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| Cyberflexx:
I just found this thread, very sorry to hear about your mother. My dad has been fighting colon cancer for a few years. The cancer shrunk and stopped growing for a year, then on his check up PET scan, they noticed it was in his liver,kidney and lung as well. He had part of his liver removed ( it will grow back to normal size) and the spot on his kidney laser zapped and now he has a tube in his kidney to get the fluids to where it's suppose to go. He tool his treatments and the cancer was all gone, even his lung spot, according to the next PET scan and he didnt have treatments for 8 months. On his next PET checkup scan, the cancer was back, so he is once again on treatments. I can tell over the past few months he just looks sick and not very full of energy. He is always tired. His hair never fell out with this treatments but I told him if it did, I would shave my head with him. Cancer is the devil and you are right, it robs you of everything. Edit: I spoke with my father yesterday and I asked him if he ever thought there would be a cure. He said " Maybe, but wont be available because to many people are making big money off the drugs and equipment for a cure to be readily available" :angry: |
| XYXZYZ:
I don't mean to be a wet blanket here, but I'm with Cyberflexx' father about the medical industry. (in the US anyway) Cancer patients are a gold mine for the medical corporations, and if a cure is ever found they'll illegalize it, cut it into pieces, bury it, kill the guy who discovered it and pretend it never happened. For all we know they may have already discovered a cure. I lost my mom to cancer as well. |
| HaRuMaN:
Hey... lets keep the politcal / conspiracy theories out of this thread, m'kay? My wife is doing the relay for life, she lost her mother to breast cancer. |
| matman:
So when is the relay? Are there multiple relays a year? I would like to make a donation, but not sure if the event has passed. |
| RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: XYXZYZ on March 16, 2009, 12:57:40 pm ---I don't mean to be a wet blanket here, but I'm with Cyberflexx' father about the medical industry. (in the US anyway) Cancer patients are a gold mine for the medical corporations, and if a cure is ever found they'll illegalize it, cut it into pieces, bury it, kill the guy who discovered it and pretend it never happened. For all we know they may have already discovered a cure. I lost my mom to cancer as well. --- End quote --- --- Quote from: Cyberflexx on March 11, 2009, 12:24:08 pm ---Edit: I spoke with my father yesterday and I asked him if he ever thought there would be a cure. He said " Maybe, but wont be available because to many people are making big money off the drugs and equipment for a cure to be readily available" :angry: --- End quote --- These are defeatist attitudes and I know its difficult to see our loved ones in pain so its easy to go down this path... but research and development is expensive... in any industry... so is care... this is where the American Cancer Society really really makes a difference... it not only provides funding for research but it also provides direct assistance and care to patients and care givers. Without donations and support from local communities we would have drastically worse survival rates. Do your homework... look it up and see what the survival rate of breast cancer is now vs 20 years ago... that didn't happen from doing nothing. I'm thankful for the hard work, support and donations, my wife is here today because of it! BTW: My wife is the chair and I am the co-chair for our local Relay For Life! |
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