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In reply to the discussion: I've fought the cancer to a standstill. Took about 10 years. No more treatment. Just monitoring ... [View all]BumRushDaShow
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                        I've fought the cancer to a standstill. Took about 10 years. No more treatment. Just monitoring ... [View all]
							marble falls
							Jan 2024
							OP
                        
        
        Congrats!! Hopefully going that long means it more than likely not come back.
        walkingman
        Jan 2024
        #1
      
        
        It's still only four years after the last surgery, but we decided whatever we did medically: it would more ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #12
      
        
        I went through the BCG cycle twice, and had the boosters. It was determined that my cancer wasn't responding to BCG ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #41
      
        
        i had a cath in me for about a year.  wound up in the icu with a infection and a high grade fever of 102 the last
        AllaN01Bear
        Jan 2024
        #94
      
        
        Life is tough, but we geezers are even tougher. We can hack it, especially with the wall at our backs ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #95
      
        
        Yannie - I woke with a start this morning realizing I didn't thankyou for those times I messaged ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #53
      
        
        It was truly a fight. I saw so many guys at VA I could have been, not make it.
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #15
      
        
        It was tough and like the Stones sang, I had my moments of doubt and pain. Self pity, in my case ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #22
      
        
        What a blast - saw Runt, Pretenders, Caravan (not on the list) and several others I might have been ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #42
      
        
        That's great!  $2 drafts, Lol. Probably that good old 3.2 beer that all the college kids drank.
        Diamond_Dog
        Jan 2024
        #74
      
        
        Where do you find this stuff! I caught him in '70 or so. Numbers Band and Glass Harp were regular acts upstairs ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #78
      
        
        Roxanne was a big hit in NE Ohio, they got a record deal and they didn't really have a big enough repertoire ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #84
      
        
        I used to tell my wife: I'm starting to feel good, time for them to do something for my health to make me feel bad ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #47
      
        
        If the previous 10 hadn't been spent, I'd have checked out five years ago. I wouldn't get the next or more ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #45
      
        
        Started walking on clouds today after we got the the results from tests I had yesterday with a report on the cancer ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #46
      
        
        Getting that nagging beast off my shoulder is a huge relief. But I will an eye peeled.
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #51
      
        
        Somrtimes we are a tribe, sometimes a small villiage, but we are always a family.
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #54
      
        
        This only proves how fortunate I am. I am sorry about your voice, but it means you can appreciate it in ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #59
      
        
        I've wanted another Pea Coat for years, so I checked out the cost on a real deal Navy coat from the manufacturer ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #62
      
        
        No such luck - my wife has much needed chores to be done. We're decluttering. But I am grateful for the wish!
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #64
      
        
        Thanks. there were some rough times and times even opening the computer was too much to do. ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #72
      
        
        I am sorry so many get cancer but tratment has improved so much.  So much learned so much more to learn.
        twodogsbarking
        Jan 2024
        #67
      
        
        It's amazing how quickly treatment advanced in just the last few years. I really believe they will turn most  ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #69
      
        
        What a fighter. Her name is so close to my daughter's name. It's just no joke when they say "it could be you".
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #87
      
        
        Fantastic news:  go ahead and go out in the sunshine and breathe the cool air and dance,dance,dance.
        flying_wahini
        Jan 2024
        #73
      
        
        Please rethink this. That was my diagnosis on the bladder cancer. I had my bladder removed at 70 ...
        marble falls
        Jan 2024
        #88
      
  