Cancer

[Hand Shandy]

Hope everything goes well Bob. I will just say that, for all the horror stories like my father-in-law's, there are plenty with a (relatively) happy ending.

 

My Dad was diagnosed about five years ago, went though successful (although shitty) treatment, and is now absolutely fine.

 

(He says touching every single piece of plastic covered chipboard he can find!)

[tokyojoe]

All the best Bob, hope it all works out well.

[Hades]

Horrible stuff, Bob. Take care.

[Champ]

It's not nowt. Fucking hell.

Sickening news, Bob. Look after her and yourself. Sending you a big virtual hug

[Bob]

Find out the results of the MRI tomorrow, and hate all the bloody waiting around.

 

So far, through every step, I've assumed everything's gonna be ok and it's nothing to worry about, and I've been caught off guard by it being shit news.

 

So, I should be trying to prepare myself for shit news, but I can't. I just assume it's gonna be ok. We'll be told it's small, local and operable and she'll be grand in a couple of weeks time.

 

It's our daughters birthday tomorrow, too.

[tokyojoe]

Hope all goes well tomorrow mate.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

It's the best way to approach it, and you're lucky that you can IMO.

 

It will probably be OK. Statistically. If you can commit to that, it'll be easier to get through.

 

Having an anxious brain means that's pretty much not an option for me.

 

All the best, hope it's literally the least fuss possible given the circumstances, and is sorted out soon.

[Champ]

Find out the results of the MRI tomorrow, and hate all the bloody waiting around.

 

So far, through every step, I've assumed everything's gonna be ok and it's nothing to worry about, and I've been caught off guard by it being shit news.

 

So, I should be trying to prepare myself for shit news, but I can't. I just assume it's gonna be ok. We'll be told it's small, local and operable and she'll be grand in a couple of weeks time.

 

It's our daughters birthday tomorrow, too.

Focus on your daughters birthday. That is definitely going to happen!

 

As I try to tell myself, why worry til you have something to worry about

[Section_31]

Fingers crossed for you Bob, but no matter what the news just try and stay positive - I know that's hard, but this disease is beatable and so many people beat it every day. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Fingers crossed you get some good news tomorrow mate.

[Champ]

Thinking about you all, Bob x

[ZonkoVille77]

Best wishes for tomorrow, Bob.

[Bob]

Got the best bad news we could ask for. Hasn't grown, doesn't show up anywhere else, operable, all the things we wanted to hear and a huge weight off her mind.

 

Operation booked in for later this month with a 3ish week course of radiotherapy afterwards to be sure.

 

Not out of the woods, obviously, but nice to have some of the waiting over and know where she stands.

 

Thanks for your thoughts and words, all

[Champ]

Got the best bad news we could ask for. Hasn't grown, doesn't show up anywhere else, operable, all the things we wanted to hear and a huge weight off her mind.

Operation booked in for later this month with a 3ish week course of radiotherapy afterwards to be sure.

Not out of the woods, obviously, but nice to have some of the waiting over and know where she stands.

Thanks for your thoughts and words, all

Jeez, Bob, you've had me on tenterhooks all day. No news is good news? Or, too awful to talk about?

 

Really pleased for you all. Fingers crossed things continue to go well.

 

Hope your daughter had a great birthday!

[Bogman]

Great news spunky.

Made up for you all.

[memyselfandpie]

Best of luck Bob.

[Section_31]

Superb news Bob, I know that sounds daft but hopefully you know what i mean.

[Bob]

Superb news Bob, I know that sounds daft but hopefully you know what i mean.

I absolutely do, pal

[Strontium]

A1 Bob, it's the best news you could get in the circumstances, let's hope it all gets cleared up without a hitch.

[Bob]

Jeez, Bob, you've had me on tenterhooks all day. No news is good news? Or, too awful to talk about?

 

Really pleased for you all. Fingers crossed things continue to go well.

 

Hope your daughter had a great birthday!

Ha, sorry, dinner to 'celebrate', an hour at park and some presents to open took my mind a long way from this forum, in a good way!!

[tokyojoe]

That's great news. Still more to go but on the right track.

[Champ]

Ha, sorry, dinner to 'celebrate', an hour at park and some presents to open took my mind a long way from this forum, in a good way!!

Quite right

[Lee909]

Great news bob

[Redder Lurtz]

Strange one, this. And very sad. 

 

There'll be a few on here who might remember that around the time of joining this site I was in the middle of a divorce. We'd been together for 9 years or so, married for 3 and a half of those. We had no kids and it was a pretty amicable split. We moved on with our lives and I assumed our paths would never cross again, especially as she moved first to Lancashire then to Newcastle, eventually remarrying and popping out two kids in quick succession. 

 

Anyway, I found out this week that she died of a brain tumor in December last year at the age of 38. There are a lot of factors to process, mainly how sad it is for her family and especially her two young kids. Also there is the indisputable fact that it's someone I spent a major part of my life with and certainly loved her deeply once. There's also the fact that she told our only real mutual friends that she didn't want me to know she was ill. That stings a bit to be honest but it's likely that she thought I'd try to contact her and possibly disrupt her family unit or whatever. In truth I wish I'd known and I'd just have liked the opportunity to write to her. Fuck knows what I'd have said, like, but I guess that's academic now.

 

Sad days and I'm still trying to process all of the facts. 

 

Cancer is a cunt.

[KMD7]

Strange one, this. And very sad. 

 

There'll be a few on here who might remember that around the time of joining this site I was in the middle of a divorce. We'd been together for 9 years or so, married for 3 and a half of those. We had no kids and it was a pretty amicable split. We moved on with our lives and I assumed our paths would never cross again, especially as she moved first to Lancashire then to Newcastle, eventually remarrying and popping out two kids in quick succession. 

 

Anyway, I found out this week that she died of a brain tumor in December last year at the age of 38. There are a lot of factors to process, mainly how sad it is for her family and especially her two young kids. Also there is the indisputable fact that it's someone I spent a major part of my life with and certainly loved her deeply once. There's also the fact that she told our only real mutual friends that she didn't want me to know she was ill. That stings a bit to be honest but it's likely that she thought I'd try to contact her and possibly disrupt her family unit or whatever. In truth I wish I'd known and I'd just have liked the opportunity to write to her. Fuck knows what I'd have said, like, but I guess that's academic now.

 

Sad days and I'm still trying to process all of the facts. 

 

Cancer is a cunt.

 

Tough one that RL and you have my condolences on your loss.  I guess it would have been hard for her to contact you about it for the same reasons you posted yourself.  At least your split was amicable.  Must be tough for you to process.