Losing friends to Cancer: I am sure that I am not the only one here that has lost best friends, classmates and family to cancer. My "Boss", who is dying of Pancreatic Cancer, turned 58...

Grumpus

I am sure that I am not the only one here that has lost best friends, classmates and family to cancer. My "Boss", who is dying of Pancreatic Cancer, turned 58 last Friday. We had a surprise party for him, a great success. He looked pretty good at the start, but faded a lot as the evening wore on. He probably will not see Christmas. His father is 94, has been bedridden for the last year. Both of them will probably go not far apart. My two best friends died of cancer, neither of them seeing 65. My chancellor at the school where I taught died of Chirosis (sp) of the Liver from being sprayed with Agent Orange. A guy I flew with for years died days after being diagnosed with cancer. Sometimes I wonder about why them, and not me. Here I am at 80, till working 5 days a week and usually doing a lot around the place on the weekends. I hope I have not been too maudlin, I, maybe, just wanted to get this off my chest.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

I don't know anyone who hasn't been touched by that horrible disease in one way or another. Personally I've been through a half dozen or more surgeries to remove skin cancers, scheduled for another tomorrow. Those are nothing. Lost my father when he was only 62 to a brain tumor. My older sister when she was just 56 to ovarian cancer. It's a nasty devastating disease. It's one of the main reasons why I am not a believer. What kind of loving god would come up with something like that? And then afflict it on little babies and children? Yeah, I'd have an issue with somebody like that.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Lost a 65 year old friend the first of March, 45 year old sister in law 7 years ago.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Cancer is one ugly disease. Wife n I know many victims. My mom her dad n kid brother my bf from school. Several co-workers. Future SIL's family has lost several. I don't know anyone thst hasn't been touched 😢

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

I have lost a best friend to melanoma and father to cancer among others, right now my wife is dealing with stage 4 lung cancer. It hits hard and doesn't let go so I do understand your post, also lost my sister to breast cancer at 40. My sis and dad died within 4 months of each other

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Grumpus wrote:

I am sure that I am not the only one here that has... (show quote)

No way were you maudlin along there. Better to get out there than to keep it bottled up. We listen and some understand and many Pray.

I can understand Spirit's concerns but hope has me believing that some day we all will know the answer.

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

I think most of us feel your pain and anger.
I lost my sister at age 60. She had it all over her body. My dad died at 66 from a heart attack but when they did the autopsy his heart was covered with cancer so I blame that on the heart attack. You’d think by now they would’ve figured out how to eliminate it. Oh yeah, there’s too much money involved in stretching out the treatments to do what’s best for the patient.

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

CamT wrote:

I have lost a best friend to melanoma and father to cancer among others, right now my wife is dealing with stage 4 lung cancer. It hits hard and doesn't let go so I do understand your post, also lost my sister to breast cancer at 40. My sis and dad died within 4 months of each other

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

Fish Dancer wrote:

I think most of us feel your pain and anger.
I lost my sister at age 60. She had it all over her body. My dad died at 66 from a heart attack but when they did the autopsy his heart was covered with cancer so I blame that on the heart attack. You’d think by now they would’ve figured out how to eliminate it. Oh yeah, there’s too much money involved in stretching out the treatments to do what’s best for the patient.

There's probably a lot of truth to that Fd treatments cost are over the moon

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

CamT wrote:

There's probably a lot of truth to that Fd treatments cost are over the moon

Hi Cam my 1st father in law had a tumor in his throat. Fist they said not cancer n operable then they changed their mind after many many test.When in one day They said 6 months to a yr. He passed in less than 2 months. The doctor n i had a talk. He didn't get to say much. I called him out about extra money. Doctors would come in check chart n send a bill. None of us even knew them.

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

Grizzly 17 wrote:

Hi Cam my 1st father in law had a tumor in his throat. Fist they said not cancer n operable then they changed their mind after many many test.When in one day They said 6 months to a yr. He passed in less than 2 months. The doctor n i had a talk. He didn't get to say much. I called him out about extra money. Doctors would come in check chart n send a bill. None of us even knew them.

Now they do televisits and charge for them

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

CamT wrote:

Now they do televisits and charge for them

I remember back in the fifties when they said son have a cure. No reason for one pill should cost $1000 except for greed

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

Grizzly 17 wrote:

I remember back in the fifties when they said son have a cure. No reason for one pill should cost $1000 except for greed

Chemo and immunotherapy infusions are around $15,000 apop and twice a month

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

I too have lost two brothers to cancer, and five fishing buddy also and wife is going into a radiation treatment of five straight days next week , at Cleveland clinic, this is her fifth time of liver cancer again , so I feel for you brother, prayers for you, it just not our time yet , that my two cents worth 🙏🙏🙏

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

CamT wrote:

Chemo and immunotherapy infusions are around $15,000 apop and twice a month

Be nice if DC did something about the cost of health care. People could afford ins if care wasnt so ridiculous. Quit sending money to everyone else. Take care of USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