melissad2 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 It is EVIL!!! My dad is stage 4 prostate cancer and we just found out his sister has a tumor on her pancreas. I can't stand anymore CANCER! I am terrified of a diagnosis like that. I'm a nurse and I know how bad a diagnosis of "stage 4" or "tumor on pancreas" is. We can send people to outer space and the deep dark depths of the sea but we can't cure cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm so sorry, Melissa. :( Is there any possibility that the pancreatic tumor might turn out to be benign? I'll pray for her recovery, and for your dad, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm so sorry, Melissa. :( Is there any possibility that the pancreatic tumor might turn out to be benign? I'll pray for her recovery, and for your dad, too. I'm not sure. She is in the hospital in Atlanta and they are not terribly good at relaying information to my satisfaction. I guess when you are a nurse you have a ton more questions than most. She doesn't have children to be there with her and I'm not in a position to go there right now. She mentioned something about blood vessels originating from the tumor? Which brings up more questions for me... My dad had been doing quite well until he developed cellulitis in his leg. His oncologist stopped his (experimental) medication for good. So none of us quite know what to expect there, although we can all see his decline in the last few weeks. Did I mention I'm an only child....:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 It's so hard when you live far away and no one is giving you the information you need, and you are worried that your aunt may not be asking the right questions. :grouphug: Can your father see a different doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaS Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: :grouphug: I am so sorry. And I agree. I hate it, too. My aunt died when she was 47 from ovarian cancer. Her sister is currently stage 4 with peritoneal cancer and her other sister has been fighting melanoma for 10 years. I don't know how my mother has escaped. I'm terrified she's next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 It's so hard when you live far away and no one is giving you the information you need, and you are worried that your aunt may not be asking the right questions. :grouphug: Can your father see a different doctor? I don't think another doctor will have anything different to say. His cancer has spread to his bones, he's had radiation and chemo. There really isn't anything new in terms of hormone refractory prostate cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I don't think another doctor will have anything different to say. His cancer has spread to his bones, he's had radiation and chemo. There really isn't anything new in terms of hormone refractory prostate cancer. I'm so sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm so sorry. :( Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm so sorry. I hate it too. You'd think they could find a cure, or at least come close by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: I bid you strength in these trials, and your father strength in his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateMom Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug:I agree with you. I hate cancer too. My mother passed away at 47 from lung cancer. It was devastating to my entire family. Your family is in my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yep. Cancer is horrible. I'm "lucky" to have a slow growing kind. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your dad, and your aunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm a Le Creuset fan for many of the reasons mentioned above, but also because they last forever, it seems. My mother inherited a huge oval one when I was a baby (so it wasn't new already then) and it shows no sign of dying, even with the trauma we occasionally put it through. Sorry. I know how you feel. A good friend died this week from pancreatic cancer. The same day my father started chemotherapathy and my mother had surgery to remove a cancerous uterus. It was not a good day. Cancer sucks. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 :grouphug: I've lost a few family members to cancer myself. We recently found out our long-time beloved family doctor has a malignant brain tumor. He's going in for a second surgery soon. He is my husband's age, and he and his wife have six kids. His family homeschools, and he has been awesome and supportive of our various off-the-beaten path decisions over the years. Not fair. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I am so sorry. I hate cancer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrseshaw Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Evil indeed. Sorry to read about your family. Our 4th old is a "survivor" for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 We found out today that my aunts tumor is inoperable. So sad :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Sorry. I know how you feel. A good friend died this week from pancreatic cancer. The same day my father started chemotherapathy and my mother had surgery to remove a cancerous uterus. It was not a good day. Cancer sucks. Bill :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I am so sorry, Bill. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Sorry. I know how you feel. A good friend died this week from pancreatic cancer. The same day my father started chemotherapathy and my mother had surgery to remove a cancerous uterus. It was not a good day. Cancer sucks. Bill I'm so sorry to hear that :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 We found out today that my aunts tumor is inoperable. So sad :( I'm very sorry to hear that. I was hoping it would be benign, or at least be curable. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 It is SO terrible. Just so hard to watch :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 :grouphug: My neighbor just lost a 26 month battle with lung cancer last month. I miss her, My uncle has prostate cancer and just had surgery last week. His wife, my aunt, just had surgery for breast cancer today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Melissa and Bill :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I lost my dad to prostate cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Sorry. I know how you feel. A good friend died this week from pancreatic cancer. The same day my father started chemotherapathy and my mother had surgery to remove a cancerous uterus. It was not a good day. Cancer sucks. Bill Oh, Bill, that does suck. I'm so sorry. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 It is EVIL!!! My dad is stage 4 prostate cancer and we just found out his sister has a tumor on her pancreas. I can't stand anymore CANCER! I am terrified of a diagnosis like that. I'm a nurse and I know how bad a diagnosis of "stage 4" or "tumor on pancreas" is. We can send people to outer space and the deep dark depths of the sea but we can't cure cancer. I'm so sorry, Melissa. Cancer is rampant in our family, from people in their 70s to people in their 20s. It sucks, badly. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Melissa and Bill :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I lost my dad to prostate cancer. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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melissad2 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 :grouphug: :grouphug: We can do so many amazing things, can't we? ...and yet we are so powerless in other areas....and it hurts so much to *know* what is wrong, and to watch a loved one slip away from us despite all the knowledge, all the technology, all the prayers. And with cancer, so often, the blessing of time can eat at the heart because it makes our powerlessness so clear. I wish I had comforting words, but all I can offer is love and empathy....and a shared hatred for cancer. We lost a dear, dear friend to pancreatic cancer not long ago... someone who filled the world with light and song and love... with teen kids... who turned even the last months and weeks into a gift to everyone around. ...but even the success stories, the friends who are in remission now... the uncertainty, the suffering, and the powerlessness... I wanted easier, surer solutions for them... clear cures. A nasty, vicious disease where parts of oneself become the enemy. Hang it there, honey. Thank you for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer67 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I am so sorry to hear about all of these cancer stories. My grandmother had Lymphoma, went into remission, only to get pancreatic cancer in her 80's some 20 years later. I don't understand. Where is all this money going for cancer research? I do see some advances, but for the most part, cancer treatments have not changed in decades. It is still the standard Chemo/radiation. And all the fund raising for breast cancer research. Where are the advancements there? I see there are screening methods, but what about cure methods? I just don't understand, as someone put it, we have so MUCH new technology today yet we can't cure cancer? I hate to say it, but if there was, a lot of money would be lost along with millions of jobs. It is sickening to think that people would actually keep that from the public, so they can continue to profit. :grouphug: to all of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I am so sorry to hear about all of these cancer stories. My grandmother had Lymphoma, went into remission, only to get pancreatic cancer in her 80's some 20 years later. I don't understand. Where is all this money going for cancer research? I do see some advances, but for the most part, cancer treatments have not changed in decades. It is still the standard Chemo/radiation. And all the fund raising for breast cancer research. Where are the advancements there? I see there are screening methods, but what about cure methods? I just don't understand, as someone put it, we have so MUCH new technology today yet we can't cure cancer? I hate to say it, but if there was, a lot of money would be lost along with millions of jobs. It is sickening to think that people would actually keep that from the public, so they can continue to profit. :grouphug: to all of you I wonder this as well. :( I'm reading a book on cancer now and the reason cancer seems so rampant now is because there were so many other killers that took people out long before cancer could get them- infections with no antibiotics, tuberculosis, pneumonia, smallpox...I'm glad those have been figured out/cured but surely with all of the technology and medical knowledge we have today, there should be more advancements for this ancient disease. :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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