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If your dad is willing, I'd sure try for a second opinion! I wonder why radiation isn't an option for those mets to the spine...
There is always an exception to the rule, and you never know until you try. Your dad can always stop treatment if he feels it isn't worth it.
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Shelly, I don't have any real advice, but I'll be praying for you and your dad.
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The radiation improves the odds that it won't come back, but there's no guarrantee.
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The sclc vaccine is still in trial. Don't know about other therapies. It sounds very promising, though.
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I'm so sorry you're at this point right now. Prayers that your dad's doctors can come up with a plan you can all feel comfortable with.
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Oh, Shelly...
There aren't words enough for this. Prayers that your dad will do well enough to continue.
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My dad, brave soul that he is, does his own taxes. He's wondering if Mom's wigs count as medical expenses, since he's deducting medical expenses this year. Anybody know?
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I have only vague memories of the original Hollywood Squares, but these are some of the best!
If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least
how high?
Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.
True or false. A pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.
At the end of the movie "The Planet of the Apes," what does Charlton Heston see that makes him realize that he is actually in New York City?
Paul Lynde: A Puerto Rican.
You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?
Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.
According to "Cosmo," if you meet a stranger at a party and you think he's really attractive, is it okay to come out directly and ask him if he's married?
Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.
Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.
What are the two things women should never do in bed with their husbands?
Paul Lynde: Point and laugh.
Paul, can you get an elephant drunk?
Paul Lynde: Yes, but she still won't go up to your apartment.
In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say, "I love you"?
Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.
You are married in India. How did you probably meet your spouse?
Paul Lynde: We were fighting over a lima bean.
As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while you are talking?
Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing older question, Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget!
Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.
According to "Parade" magazine, on what night of the week is a woman most likely to be molested?
Rose Marie: With my luck it's tonight and I'm working.
In the Arctic, the most fearsome animal is the polar bear. What is the only thing a polar bear is afraid of?
Paul Lynde: A lonely Eskimo!
You've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during your first year?
Charley Weaver: Of course not, Peter. I'm too busy growing strawberries.
Prometheus was tied to the top of a mountain by the gods because he had given something to man. What did he give us?
Paul Lynde: I don't know what you got, but I got a sports shirt.
True or false. Experts say there are only seven or eight things in the world dumber than an ant.
George Gobel: Yes, and I think I voted for six of them
In a survey of teenage mothers, most of them said they were listening to this when they got pregnant. What is it?
Paul Lynde: A pack of lies.
In bowling, what's a perfect score?
Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.
It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other?
Paul Lynde: Tape measures.
Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
Marty Allen: Only after lights out.
When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do?
Paul Lynde: Make him bark.
According to Amy Vanderbilt, what is the maximum length of time you and your fiance should be engaged?
Rose Marie: Engaged in what?
If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.
According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army!
It is the most abused and neglected part of your body-what is it?
Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected!
What do you call a pig that weighs more than 150 pounds?
Charley Weaver: A divorcee.
Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do?
George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.
Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant?
Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant?
According to police, if you are being molested, other than yelling, "Help!," what is the best thing to scream?
Rose Marie: "More!"
When a couple has a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him.
Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
Charley Weaver: His feet.
What should you think when you walk into an apartment and all the walls and carpets are brown?
Paul Lynde: The maid exploded.
Do female frogs croak?
Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.
You're a 71-year-old man who has lost interest in sex. Does your doctor have any! thing to help you?
Charley Weaver: No, but his nurse does.
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Brutus' Last Stand
A little old man stumbles into a biker bar and asks, "Does anyone knows who's Doberman Pincher is outside chained up?
The burliest, ugliest and hairiest guy in the joint stands up and mutters, "It's mine old timer! What's it to you?"
"I hate to be the bearer of such dreadful news, but I believe the poor beast has passed on," explained the old man.
"What? Are you sure? How did he die?" asked the shocked biker guy. "It seems that my dog killed him, I'm sorry to say," replied the old man.
"I don't buy it," remarked the biker in disbelief, "No dog could beat my Brutus.
"It's true, my Gunther killed him."
"Oh yeah? Well, what kind of dog is your Gunther, anyway?"
"A Chihuahua," answered the old man.
"There is no way that a measely little Chihuahua could have killed Brutus. No way."
"If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself," instructed the man, "It looks he tried to swallow him whole and choked to death."
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I'm a stay-at-home mom, so bear with me...
1. Dust. It just never ends!
2. The law of bath-induced diaper changes - a freshly-washed baby will immediately have at least one, and usually more, diaper that looks like something out of "Aliens".
