The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

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Sharon Brent
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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby Sharon Brent » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:11 am

Dear Frenchie,

you have heard enough sorries and it will be ok, so I will give you a bit of candid practical advise.

Get your boxing gloves on and get ready for a fight, punch your way through to Summer and enjoy all the happy days ahead.

The Grim Reaper better ready for a Bloody nose and some broken bones, sending you, Love kisses and enough strength to fight on my friend :)

Tell the Grim Reaper to F*#@ OFF !!!!!

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Children 5 & 1
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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby Lee » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:25 pm

Sharon Brent wrote:Tell the Grim Reaper to F*#@ OFF !!!!!

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Agree!!!

Glad your home from hospital. Hope you have an awesome summer.

Lee
rectal cancer - April 2004
46 yrs old at diagnoses
stage III C - 6/13 lymph positive
radiation - 6 weeks
surgery - August 2004/hernia repair 2014
permanent colostomy
chemo - FOLFOX
NED - 16 years and counting!

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby Delinda2 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:41 pm

We are with you Frenchie. Enjoy those hot summer nights! XXOXO, Delinda
63 yrs,wife & mom
4/14 dx colon cancer,3C,9/22 nodes
Lymphatic,venous,&perineural invasion
<1cm margin,poorly differentiated
6/14 colostomy take down
7/14 FOLFOX w/9 Nulasta shots
2/16 dx new primary of sigmoid colon
6/16 surgery-rescection on sigmoid, total hysterectomy, temp ileo, stage 4
"I AM the storm."

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby peanut_8 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:33 pm

I really like Sharon's take on your situation Frenchie.

How Jonny Cash greeted the Grim Reaper. He reminds me of you.

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MSS
April 14, 28 chemo/rad with Xeloda
June 14 adjuvant Xeloda 6 rounds
currently NED

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby elise » Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:58 pm

Move to BC and you'll see summer in no time! But I suggest staying in Alberta and just kicking some butt!!
2012
Feb - Stage 2 (T3 N0 M0) CC @ 30
Mar - R hemicolectomy, 18 LN
May-Nov 6 - Chemo (8 Xeloda)
2013
Feb - NED
2014
Feb - NED
May - Stage 4 - 1 liver met @ 32
Jun - Liver resection
Oct - CLEAN SCAN
Aug-Jan - FOLFOX 5 rounds, 5FU X 6
2015
Ap, Oct - NED
2016
Mar - NED

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby WifeOfMike » Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:06 pm

Hey Frenchie,

You have been beating the odds your entire journey.....Keep on truckin' brother, on the right side of the grass
Wishing you a Speedy recovery and lots of sunshine days headed your way
MUCH love,
Vicki,
Bad Ass WIFE
Hubs: CRC IVA,T3, N0, M1A
Resect/LN Mets 10/12
Folfox4/Avastin 11/12-5/13
Folfiri/Erbitux 6/13-10/13
Stivarga 12/13-4/14
Trial 4/14-/14
Trial 8/14-11/14
HOME Hospice 11/17/14
Guardian Angel 1/1/15
Cost of HOPE? PRICELESS

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby bitchslapped » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:18 pm

Was wondering what you have been up to lately. Now we see...no good. But you're staying true to form Frenchie, I'll give you that. That's encouraging. But no s%#t Sherlock, you are one tough cowboy. I'm sure that surgery was less than pleasant. I still have jokes for your old thread I haven't gotten around to yet.

justin case wrote:I just turned 59, and if the reaper takes a swipe, I'll lead with a lime, and have a gin and tonic, with the halves he was so gracious to cut. If I'm sorry for anything, it's because I wasn't available to have some good times with you. I love your candid repugnance
Bro Nut


I'll pass on the gin, Bro Nut, but will raise you a margarita. We're not waiting for the Reaper. Frenchie, what are ya having? Let's lift our glasses & Cheers to summer & beyond (& not THAT Beyond. No pun intended).
Anyone else joining us? Name your poison! :)

