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Currently riding the train for my mum who is doing fairly well after ~9 years with one recurrence, and my dad who isn't doing so well @ 4 years and two recurren
by samplatt 8y ago
Currently riding the train for my mum who is doing fairly well after ~9 years with one recurrence, and my dad who isn't doing so well @ 4 years and two recurrences.
There's another xkcd strip that, while not as optimistic, is just as important: https://xkcd.com/931 https://xkcd.com/931
- dcarmo 8y agoMy mom was diagnosed 1.5 years ago, and the uncertainty of it all is the worst part. It soothes my heart to know I'm not going through this alone.
- hpcjoe 8y agoYou aren't alone. You need to stay strong and positive for her, but you need to be able to talk with others who've tread this path before. Many have.
- natalyarostova 8y ago<3
- hpcjoe 8y agoAnother person who wrote about this stuff, was Richard Feynman. His first wife, Arlene, had non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He has a fairly long section of "Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman" on this. He talks about what they went through, the antics, and so forth. And he talks about the whole end of life process, as her cancer wasn't one that many people survived in the 1940's. His world view of making every second count, and not sweating the little things was fantastic. Just make every moment count with them, regardless of the prognosis.