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Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:30 am to Eric Nies Grind Time
I had an old black dude tell me to "keep the pipes clean to aviod prosterous cancer."
I got his drift..
I got his drift..
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:31 am to Hardy_Har
Keep the insides like a slip-n-slide.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:36 am to bengalbait
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That and Alzheimers
I forgot about that
I'd take cancer over burning to death or drowning.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:57 am to deltaland
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.she said another research group thinks they found the cure to Alzheimer's. They are working on getting approval to do clinical trials on it
UAB docs find a cure in mice a couple months ago I think.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:02 pm to cas4t
A good friend of mine from college lost her 4 year old daughter to leukemia on New Year's Eve. The little girl was diagnosed at 21 months and lived for more than 2 years with it. They tried absolutely everything, and were told just before Christmas that nothing more could be done. They took her home. The Make-A Wish Foundation brought a princess carriage and took her on a ride to see the Christmas lights the day before Christmas Eve. She made it another 8 days.
That little girl was always smiling, and they did everything they could to see that she lived as full a life as possible for the short time she had. Heartbreaking situation.
As much as I would hate to get something like that, I would rather it be me than a loved one. I can't imagine the helplessness associated with watching someone you love that much go through it, especially a little child. Cancer is an evil disease.
That little girl was always smiling, and they did everything they could to see that she lived as full a life as possible for the short time she had. Heartbreaking situation.
As much as I would hate to get something like that, I would rather it be me than a loved one. I can't imagine the helplessness associated with watching someone you love that much go through it, especially a little child. Cancer is an evil disease.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:05 pm to semotruman
What a heartbreaking post. Man that's terrible.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:12 pm to Hardy_Har
It was awful. It was a pretty well known story in St. Louis. That little angel was a ray of sunshine who touched thousands of people, even those who didn't know her or the family. So incredibly sad.
The morning she passed, they took a short video of her. Her parents called her their Princess, and she was lying in bed doing a princess wave to her daddy. She waved and said Good-bye Daddy...have a good day. A few short hours later, she was gone. I cried my eyes out what I saw that.
The morning she passed, they took a short video of her. Her parents called her their Princess, and she was lying in bed doing a princess wave to her daddy. She waved and said Good-bye Daddy...have a good day. A few short hours later, she was gone. I cried my eyes out what I saw that.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:15 pm to bengalbait
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That and Alzheimers.
I've already told my SO that if I'm ever diagnosed with this to slip some poison in my breakfast one morning when I start to slip pretty bad. I've seen it completely strip the dignity away from too many people, and it puts a terrible burden on the family. I don't want to go out like that.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:24 pm to semotruman
Man that's horrible. My brother was diagnoses with ALL at 8 months. Went into remission at 18 months then relapsed less than 6 months later. Spent the next two years doing every treatment imaginable. Finally after a successful bone marrow transplant he kicked it and has been cancer free for 8 years. I realize how lucky we are that he didn't have the same outcome as your friend and I thank God every day for it.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:26 pm to cas4t
frick cancer it has taken way to many of my friends way to early
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:34 pm to semotruman
Jesus, I'm tearing up just reading it. Stories like that are what make me question the existence of God.
Getting cancer has never really scared me. My uncle is a doctor and said everyone will get cancer if they live long enough.
Burning to death or drowning scare me more than dying of cancer.
Getting cancer has never really scared me. My uncle is a doctor and said everyone will get cancer if they live long enough.
Burning to death or drowning scare me more than dying of cancer.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 2:20 pm to cas4t
People get diagnosed with cancer and their treatment plan is usually what finishes them off so fast. It'd probably be better to go live in a tropical jungle somewhere eating fruit straight from the trees, and to stay away from hospitals all together.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:39 pm to semotruman
Gah lee, semo, I'm sorry. That's so terrible. I can't imagine how that family must feel. 
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:40 pm to The Spleen
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Stories like that are what make me question the existence of God.
completely agree. or makes you wonder that if he does exist, if he really loves everyone like so many claim. Seems pretty heartless to take someone's 4 year old daughter away with a disease that puts so many people through hell.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:56 pm to cas4t
I'm a believer in God, and it can be hard for sure. It's hard to simply believe that He's in control and that everything will work out, but that's part of faith. On the other hand, if the person who passes is a believer, you can remember that he/she is in a place now far better than anything you can imagine.
Doesn't make it easy to deal with necessarily, but it's something.
Doesn't make it easy to deal with necessarily, but it's something.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:20 pm to Kodar
Faith is a huge part of it. In this case, I think God used this child to touch a lot of lives. She and her family were inspirational in how they handled it all with grace, perserverence and faith. They at obviously devastated, but held a celebration of her life, complete with pink flowers and tiaras to remember their little princess. They feel blessed to have had her for as long as they did.
I don't wear my faith on my sleeve, I'm more private about it. That doesn't mean it isn't strong. I believe God fulfilled his purpose for her life through all the people whose hearts she touched. Then he took her to a better place. It doesn't make sense otherwise, at least to me.
I don't wear my faith on my sleeve, I'm more private about it. That doesn't mean it isn't strong. I believe God fulfilled his purpose for her life through all the people whose hearts she touched. Then he took her to a better place. It doesn't make sense otherwise, at least to me.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:25 pm to semotruman
quote:That's my take on it. Sometimes He has a plan that we don't understand or even agree with. Sometimes we think it's crazy, or just straight wrong. The reality is we simply don't know. It's all over our head. I know some folk don't like that answer, but it's just the reality of things.
I believe God fulfilled his purpose for her life through all the people whose hearts she touched. Then he took her to a better place. It doesn't make sense otherwise, at least to me.
We just have to appreciate every blessing from God we have for as long as we have them. It could be gone in a flash. That's just how it works in a temporary world.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:26 pm to semotruman
No doubt. And I didn't mean to turn this into a faith discussion. I know a family that has lost 2 of their 4 kids in tragic accidents nearly 20 years apart, and they're still very faithful people. Their faith has probably helped them cope with their grief than if they weren't faithful people.
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