Well then. I found out my dad has terminal cancer.

Shit. I'm so sorry... this sort of thing is always so hard. A good friend of mine lost his mother a few years back... he's obviously still hurting, but he's gotten much better. I can't really offer you much except my condolences, so... you can have all the condolences you need.
 
I'm not one to give advice (as you may have noticed), but I'd say that you should have hope, and he might just pull through. My friend's dad had cancer and it dissappeared after a month or two.

My grandma had brain cancer, but she didn't even know about it at first so she kept trying to run away from the hospital saying she was perfectly fine... So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that everyone goes through these kinds of things, just in different ways. =\
 
I was at my grandfathers bedside a few years ago watching him desperately trying to force oxygen down his cancer ridden throat and lungs. :(

While death is 100% natural watching someone you love physically decay from the inside is horrible. Cancer is horrible.
 
i still can't really bring myself to understand how horrible you must feel stigmata. just keep your head up and plow through it, even if it's a bad time.
 
I'm sorry to hear about your dad 'Stigmata'. I can't really say much but i wish you and your family the best luck. I lost my grandpa from cancer so i sorta got a feeling of how it is.
 
Ermac said:
i'm an insensitive ****, according to ennui now who just edited this
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Wtf? you have already said that.
Do you think that has any relevance in this thread?
 
I hope your father lives the best days of his life in the near future, and best wishes.
 
It's a shame that instead of your dad, it isn't one of the millions of close minded immature, rude, and insulting ****wads parading around the internet.

Sorry dude :(
 
sinkoman said:
It's a shame that instead of your dad, it isn't one of the millions of close minded immature, rude, and insulting ****wads parading around the internet.

Sorry dude :(
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Well said.....Also sorry to hear this, take care.
 
Thanks again, everyone. It's nice to see that so many people care about me, in spite of how few of you actually know me :)

I'll probably feel better in the morning. Good night, everyone.
 
I'm sorry to hear that, I'll be praying for your father and your family. Take care
 
Ermac said:

You Really must not care.

Why dont you actualy try and do something usefull, instead of praying..

DONATE

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp
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Good idea, but not a very respectful thing to say. I'll pray for him and his family, I can't donate as I don't have a bank account/paypal account. I can't believe you told someone praying is useless.
 
Ermac said:

You Really must not care.

Why dont you actualy try and do something usefull, instead of praying..

DONATE

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp
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Come on man. That's a really rude thing to say. I'm not religious in the least, but I definitely respect those who are
If you can donate, definitely do it, but there's no need to put down people who have different views
 
sorry to hear about ur situation Stigmata.
i lost my dad at a young age so..um.. well i kinda know how u feel.
stay strong as others have said.
 
One of my friends lost his dad to prostate cancer 2 days ago....horrible...I'm sorry for your predicament. I also lost an uncle to cancer and a aunt to an anurism (can't spell). Very sorry to hear the news....I'm with ya buddy.
 
oh god. I'm sorry, this shouldnt have to happen to anyone.
 
I'm not sure I know what to say... but I can talk about the cancer-portion of the book a bit.

I haven't read it, but I know from my doctor that the information isn't anything new. When you raise the pH level of the blood by say 'X' to the point where the cancer cells can no longer survive you might end up killing off the cancer cells and hopefully leaving the body's normal cells intact. However, the higher pHs are very tempermental and it could just kill the cancer AND the person. I beleive everyone is different. It may kill the cancer cells, but seriously damage other parts of the body.

That's my impression of it.

As for the FDA and FTA.. The whole world isn't the US, and I don't think every drug company in the world could be that corrupt. Definetly some humans are bad, but not ALL the doctors, ALL the medical scientist, and ALL the drug companies. There's probably a few bad apples, but how long before a high up in the FDA has a family member diagnosed with cancer?

Oh, and I did think of something to say.
Make your Dad proud of you. You know death now, so know life.
 
Thats really sad, I can't imagine how bad you must feel.
I hear hypnotherapy can be very effective in dealing with the pain, and making the last year or so alot more enjoyable.
 
My deepest sympathys Stigmata. We're all here for you!
 
when god says yes, he gives you what you want, when he says no, he gives you something better, but when he says wait, he wishes to give you the best.

as one said, this is the best chance to fill the gaps-if any-between you and your father.

some wishes die, some people die, but hopes, they never die.
hope the best for you and your family.
 
jerkasaur said:
when god says yes, he gives you what you want, when he says no, he gives you something better, but when he says wait, he wishes to give you the best.
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And sometimes, just "No".

Linkie.

And just let me reiterate, this whole thing just really, really sucks. Although, he did ask for humor, hence my linkie (that sounds more horrible written out than it sounded in my head).
 
My dad passed away to cancer on 7/7 (remember watching the London bombings on the news in his hospital ward), it's sad, yeah.
 
Holy damnit. I cant even imagine how I would react when hearing news like that... Probably just sunk into total apathy. You're a strong person. Deepest coondolences from me :(
 
huggles/

my dad also had cancer, he got it in the pancreas and liver, obviously a very critical area, he died in 2000, a few months after getting it, it was really awful the night he went, i was so unprepared for it, i really didnt know it was as serious as i imagined at the time, i thought he could live with the treatment he got but sadly couldn't.

it was awful seeing someone who was healthy and active descend into such a poor state of health in such a short space of time, no energy, i had to help him up the stairs at night it got so bad..

cancers such a bitch, thankfully there has been some major breakthroughs recently....

anyway i'm on xfire if you ever want a chat...:)
 
Greatgat said:
And sometimes, just "No".

Linkie.

And just let me reiterate, this whole thing just really, really sucks. Although, he did ask for humor, hence my linkie (that sounds more horrible written out than it sounded in my head).
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well, i think that might have been a "wait" for him.
but, that's me, i dunno about others.
 
My best friend was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago. Thankfully he pulled through, but he has years of treatment ahead of him.
 
One of my friend's dad died of prostate cancer last week. It sucks.
 
very, very sorry to hear about your fathers illness. my condolences to you and your family.
 
Heh, kind of surprised to see this thread is still around.

My dad's going in for chemo next weekend. It's still terminal, but we're doing all we can to prolong his life. But I've got my hopes up for the time being. Apparently there's a woman at the cancer clinic who's been terminal for more than a decade, and is still "going strong" even today. And my friend just told me about a cat he had a while ago, dead of course, but a long time ago it was diagnosed with cancer and given two weeks to live, but somehow that cat clung on to life for another 13 months :)
 
Stigmata said:
Heh, kind of surprised to see this thread is still around.

My dad's going in for chemo next weekend. It's still terminal, but we're doing all we can to prolong his life. But I've got my hopes up for the time being. Apparently there's a woman at the cancer clinic who's been terminal for more than a decade, and is still "going strong" even today. And my friend just told me about a cat he had a while ago, dead of course, but a long time ago it was diagnosed with cancer and given two weeks to live, but somehow that cat clung on to life for another 13 months :)
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WOW.:O :eek:
 
Stigmata said:
Heh, kind of surprised to see this thread is still around.

My dad's going in for chemo next weekend. It's still terminal, but we're doing all we can to prolong his life. But I've got my hopes up for the time being. Apparently there's a woman at the cancer clinic who's been terminal for more than a decade, and is still "going strong" even today. And my friend just told me about a cat he had a while ago, dead of course, but a long time ago it was diagnosed with cancer and given two weeks to live, but somehow that cat clung on to life for another 13 months :)
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yeah my next door neighbours been living with cancer too for years now and is still going strong, make the most of your time now is all i say, i wish i had made more of mine with my father when he was diagnosed..
 
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