Posted: 5/6/2016 9:08:39 PM EDT
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My dad "beat" mouth cancer a couple years ago, but it left him with a huge loss of quality of life. Half his tongue gone, all of his teeth, chemo/radiation burned up most of his saliva glands.
He was already a bit of a curmudgeon before the cancer, and it only made him worse in that regard. He was an electrician by trade but was a gifted cook as well, and whenever we hung out it was usually over a meal that he cooked or out to eat at one of his favorite food joints. Now he won't go out to eat anywhere, and without teeth he doesn't cook the meals he used to cook. He has all the time and financial means to go and get teeth or dentures put in, but he has the attitude that he'd be happier if he never saw the inside of another medical/dental facility as long as he lives. He's says he's happier that way but it's complete bullshit and just more of his negative outlook on everything. I really hate cancer and what it's done to my dad as well as what he's allowed it to do to him. Yes, cancer fucking sucks. 
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