberk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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