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Posted: 2/1/2015 5:11:18 PM EDT
A while ago, my friend first took ill. He had a 50 pound cancerous growth in his abdomen. The cancer was not malignant; however, it literally choked his kidneys and damaged them. As a result he is now on kidney dialysis. The other day, Al had an MRI and they found another cancerous growth. This one is right near his heart and major coronary arteries. With my friend's precarious health, the doctors cannot remove the cancer. Removing the cancer would certainly kill my friend. Even if he was otherwise young and strong, he would only have a 40 percent chance of surviving the surgery. So, the cancer is going to grow and at a certain point, Al will have a fatal heart attack. The cancer will literally choke his heart and kill him. We don't know how long it will take. A month, six months, a year--we don't know yet. What a crappy way to die. |
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Prayers for you and your friend and his family ,fluffy.
Spend as much time as you can with him and make his last days with you something you will remember forever. |
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Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; View Quote You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. |
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Prayers for you and your friend and his family ,fluffy. Spend as much time as you can with him and make his last days with you something you will remember forever. View Quote It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. |
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Quoted: You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. |
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Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. I'm not a freaking doctor. This kind of cancer doesn't spread throughout the body and it just grows where it is. |
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Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. You're empathy is inspiring. Prayers to your friend Fluffy. I hope he has many pain free years |
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I am so sorry for you fluffy. If you need anything at all please do not hesitate to ask. I'll will do my best to help. You deserve it.
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My condolences. I'm not sure I would want to wait to go out like that.
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I checked the Canadian Cancer Society website. Al has a benign tumor. According to the Canadian Cancer Society: 'benign tumours are non-cancerous. They rarely cause serious problems or threaten life unless they occur in a vital organ or grow very large and press on nearby tissues" So Al has a large benign tumor that is pressing upon his heart and nearby coronary arteries. |
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Quoted: It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Prayers for you and your friend and his family ,fluffy. Spend as much time as you can with him and make his last days with you something you will remember forever. It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. Make sure you give them to people who will really appreciate the guns.
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I checked the Canadian Cancer Society website. Al has a benign tumor. According to the Canadian Cancer Society: 'benign tumours are non-cancerous. They rarely cause serious problems or threaten life unless they occur in a vital organ or grow very large and press on nearby tissues" So Al has a large benign tumor that is pressing upon his heart and nearby coronary arteries. View Quote Please ignore the jerks. The whole malignant/benign kind of shorthand doesn't fully capture the complexity of different types of cancers very well. |
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It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Prayers for you and your friend and his family ,fluffy. Spend as much time as you can with him and make his last days with you something you will remember forever. It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. You are a real friend. |
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At least he knows what's coming, and he can prepare his family and friends. My thoughts are with him, you, and his family. I'm so sorry hear this.
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Sorry Fluffy. What about radiation and/or chemo? How many opinions has he gotten? Does he have the resources to go to MD Anderson (TX) or Memorial Sloan-Kettering (NYC)?
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Lost my best friend to cancer. When he was 35.
Surgeries, chemo, it was painful to watch him go through it. Just do your best to be there for him. You won't get a second chance to be his friend. |
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Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. good luck with your Asperger's. sorry about your friend, Fluffy. |
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Prayers sent ....
Very sorry to hear about your friend. He is lucky to have you and you lucky to have him. |
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Fluffy,
Be there for your friend as much as you can. His memory will live on forever with you, always remember the good times NEVER dwell on the bad. Losing a close friend in this way really sucks, My condolences . Snert.. |
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Fluffy.
Thoughts and prayers out for him. |
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Quoted:The cancer was not malignant; You might want to consult a dictionary. all cancers (except the constellation in the sky) are malignant. gtfo |
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After dealing with dialysis patients for a good while as an EMT I don't think I could do it.
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I'm sorry, true friends are hard to come by. I wish the docs could fix him. I hope he doesn't suffer.
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Prayers for you and your friend and his family ,fluffy. Spend as much time as you can with him and make his last days with you something you will remember forever. It's hard because he is very unhappy. But he is worried about his gun collection and we are going to help him with that. He has some very nice guns and we are going to help him give them away while he is alive. As for me, I really don't want any of his guns because I would never be able to enjoy them. You are a real friend. And as such I think you should have something of his to cherish. Although I understand it may be a painful reminder. |
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I'm sorry about your friend, even though you feel you won't enjoy any of his guns. If he insist on you having one, take it. You'll regret it later. It would be a nice keepsake from him.
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Sorry to hear the sad news about your friend, Fluffy.
Prayers to your friend and his family. |
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At least he knows what's coming, and he can prepare his family and friends. My thoughts are with him, you, and his family. I'm so sorry hear this. View Quote Yup. I think I would get my final affairs in order, tell my family and friends how much I love them, check at least one more item off the bucket list, then find a Doctor who is willing to give the surgery a go. Just waiting around for the inevitable would be WAAAAAAAAAY to hard for me to do without losing my sanity. |
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Damn, Fluffy. Sorry for you and your friend. Prayers out and I hope you have plenty of time to say goodbye.
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Al has a 40% chance of surviving with the surgery and a 100% chance of dying soon without it.
I'd go for the surgery. |
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