BS
DSS,35YO,unresect mCRC DX 7/'14,lvr,LN,peri,rib
FOLFOX+Avstn 4 Rnds d/c 10/'14
Stent 9/'14
FOLFIRI+Avstn 10/'14
Gone From My Sight 2/20/15
Me:garden variety polyps + precancerous polyp, diverticulitis
Carergver x2 DH,DM dbl occupancy,'03-'10
DH dx 47YO mCRC,'04-'07, lvr, billiary tree fried x HAI
DM dx CC 85YO,CC,CHF,stroke,dementia,aphasia

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby canadiandaughter » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:22 pm

Rum cream for me, cheers to Frenchie!!! The weather here is starting to feel like spring, snow is melting, supposed to be 16C soon, so summer isnt far away!!!
DD to 81 year old father
dx 24/07/14 iv cc mets liver/lung
folifiri started 19/07/14
shrinkage of all mets
growth in the liver,started folfox/avastin 80% 13/01/16
reduced to 70% due to side effects 27/01/16
First scan on folfox shows shrinkage in lungs, but liver just stable
6 rounds of vectibix-fail. 3cm growth and new spots showing Waiting for panel recommendations
At peace January 8, 2017

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby WifeOfMike » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:44 pm

I will toast you with either a Cadillac Margarita (no salt) or a glass of Beringer White Zinfandel (why it is really Pink, is beyond common sense, LOL).
Depends on which day you happen to catch me! :mrgreen: :lol:
Hugs to everyone & a special hug to our dear friend Frenchie!
Vicki
Bad Ass WIFE
Hubs: CRC IVA,T3, N0, M1A
Resect/LN Mets 10/12
Folfox4/Avastin 11/12-5/13
Folfiri/Erbitux 6/13-10/13
Stivarga 12/13-4/14
Trial 4/14-/14
Trial 8/14-11/14
HOME Hospice 11/17/14
Guardian Angel 1/1/15
Cost of HOPE? PRICELESS

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby Frenchie's Wife » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:55 am

Thanks for the support guys. Your awesome!
I am now experiencing cancer pain for the first time since my journey began over 5 years ago. I consider myself very lucky that it held off this long.
I had the nurses in stitches laughing at my antics during my last hospital stay. I got to use a lot of my zingers on them and my fellow patients. So much so that I had trouble getting taken seriously at times.
I am going to try and use the picture of the fellow giving the finger to the grim reaper as my screen saver on my I pad and I phone. This picture says it all in a nutshell. I love it !!
Caregiver to DH 59 yr, male, Stage IV at Dx
Dx Sept 2009
Liver,bladder mets, 5 surgeries
Lots of chemo
Inoperable lung mets nov 2013
Stopped all treatments in February 2014 due to QOL issues
I am in God's hands now !!
Feb 2015 - too many new mets to count !
At peace July 9, 2017

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby bitchslapped » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:30 am

Frenchie wrote:I am now experiencing cancer pain for the first time since my journey began over 5 years ago. I consider myself very lucky that it held off this long.


What??? You're not drinking w/us?! Really??? With that positive attitude I took you for a guy w/a glass always half full. Full of what? Thought you were a whiskey man.

I'm going to raise my glass again & toast to a continuing high pain thresh hold for Frenchie, of which you have apparently been experiencing all along. Only this time, as in the lady in the classic restaurant scene from the movie When Harry Met Sally: "I'll Have What She's Having":

WifeOfMike wrote:I will toast you with either a Cadillac Margarita (no salt)


So my 2nd drink, I'll upgrade to the Cadillac Margarita, I'll take the salt Sister Vicki doesn't want & a slice of Brother Nut's lime.

No rum for me cd. I don't mix drinks & not rum.