3. White shirts. They always attract grease or worse...whether the wearer is 2, 12, or 54. I've sworn off buying white shirts for my husband.
4. Credit card offers. No wonder the average American has over $8,000 in credit-card debt! I must get at least 3 a week.
5. Ironing. Because of the danger of hot irons combined with 2 active little boys, it has to be done when they're sleeping. Just what I want to do after they've gone to bed and peace finally descends on the house.
6. Gratuitous bad language. I'm one of those people who will react to remarks about "f#cking such-and such" will say "I don't believe that's physically possible". Not that I won't use my choice of 4-letter words, but they're best used sparingly!
7. The knee-jerk fear most people have of "pit bulls". I have an American Staffordshire Terrier - same dog, different breed registry. Total sweetheart with a heart of gold and never-ending sense of humor. My mother's 10-pound shih tzu is the one who bites! Pit bulls and their relatives are currently in favor with idiot lowlifes, just as rotties, dobermans, and German Shepards were in the past. Outlawing a breed doesn't solve the problem.
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Norme,
I think of you and Buddy often. Prayers that peace will come soon. I'm so sorry you are going through this...
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Saw it during the game and thought it was great! Thanks for the links.
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I'm so sorry.
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Okay...First the good news. I looked at my weight a year ago when I first stated my desire to lose in my New Year's Resolution: Started at 167. Now at 143. Need to get to 120.
Didn't lose in January, but did get more running in. Except for this past week...nasty chest cold. Just walking around doing chores makes me cough
.Goal: 5 lbs. this month. Get running mileage to 20 miles/week.
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Good one! I also like...
"I plan on living forever. So far, so good!"
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Usually these "gadgets" are not significantly effective.
What WILL help is Purell - keep it on hand (no pun intended) at all times. If your mom's WBC is low, she could consider a surgical mask.
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Yeah! Congrats, Sandy!
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Dean, that just plain sucks. The VA care is a national disgrace. All Washington pols should have to get their care from the VA - that would change things so fast it would make heads spin (and roll).
My husband says, if it were him, he'd bring a machine gun next time. "What are you gonna do, kill me? Get in line!" He was a vietnam-era vet, but spent his tour in Europe - probably because his uncle commited suicide after his own service experience.
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Welcome back, Gay. Maybe inline skates would help you keep up with Dean...picture the visual...maybe with a towline for you...ok, I'm done giggling, how about you?
I say we pass a law that all Washington pols are sentenced to VA care for life. How much you want to bet VA's would get the world's best treatment?
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My mom's response has been so good, the dr. is conferring with an associate in Colorado about her case. He wants to do radiation to her 2 original tumor sites along with PCI.
I understand this is usually done for limited stage SCLC, but mom only had 2 sites - no bone, brain or liver involvement. And they ARE sure the pancreas was a sclc met, because that was where the dx biopsy came from.
Anyone else had this?
Oh, and is there any news on the sclc vaccine? How long with the trial run?
Mom really feels like she's been snatched from the jaws of death - her original dx was pancreatic cancer. Worse than lc, if you can believe that - moves fast and is not easily controlled with chemo. And then she spent 4 days on a ventilator (over Thanksgiving) when she started to bleed during her first bronchoscopy. We can't believe how fortunate we are.
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Let's hear it for "normal"! Congrats!
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Terrific! Wishing you many more "negative" scans. Have a great trip.
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My mom also is not into the "support group" thing - never has been. Just be as encouraging as you can. If you find a post or article you think would be good for him to hear about, just print it out for him with no fanfare.
Your dad's anti-depressant med. could be changed, if necessary. 40 mg of prozac is a pretty good-size dose. Can you talk to his dr?
What I would try to emphasize with your dad is that treatment is always advancing. The trick is to survive long enough to find the treatment that knocks the cancer back hard enough. His will to live is one of his most important cancer-fighting tools.
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If your dad is feeling good and wants to fight, then by all means, fight! The oncologist should be able to tell you whether chemo or radiation is the most effective to start with. Your dad can always quit treatment if the side effects are too severe.
Just because your dad is a little older than some of the other patients doesn't mean he can't fight and do well.
I'm so sorry.
My Reality Check Rant ......
in GENERAL
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You're so right, Fay.
Cancer's like a lottery ticket someone gives you. Even if the odds are one out of 50 million, would you throw the ticket away? No! Because SOMEONE has to win, why not you? Life with cancer is the same. You don't throw it away, even if the odds are only one in fifty million. That lucky one just might be you.