**** Cancer

ShaunSA said:
Recovering from being pummelled by a fleet of steam trains. We had a special Bonnie Blue type request :oops:

Made a mint though! :cool:
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One good thing I've learned on this forum over the years is to not google any references such as this. I made that mistake with the lemon party thing quite a long time ago.
 
Kornhub said:
I am so sorry Grant :crying: How old was he if you don't mind me asking?
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he died years ago - was 56

his moment of death still perplexes me after all these years.
in the hours leading up to his death, the dr was at the house.
initially he had my father on pethidine, then moved to morphine - so my father was barely conscious.
my mother was lying on the bed next to him.

my parents were never religious, churches / church attendance was for weddings and funerals.
his father, my grandfather, died before i was born, he died when my father was about 17 / 18 - gone so long that he was seldom even mentioned.

so my father is lying there, slumped into the pillows, then suddenly sits upright, glances around the room, then turns to my mother and says to her "i'm going to see my father now", in the most lucid manner imaginable.
and with that he slumps back down - dead !

so who was the father he referred to ?
was is some religious thing out of the blue, or was he referring to my grandfather who died over 50yrs prior ?
 
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Going for my annual checkup beginning February.....so nervous this time round as my onco is insisting on chest x-rays....yup, I smoke, always have, always will
 
EMAM said:
Going for my annual checkup beginning February.....so nervous this time round as my onco is insisting on chest x-rays....yup, I smoke, always have, always will
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Fingers crossed!
 
EMAM said:
Going for my annual checkup beginning February.....so nervous this time round as my onco is insisting on chest x-rays....yup, I smoke, always have, always will
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My MRI is next week Wed. Scanxiety is a thing
 
Grant said:
he died years ago - was 56

his moment of death still perplexes me after all these years.
in the hours leading up to his death, the dr was at the house.
initially he had my father on pethidine, then moved to morphine - so my father was barely conscious.
my mother was lying on the bed next to him.

my parents were never religious, churches / church attendance was for weddings and funerals.
his father, my grandfather, died before i was born, he died when my father was about 17 / 18 - gone so long that he was seldom even mentioned.

so my father is lying there, slumped into the pillows, then suddenly sits upright, glances around the room, then turns to my mother and says to her "i'm going to see my father now", in the most lucid manner imaginable.
and with that he slumps back down - dead !

so who was the father he referred to ?
was is some religious thing out of the blue, or was he referring to my grandfather who died over 50yrs prior ?
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Oh man thats some rough stuff. I am sorry Grant.
 
Agree **** cancer

Dad (66), misdiagnosed at first. Prostate cancer but it spread to bones. Nothing that can be done radiation for pain relief. 1 year later died at home. Last words was look after your mom.

Now mom (79), diagnosed Jan 2025, peritoneal mesothelioma caused by asbestos. Uncurbable. Received chemo for pain relief and it bought her a year and a bit. Now in hospital booked in on her birthday. See her getting weaker day by day. With the amount of morphine she is getting not lucid anymore. At least got to say goodbye and I love you one last time. Basically lost her and she is going to die with strangers.

I would like to rant and rave about dignity in death but then this would be pages long. We give dignity to our pets but when it comes to humans keep them alive suffering in agony, where is the humanity in that.

Oh yeah in the last 2 years lost 2 aunts, 1 uncle (prostate cancer), 1 niece, 2 friends (1 cancer) I know I am not a youngster anymore but damm give me a break.
 
biena said:
Agree **** cancer

Dad (66), misdiagnosed at first. Prostate cancer but it spread to bones. Nothing that can be done radiation for pain relief. 1 year later died at home. Last words was look after your mom.

Now mom (79), diagnosed Jan 2025, peritoneal mesothelioma caused by asbestos. Uncurbable. Received chemo for pain relief and it bought her a year and a bit. Now in hospital booked in on her birthday. See her getting weaker day by day. With the amount of morphine she is getting not lucid anymore. At least got to say goodbye and I love you one last time. Basically lost her and she is going to die with strangers.

I would like to rant and rave about dignity in death but then this would be pages long. We give dignity to our pets but when it comes to humans keep them alive suffering in agony, where is the humanity in that.

Oh yeah in the last 2 years lost 2 aunts, 1 uncle (prostate cancer), 1 niece, 2 friends (1 cancer) I know I am not a youngster anymore but damm give me a break.
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Oh that is really hard going through. I cannot imagine how you cope. I can only wish you strength.
 
biena said:
Agree **** cancer

Dad (66), misdiagnosed at first. Prostate cancer but it spread to bones. Nothing that can be done radiation for pain relief. 1 year later died at home. Last words was look after your mom.

Now mom (79), diagnosed Jan 2025, peritoneal mesothelioma caused by asbestos. Uncurbable. Received chemo for pain relief and it bought her a year and a bit. Now in hospital booked in on her birthday. See her getting weaker day by day. With the amount of morphine she is getting not lucid anymore. At least got to say goodbye and I love you one last time. Basically lost her and she is going to die with strangers.

I would like to rant and rave about dignity in death but then this would be pages long. We give dignity to our pets but when it comes to humans keep them alive suffering in agony, where is the humanity in that.

Oh yeah in the last 2 years lost 2 aunts, 1 uncle (prostate cancer), 1 niece, 2 friends (1 cancer) I know I am not a youngster anymore but damm give me a break.
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I am so sorry...wow :crying:
 
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