I just lost someone I Love to Cancer

gears · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:12 pm Post subject:

Next month will mark 10 years since we lost our son to bone cancer. The guts he displayed through the worst pain imaginable, while facing the inevitable, was a life changing lesson for our family.
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16CVs · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:39 pm Post subject:

My Mother lost her battle to Cancer, she actually died from an infection from a sore due to her weakened immune system from Chemo.
She was 84 years old and spent only 3 days with Hospice at home with my father.
They were married for 64 years and had a deep respect and love for each other.
Her battle was 2 1/2 years and went down hill quickly in 3 weeks, she is in a better place and will always be in my heart and all she knew. My father will have the hardest time with it but we'll help him through.
Life is precious, enjoy it.

Stacy
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crukab · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:30 am Post subject:

Sorry for your loss Stacy, this will be a very tough part in your life. I have gone from tears daily, to 4 four times a week, now it just comes in waves, knocks me down, but thinking of my Dad helps in so many ways.
Hang in there.
Tom
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nsracing · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:07 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear of your dad, Tom. At least you got to know your dad. Mine passed when he was only 38 yr... I was in 4th grade.

I have a close friend lose a fight to cancer too lately. We were at bedside to see her go.

When it was a 'spot' and taken care of the first time, there should have been follow ups to check your dad's 'markers', were there not? The markers are watched for so they will indicate if it ever comes back -if at all.

My friend kept it to herself when her markers showed up. I guess she got tired of fighting. But it was a brave fight.

But when it did come and several places have them -that is what is called a 'mets' or metastases.

Take care, man.

crukab · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:31 pm Post subject:

16CVs · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:58 pm Post subject: My Mom's Serivce

At my Mom's service today ,there was a collage of photos from my Mom's life.

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nice dad · Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject:

Wow Tom that hits close to home. I was diagnosed with Melanoma in 2006. They removed it from my left cheek. It was caught at an early enough stage (in-situ) so they were able to hack it out. Have to go in every six months to get my whole body checked. Scary shit.

My Dad is currently fighting Lymphoma.

Cancer sucks.

Looks like you have many great memories.
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youngnstudly · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:27 pm Post subject:

I rarely visit this part of the forum, but I figured today would be a good day to recognize the 18th anniversary of my Mother's passing. After a long 10 year battle she passed away at around 3:30pm on this day in 1997, just shy of 44 years old. Being 13 years old at the time, I never thought that this funeral notice would be completely intact and stored 6" from the clock radio on my headboard 18 years later:

On the plus side, less than 2 months from now I will be celebrating the 10 year milestone since I was diagnosed with the same hereditary cancer and chromosome mutation...and two days after that I turn 32. Kinda crazy when I stop and actually take a second to process it all.

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richierich · Samba Member Joined: December 23, 2004 Posts: 889

Tom, I'm really sorry to hear of your loss. Your Dad will always be with you - never forget that.

I lost my wonderful Mum in 2008 to lung cancer - she was 54 years old. The strength she showed throughout I just couldnt comprehend. Personally, I dont know if you ever truly get over these things rather, just learn to live with them a little easier as time goes by maybe.

Take care of yourself Tom.
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Tram · Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 12:21 pm Post subject:

I may be facing this soon as well.

When my dad was a boy he got a case of ringworm on his head. In those days, the treatment was shaving the patient's head and radiation.

Now 77, he has multiple myeloma, and has had it about seven years. he's been told this is a direct result of his childhood experience.

Just found out yesterday that after years of remission it's suddenly gotten very aggressive. My dad always puts a positive spin on everything but my mom got on the phone and informed me that this is pretty serious now. they're doing IV chemo next week and a follow up a couple weeks later.

A few weeks ago, my dad fell down the basement steps. He caught himself on the banisters but wrenched something in his upper back. The next day he planted a bunch of trees in the back yard. Rolling Eyes

his pain got worse and worse, but in spite of that decided to go ahead with a two week Western US tour with an aunt and uncle including a visit here with us in Oregon.

I never saw my dad looking so bad. It was a shock. He found out- after he got back- that he's got four cracked vertebrae. They wanted to do fusion but they can't because of his anemia that's a result of the myeloma.

here's a guy that's always been the baddest of badasses- football scholarship for college, weightlifter, runner... my last visit there two years ago he chopped and split a cord of fire wood by hand, loaded it up in the pickup, brought it home like he was anything but 75 years old. He was still working up till this spring, too.

