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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
FKA - My Mom has been battling ovarian cancer since 2001. She's recently developed Luekemia as well owing to the chemo. She's going to be dead within a year, max, and probably sooner. It sucks, and I feel for you man.

I fucking hate cancer. It's the worst most fucked up illness in the world, far as I'm concerned. It doesn't just kill it's victim, it fucks with everyone close to the situation. It takes everything you have. And I mean everything. I hate to be so blunt about it, but I fucking hate this disease.

I am hopeful they caught your dad's early, as the earlier it' caught the better the prospects for recovery. They didn't catch my Mom's till she was Stage 3 (of 4) and by then, other body systems (Lymph) had been affected. Fortunately she's got a great attitude, and - as it turns out - is a much stronger person than I would have ever given her credit for.

I'll keep you in my thoughts, and if you ever have any questions for me about dealing with this , feel free to PM. There is some good news, I guess. My mom lost both of her parents quickly, in sudden deaths (Car accident and heart attack). She and I at least get a chance to say goodbye. That makes her happy, which makes me happy. I hope you use this to bring yourself even closer to your family. You're going to need eachother.
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I'm sorry to hear about this bkb...and you too FKA, and to the rest of you dealing with this...I'm right in there on the front lines with you. My mother is still fighting the good fight with breast/bone cancer right now, and just finished 54 weeks worth of chemo regimens, and my wife's mother and grandmother are also current survivors. FKA...I wish there was something I could say to deaden the blow, but obviously there isn't. The month I found out about my mother was one of the worst months of my life. I wish you (all of you) all the best with everything, and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

FKA...I shot you a PM FYI.
 
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FKA & BKB I understand exactly what your going through. My grandfather has lung cancer and has been battling it for almost 2 years now. He's been through Chemo two different times because it the cancer came back after the first sessions. Now it's comming back again and they have him on some kind of cancer treating pill that's not working at all. They can't do surgery on him because his lungs are to weak to heal back up. All I can say about it is I hate it I don't fully understand it but I've learned to accept it as a part of life and have since became really close to him. I spend as much time as I can with him and know damn well that I'm going to miss him when he's gone.
I wish you guys the best and your families.
 
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I appreciate all your sympathies. Again, FKA, I truely didn't mean to take any attention away from you on this thread. (Not that you were seeking it, of course, just sayin..)


A lot of times I walk around thinking I'm the only person who's had to deal with this, and it's nice to hear I'm not the only one. Makes me realize that, as they say, "this too shall pass" and life can become "normal" - albeit different - again.
 
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I agree with BKB...I think it helps me a lot to just be able to interact with people dealing with a similar thing. I didn't mean to take anything away from FKA's announcement either...just expressing solidarity.
 
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I was running late for work when I read this thread this morning, and was wondering what kind of reaction would come from the BP faithful. I'm amazed, but not surprised at the outpouring of sympathy and empathy. Sometimes I forget just how many people have to deal with a loved one with cancer. Or any other life threatening illness, for that matter- my father has Alzheimer's going on 10 years now (not trying to take the focus off the thread) and sometimes I forget we aren't the only family going through something like this. I guess that's the "why us" feeling that I sometimes have to fight off.
I'm done rambling now, back to my point.
It makes me proud to be a Buckeye fan and member of this community after reading through this thread. FKA, S&G, Bucklion, BKB and anyone else (hope I didn't forget anyone) who has a family member battling a lethal illness, you will be in my prayers and thoughts.
 
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FKA:

I am sorry to hear about your father but am confident that he will be fine.

Colon cancer, for whatever reason, runs in my family. I have a colonoscopy scheduled in two weeks, and I am only 30.

I have to go so early because my mother died of colon cancer when she was 45 - she "got" the cancer when she was 39-40. You should know that she died not because of any ferocity of colon cancer but rather because she was misdiagnosed and the cancer was given a very long time to spread before they began to fight to it (she had cancer of many organs in the end).

Colon cancer, now, is very treatable even in comparison to a mere 10 years ago. At some early points the disease is almost 99% curable - curable as in completely and totally without reoccurrence. Even at later stages the ability of current medicine to eradicate this type of cancer is astounding.

I was, and am, unsure if it is best for me to mention my familiarity with colon cancer, as it at first doesn’t seem like an uplifting one, but I decided to write because I have kept up to date with the news and research regarding this disease since it was in my life and all the news has been heartening.

Some of the great treatments for this cancer, by the way, were developed at the James cancer hospital at Ohio State—and some of the experiments conducted to develop those treatments were done on my mother. It is a great hospital with a wonderful faculty and something of which all us Buckeyes should be proud.

Anyway, hang in there. Make your dad laugh a few times a day and I am willing to bet he will be prime shape in no time.
 
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To be completely honest, this is such a difficult blow because my mother died of cancer less than a year ago. Even though I have no idea yet how serious this is, I almost can't help but think the worst, because it was the worst with my mother, for over eight years. I'm trying to keep things under control, and hopefully will, at least until I know more.

I want to sincerely thank everybody for their support and prayers. I simply cannot express how much they mean.

I also want to yell at you bastards that think you're stealing the focus from this thread. Everybody that knows someone who is suffering from cancer is going through what I am, and like Bucklion said, sometimes it helps to know you're not the only one. Nobody is taking anything away from this thread by sharing their own story. I personally am very interested in these stories, and feel that because of my own experience with my mother, I am very likely in a position where I can help some of you. So if anyone has any questions, or wants to talk, or vent, or anything at all, please let me know.
 
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Until today my life had never been touched by cancer. I just found out that my old O-line coach died from lymphoma on Saturday. FKA I can't imagine how bad you must feel. All I know is how bad I feel right now and this is just for a man that coached me for a few years in college. I'm usually not a very emotional person, but I can barely hold myself back from crying. The worst part is that I work in the same town and I found out too late to go to calling hours. All I can do now is visit his grave. I feel like I owed him more than that. My prayers are with you.
 
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Quick update - we got the tests results back on the bone scan and MRI, and the preliminary results of the PET scan, and all were negative. Obviously this is good news, and it means the cancer has not yet spread into any bones or other organs. We still won't know the extent of the problem until his surgery on Tuesday, but I'm glad for even this little bit of good news. Thanks again to everybody out there for their support and prayers.
 
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FKAGobucks877 said:
I found out yesterday that my father has been diagnosed with colon cancer. I don't know any more details yet, and won't until we get the results of his tests that he is taking today, tomorrow, and Thursday. Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday (week from today), and apparently will go forward regardless of what the tests show, but I'm curious if any of you have any personal experience or knowledge of colon cancer in particular. I guess I'm somewhat of a cancer expert now, as a lot of you know, but that was different. Any insight would be helpful...I'm looking around some on the internet, but figured some of you here have probably known someone to deal with this before. I appreciate it.
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Sorry to hear about your news, FKA.

My experience with colon cancer has been that early detection is everything. My Payroll Coordinator was diagnosed in 2001. She had surgery, chemo and radiation and has been cancer free since 2002. Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed in 2001, had surgery, chemo and radiation and passed away in 2002.

My employee had it matastasized in 2 lymph nodes at the time of detection. Mom had it in 17 lymph nodes. :(

If you have any questions about what to expect, or anything, feel free to ask. I can talk about it now and if someone can benefit from my mom's tragedy I know she'd want me to help.

If you don't want to do it on the board, PM me.

Good luck.
 
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