my situation

[Guest guest]

Hello all!

My name is m Ayub and I am happy to be welcomed into your group. I

really do need the support right now, so your title is very fitting. =)

My uncle found he had colon cancer last July and had surgery for 7 hours to

have the cancer and some lymph nodes removed, but refused to have

chemotherapy and went on about his life till just this last month, when he

visited and looked very sickly and could not walk. Turns out the cancer had

spread to his liver, kidneys and all his bones. He is now in the hospital,

and what once was a prognosis of two years with chemo and radiation has

slowly gone down to one year and now the most is two months. I am looking

everywhere for hope and trying to read everything I can on this disease (I

myself have diabetes, which is manageable) in the hopes I can save my uncle

or help him live as long as the longest prognosis, but since he is in San

Fran right now and I am in Seattle (we are going down there early next week)

I am afraid I won't get there in time to even say goodbye. Is there any hope

for colon cancer patients at this stage? It's in his hip and he can't even

walk, but won't get the surgery for the pin. He is very stubborn and seems

to not care to take care of himself or his life (it's been his way for most

of the time I have known him). I want to have some hope or maybe know of

something that you all, as cancer survivors can tell me. Thank you so much

for listening to me.

m

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[Guest guest]

Ms. Ayub,

Sorry to hear about your uncle and his current situation. A

lot of people say that attitude won't cure cancer, and they are

probably right, if it's attitude in and of itself. At the same

time, a bad attitude will not make anything better, so frankly, I

think if you want to help him, you are going to have to find a way

to get his spirit up.

I have read that up to 50% of cancer patients and survivors

suffer from clinical depression, which is due to bad chemistry and

which can be very effectively treated with medication. It seems to

me that this might be the case with your uncle. Maybe you or

another family member can convince him to see a doctor about this

and at least try the medication. Maybe it will move him to try more

therapy, if such is appropriate or boost his spirits so that he more

enjoy the future.

Joe

> Hello all!

> My name is m Ayub and I am happy to be welcomed into your

group. I

> really do need the support right now, so your title is very

fitting. =)

>

> My uncle found he had colon cancer last July and had surgery for 7

hours to

> have the cancer and some lymph nodes removed, but refused to have

> chemotherapy and went on about his life till just this last month,

when he

> visited and looked very sickly and could not walk. Turns out the

cancer had

> spread to his liver, kidneys and all his bones. He is now in the

hospital,

> and what once was a prognosis of two years with chemo and

radiation has

> slowly gone down to one year and now the most is two months. I am

looking

> everywhere for hope and trying to read everything I can on this

disease (I

> myself have diabetes, which is manageable) in the hopes I can save

my uncle

> or help him live as long as the longest prognosis, but since he is

in San

> Fran right now and I am in Seattle (we are going down there early

next week)

> I am afraid I won't get there in time to even say goodbye. Is

there any hope

> for colon cancer patients at this stage? It's in his hip and he

can't even

> walk, but won't get the surgery for the pin. He is very stubborn

and seems

> to not care to take care of himself or his life (it's been his way

for most

> of the time I have known him). I want to have some hope or maybe

know of

> something that you all, as cancer survivors can tell me. Thank you

so much

> for listening to me.

>

> m

>

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