Cancer sucks. Crying or Very sad

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a.wilson · Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 2:28 pm Post subject:

Shit man, sorry to hear that, tram!
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sunbuggirl · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject: So sorry :(

I'm so sorry to hear of all your losses... I'm new to this site, just joined today. my dad passed away last month from brain cancer and I miss him so much. I was surprised to see all these different random topics on this page and started clicking through and came across this one.

My dad and I got a 1974 super beetle sun bug way back when I was 15 and were slowly restoring it together. Well, I had the bright idea to join the Army when I turned 18 and left; went to Iraq and Afghanistan and all that fun stuff. Over the years we always worked on it together; he showed me how to weld and all sorts of other things. It was always our thing, our car. Well he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013 and passed away last month. Earlier this year I took the car to Olsen's VW in Tampa to have it finished up. Well it'll be done next month and I hate that he wasn't able to see it done. I'm kind of scared to go pick it up without him Crying or Very sad

He was such a great guy, the best person I've ever known, kind to everybody and was such a sweet and caring dad, I miss him so much

sorry for all the rambling :/ cancer SUCKS

Here's a picture of us before I took it to Tampa to finish the resto.

wcfvw69 · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:58 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear you lost your father. It has to be tough, especially with him not being able to see you pick up your completed bug. I bet he'll be there in spirit and be proud of you for getting it all finished up and on the road.

Welcome to The Samba and post pictures of your baby when you get it back.

P.S., thank you for your service. Very Happy

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Glenn · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:32 am Post subject:

My future daughter-in-law just lost her dad. It was a long fight and he had multiple cancers.
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babysnakes · Samba Member Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7106

My sister is a cancer survivor twice. However I lost my father to lung cancer this past June. He was diagnosed in May. 5 weeks and he was gone. It was just horrible. Fuck cancer!

crukab

So Thanksgiving weekend @ my Folks house, my son bought my Dad's last Hot Rod, dad was a Gear head in North Jersey in the 1950s, taught us all how to wrench on cars, as I taught my kids.
So my son bought Dad's 2000 Ford F350 SuperDuty Diesel, 7.3 5 spd 2wd truck, it is a BEAST, you can tow a freaken house w/it !! My son was pumped, he is an Engineer, as was my Dad, he has many memories of cruising to the N.J. beach in it ( he was 12 when my Pops bought it) He is really happy to have a Auto heratige iteam from his Grandad. So this will go well w/ his Audi A5 coupe, a 1980 Rabbit Diesel truck, and a '92 Corrado that he put a TDI in, his girlfriend said he's just like his Dad... Embarassed

I still get hit w/waves of emotion, but I just think it means Dad is still here w/ me.
We have done a ton of work at the Family homestead, new Oil Tank, new Roof, cleared out the cellar & painted it, sort thru the attic, tons of Scout things donated, tools stored & shared w/ the family as needed, yearly leaf raking/removal, one of his former Scouts plows the driveway for my Mom,will not take any $$, had a guy resurface the Chimney top, another took down some trees, both former Scouts, again, no charge. It strikes me that before he passed, he never asked for help, but now I fell w/ should offered it more often ??

Hug The ones you LOVE.
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My Pops:
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I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....

In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI Smile

'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon

mark tucker

I had it for years befor being diagnosed,and then the real effing started.it was the scaming lieing useless drs that effed up me. Im almost useless now days.but my mind is still racing and building everything.I try to keep up but cant.so now I only do my own stuff.,I can no longer do any of my V8 car stuff,it all needs to go. it's even getting hard to do my aircooled stuff at times. it is what it is and Im still hear and have a awesome wife,all my stuff is paid for(homes,cars toys etc) the thing that keept me alive was my last kid 5 year old daughter who turn 21 on the 18th, we did everything togeather thus the well over 100000 miles on my bug in about 8 years,. and she will come home from athens to see me for christmass.the best gift I ever got in my life....well all my kids and the wife too. I nolonger race but I have the pics,trophy's and memory's&uniform.and machines in my shop out back(fully heated &cooled,kitchen,bathroom,porting room with filteration suckers, So... Im good to go......sort of. I did loose my dad back in august.that was hard.

borninabus

my father in law, yesterday, to lymphoma.
diagnosed 3 weeks ago.
we love you, Steve!
Crying or Very sad

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My sincere condolences to everyone above and all the people that will be posting here to come.

I buried a few good people to this cruel disease and it is unfair.

Wishing good health to all of us

Willy


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