Hospice journey - continued

[JimBarringer]

I have to say I am completely humbled by the response from my previous post concerning my hospice journey. All of you are so kind. I will do my best to give an update every week or so. We’ll see how long we can ride this horse. Several responses leaned toward a belief that I am giving up. It’s true that you don’t go into hospice until you are comfortable with the idea that there are no other options to cure or mitigate the disease. Having said that, I will gladly accept a miracle. You should know that I am a very strong follower of Jesus Christ and have been for decades. That belief colors my responses, especially my favorite verse in Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, lean not on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all that you do and He will lead your paths straight. I was in the Air Force for twenty plus years, part of that time as a cop so gallows humor is welcomed (Kalibe-Great John). Let the journey continue. Thank you for your prayers, support, understanding and encouragement.

[Lyubov]

You write so beautifully -- clearly inspired by the Holy Spirit!

[Hidden in reply to Lyubov]

Amen🙏👏

[tallguy2]

Best wishes for a long and pain-free time in hospice care. My father did that and what we liked the best was no holding back on the narcotics. He did not suffer.

[Hidden in reply to tallguy2]

Yep!

[Shooter1]

Hospice can really be the answer for those of us who aren't afraid to die. Life Is Good, but if a new treatment will extend your life for 3 mo. but requires you to go through 4 mo of pain and misery to get it, It may not be worth it. QOL is important. When my time comes, I will be ready. I am thankful that the last 2 treatments I've had seem to have worked and I am cancer pain free, now just old age pains. Life Is Good, especially when pain free. Thanks for the updates brother...

[Hidden in reply to Shooter1]

❤️🙏

[Kaliber]

I was Army and a biomedical engineer at Darnall Army Hospital, Ft Hood for nearly 10 years …. Then spent the next 22 years at the V.A. Medical Center in Fresno. Brothers in Arms.

❤️

[Hidden in reply to Kaliber]

You helped many vets! 👏👏👏❤️

[LearnAll]

Ability to acknowledge and surrender to higher power is a very spiritual thing to do. Understanding that we are not just body....there is something deeper ..call it soul.. which is never born and never dies. We all have to discard our bodies at some point ...the way we discard old, worn out clothes.

[Hidden]

Gods speed to you bro....

[inhaleexhalerepeat]

Prayers to you. My father is also a strong follower of Jesus Christ. He is stage 3 but is hopeful he can be healed without any additional treatment. He is post-RP but had PSA persistence, PSA has risen over the last 3 tests, positive surgical margins, bladder neck invasion and perineural invasion. His provider recommended ADT and radiation. He said he feels fine and doesn’t want to endure the side effects of the medicine. Despite our concerns and the risk of progression to stage 4, he wants to pray and wait. He said he will accept God’s will for his life. I suspect he is waiting for God to heal him. He is otherwise relatively healthy, active and working. Any advice?

[Hidden in reply to inhaleexhalerepeat]

We all can understand his thinking . He feels fine now! That’s fantastic but APC is an aggressive bastard if left uncontrolled . My advice is standard of care for hm to do what the doc says now . No waiting around . Things can get aggressively worse ..we all suffer from treatments . I too claim JC as my lord and savior. But unless he’s ready to go I’d get treatments ASAP . End stage APC is no joke . Nobody wants to go there . God bless you all . My dad had an RP and 18 months later passed from the heart .He was not 71.. So Cherish him . With love we can endure much . I am sorry he’s faced with such a choice . Personally I think that a true Christian doesn’t fear death . Sounds like your father . I owe it to my sweet wife to do all in the medical powers to hang on as long as possible . I don’t want to leave her side . Enforce your love for Father .. let him know you want him to beat this ! I See that it is very common for this to happen after an RP . 🙏❤️

[dadzone43]

"Giving up"? No. You did everything. Including accepting your own --not others' -- truth.

[MateoBeach]

Beautiful Jim. Some ten years ago a young neighbor from a Christian family asked about my cancer journey and asked me a very impactful question: “Are you willing to accept a miracle?” I considered it carefully and replied “Yes.” It has been such a miraculous journey ever since that moment. We were at the beachside pool at my 2nd home here in Cabo. Will never forget the kindness and wisdom from a young heart.

[j-o-h-n]

I outrank you all............. I was a USO commando.............

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Monday 11/22/2021 10:13 PM EST - President JFK assassinated in 1963

[SPEEDYX in reply to j-o-h-n]

Sorry I was Captain Hook in Peter Pan

[j-o-h-n in reply to SPEEDYX]

Sorry Capitain.....I forgot......... and you better not forget, do not scratch your balls the first thing when you get out bed in the morning.....

Peanut butter captain......

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Monday 11/22/2021 10:48 PM EST - JFK assassinated in 1963

[SPEEDYX in reply to j-o-h-n]

You'll always be there to remind me!

[j-o-h-n in reply to SPEEDYX]

Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally recorded as a demo by Dionne Warwick in 1963.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Monday 11/22/2021 11:01 PM EST - JFK assassinated in 1963

[gamemaster34]

Praying for you.