We lost the war, but won many battles🌷

2 months ago•79 Replies

Hello all,

We lost our Dad early on Tuesday morning. He never gave up and fought on until the very end. He had some pain the last few weeks, but we were able to keep it down so he could enjoy friends and family.

I want to thank you all for the kindness and knowledge that we received here. I’ve said it before, but I wish we had found this resource of support much sooner.

I hope you all accomplish your goals and dreams, even if you think you don’t have the time, or money for, so you can leave this life without any regrets just like Dad.

I wish you all the best.

Debbie

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Patrick-Turner

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2 months ago

Its day 8 after chemo, and the dull green blue glow of CT scans of full body has receded. I needed the sleep after the cycle ride and the X-rays. But I'll cycle while I still can, and wherever I go I have a kind of emotional background state of mind that is made better by the "holding hands across the world" which the Internet allows. It's day 8 after last chemo, and I feel fairly well after having cycled every day after chemo. Not too far, but at least I got out there and did something, and I'm better at this time in the chemo cycle than I was in the last one. I have to meet onco next Thursday to discuss where to from here, and I expect Psa at 50, over 4 times what it was before chemo, and if I get referal to Dr Lenzo and his Darling Aunty Lutetia with her atomic lance then I may not have any more chemo if it looks like its completely useless.

With no more chemo I'd recover very well. However, possibly chemo is at least holding pain down, can't be sure unless I quit chemo; docs might know, and l am in the land of unknown unknowns a bit.........

Beautiful day here, I'll try for 25km ride.....

We need to put each hard day behind us, and try to make each following day better, and its easier said than done.

Patrick Turner.

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