Warning: My limit is about 4...things get REALLY fun half way through drink #3... just sayin. :D :mrgreen:

AND I'll 2nd those Hugs from sister Vicki...at least on drink #2. Let's hope we don't get to #4...there may be some groping involved. Not likely, but @ my age, I wouldn't rule anything out. :oops:

BS
DSS,35YO,unresect mCRC DX 7/'14,lvr,LN,peri,rib
FOLFOX+Avstn 4 Rnds d/c 10/'14
Stent 9/'14
FOLFIRI+Avstn 10/'14
Gone From My Sight 2/20/15
Me:garden variety polyps + precancerous polyp, diverticulitis
Carergver x2 DH,DM dbl occupancy,'03-'10
DH dx 47YO mCRC,'04-'07, lvr, billiary tree fried x HAI
DM dx CC 85YO,CC,CHF,stroke,dementia,aphasia

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby WifeOfMike » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:37 pm

I will bring fresh limes and make fresh guacamole from my avocado trees. This may be the party of the century :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen: :lol:
I have always been a light-weight drinker, and in the last couple of years have had Maybe 1-2 drinks per week IF we went out to eat.
However I am breaking my own rules and have now had a glass or two every night. SO, when we all get together- I have no idea where my limit or tolerance may be
Just saying...... no promises that I will behave, will not be laughing my ass off, or dancing around with a lamp shade on my head on top of a table
and if I am being honest here- I once saw my hubby do just that :mrgreen: 8)

Hugs to all, as I lift my glass high in a toast to some of the best friends I have ever had
For the patients, caregivers, and all that have flown to a better place
Sister Vicki
Bad Ass WIFE
Hubs: CRC IVA,T3, N0, M1A
Resect/LN Mets 10/12
Folfox4/Avastin 11/12-5/13
Folfiri/Erbitux 6/13-10/13
Stivarga 12/13-4/14
Trial 4/14-/14
Trial 8/14-11/14
HOME Hospice 11/17/14
Guardian Angel 1/1/15
Cost of HOPE? PRICELESS

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby exaussie » Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:41 pm

Hahaha love this thread

Here's a song for the party

http://youtu.be/NG2ci9CyiwI
DS 26 yrs old diagnosed 6/13 T3N2aM1b
Resection 6/13
6 rounds chemo folfax
12/13 Fissure
hernia surgery 12/13
5 months break
Maintenance chemo 3/14
Crazy growth. Liver failing. Folfox and vectibex 7-29-14
Chemo failure Hospice 8/26
Left us 8/28

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby bitchslapped » Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:07 pm

Maybe for the boys exaussie. For me, I've been fairly tame all my life, so if I get through #4 @ this stage of the game I'm telling the DJ to spin Supermassive Black Hole by Muse. Throw me a pole & then call the EMT's for a stretcher. :shock: :twisted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiSaAGB3Ng

BS
DSS,35YO,unresect mCRC DX 7/'14,lvr,LN,peri,rib
FOLFOX+Avstn 4 Rnds d/c 10/'14
Stent 9/'14
FOLFIRI+Avstn 10/'14
Gone From My Sight 2/20/15
Me:garden variety polyps + precancerous polyp, diverticulitis
Carergver x2 DH,DM dbl occupancy,'03-'10
DH dx 47YO mCRC,'04-'07, lvr, billiary tree fried x HAI
DM dx CC 85YO,CC,CHF,stroke,dementia,aphasia

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Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

Postby mrcytech » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:44 am

Duck, and cover!!! Hang in there buddy. You're in my thoughts.
Dx 12/12 Stage 3B sigmoid crc T3N1M0
2/13 resection w/ temp Iliost, port insert. Reversal 5/13.
6/13-12/13 Folfox 12 sessions. Oxi stopped @ session 4.
9/14 CT shows 1.2CM nodule on upper lobe of left lung.
3/15 wedge resection left lung (stage 1A lung cancer) no chemo.
9/16 CT/PET shows node activity (SUV 10.6), CEA extremely elevated. Mets from colon. Upgraded to stage 4.
11/16-4/17 Begin Folfiri w/Avastin 8 sessions.
4/19-9/19 endobronchial activity lung mets.
1/20 Stivarga (palliative).


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