justin case wrote:I know one thing for sure! I have never heard of anyone intentionally overdosing on xeloda Think how shitty that would be just in case it didn't work
Michael
Laurettas wrote:People have the choice, I will say it again and again. The means for suicide are readily available without having to involve the medical profession.
Laurettas wrote: I could explain the value in suffering but that requires some religious conversation and I don't know that this is the appropriate place. The suffering in life I have experienced has many times put things in proper perspective for me. I realize what is important and what is not.
canadiandaughter wrote:
Kenny and Anna, I don't think it is fair to brand all of us non patients by a few that have pissed you off..
stu wrote:Well Kenny and Ann that is certainly laying your cards on the table and I would not for one minute want to cause anyone one while dealing with such a difficult diagnosis.any additional problems by being here.I came here and learnt much . However I shall opt out and respectfully request to have my account closed.
I wish everyone well but discussions can be carried out with respect.
Helen wrote:I remain a daily reader just don't often feel like i should participate as much
kennyt-wisted wrote:I think the thread title should be changed.
Britanny may not have appreciated this.
bitchslapped wrote:stu wrote:Well Kenny and Ann that is certainly laying your cards on the table and I would not for one minute want to cause anyone one while dealing with such a difficult diagnosis.any additional problems by being here.I came here and learnt much . However I shall opt out and respectfully request to have my account closed.
I wish everyone well but discussions can be carried out with respect.
I hope you don't do that Stu. Let people speak their mind straight up, though can be hurtful & demeaning, distasteful to read, @ least one knows what they're dealing with. Diversity makes up the fabric of society, but when statements begin with "YOU" said this or "YOU" did that, it's going to turn sour in a hurry.Helen wrote:I remain a daily reader just don't often feel like i should participate as much
And why is that Helen? Do you not feel that you still have something to offer; that you don't "belong" anymore, though you are reading daily? I hope that is not the case because I'm sure you have insight & compassion to offer. Makes me sad you feel that way. And yes, Helen, there are those (as my DH) whose liver was only able to metabolize approx 10% of the pain meds administered, the suffering is incomprehensible. There was NO GOOD that I could pull from that, but not for ME to understand. I HAD to believe in a greater purpose to make sense of it all.
Then we have the Stage IV'ers who have it worse than the Stage III'ers, who have it worse than the Stage II'ers, who have it worse than the Stage I'ers, who have it worse than the Caregivers...or do they if it is a caregiver of a Stage IV'er, & so on.
Then I think of Veteran's Day coming up here in the United States Nov. 11 in honor of our veterans. I wonder how many think of the other: "You may have been in the foxhole firing away covering my ass, but you never took a bullet. Or you may have taken a bullet, but you never had your arms & legs blown off. Or you may have taken a bullet, or had your limbs blown off, but you never spent 7 years of starvation & torture in a POW camp." Then, of course, there are those that never made it back alive to say anything at all.
Does it really serve the greater good to keep score?
So to everybody on Colon Talk who offers what they have to give to one another, whether it be wisdom, knowledge, experience, Prayer, sense of humor. It all makes a difference to any given individual in the variety offered here...a little something for everyone...all makes up what CT is IMHO. To those who share their personal, painful journeys so others may benefit; I personally thank you. To those who send their prayers & truly mean it, I thank you. To those who offer up their unique perspective, their compassion, I thank you. Lastly, but not least by any means, to those that offer up their sense of humor to help us forget our troubles (& theirs) for a moment, I thank you.
As far as the opinion (like a**holes, everybody's got one; well, maybe not on this site) this site should be for patients only, then I want to grab some emails pretty quickly. So these are my thoughts written down. We'll see if I hit the "load" button.kennyt-wisted wrote:I think the thread title should be changed.
Britanny may not have appreciated this.
Certainly not, nor her family. 100% agree w/you. It started out with goodwill, took a downward spiral.
Bitchslapped
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