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#1 AllTheseYears

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Posted 02 October 2016 - 08:43 AM

Interesting piece in Sunday's NY Times from Tom Brokaw on his cancer.  Check it out.  Here's an excerpt:

 

 

The cancer is in remission, and I take the word of my medical team that I am doing well and should beat the standard life expectancy. I still lead a busy professional and personal life. Biking, swimming, fly-fishing and bird hunting remain active interests โ€” but in a new context.

Even in remission, cancer alters a patient's perception of what's normal. Morning, noon and night, asleep and awake, malignant cells are determined to alter or end your life. Combating cancer is a full-time job that, in my case, requires 24 pills a day, including one that runs $500 a dose. For me, bone damage brought persistent back pain and unwelcome muscle deterioration.

Constant fatigue is a common signature of cancer patients, which separates them from healthy friends and family members. It is also what brings cancer patients together.

 

Full article: http://www.nytimes.c...ol-right-region

 

Amen. 



#2 hannibellemo

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Posted 02 October 2016 - 02:07 PM

Thanks for posting this, a little perspective is good for the soul.


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#3 DebDoodah22

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Posted 02 October 2016 - 03:08 PM

Brothers and sisters in fatigue.




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