Bad News

[Piper]

I got some awful news from a good friend of mine last night. He had been having some awful headaches and dizzy spells for some time and it took a seizure at work (he is a K9 officer) for him to go to the doctor and get tested. It turns out he has a malignant brain tumor that cannot be operated on. I can't remember the exact medical name, (not that it matters anyway).

He tells me that he has started radiation treatment but is not sure about the chemo. He figures even with the chemo, he has maybe three years, why feel sick and icky?

I am so angry about this...Chris is one of the nicest persons you'd ever meet. A great police officer and a good friend. His last day of work is August 2nd. It breaks my heart because it is a job that he loves and one that he is good at.

I don't know why I'm telling you all this, I don't want you all to tell me that you are sorry or whatever...(is that mean?). Just please, take the time to enjoy life...hug your spouse/BF/GF tonight and tell them you love him or her. Take your kids somewhere fun and be a kid yourself. Say the things you've been meaning to say.

For some reason, I thought I'd feel better posting this, I still feel like I've been struck in the stomach. :(

[Snoopy1]

Sometimes it helps to talk to someone even if there is nothing the person can do. I have never been in your situation so I can't come up with any comforting words. Some people are good at that, but I'm not one of them.

[jellybean40]

well, sometimes it just helps to get it out. life is not fair...the older i get, the more i realize that. but we also have to go on because hey that's the way it is.

i'm waiting for my sister to get back from Colorado, where she had to tell her daughter that she has inoperable and incurable bone cancer (she had breast cancer 14 years ago). so i can relate to how your stomach is feeling, i just want to hear from my sis on how they made out. my niece just had her second baby, and my sister wanted to wait til she could go there in person...she's known for a few months.

nobody ever knows when life will end, and i do try to enjoy mine every day, and find happiness in even the smallest thing.

[kateykakes]

Piper,

I know this is something we talked about recently, and you know how I feel. Words just can't express how sorry and sad I feel for both of you.

I'm here if you need me. I'm only a keystroke away, a phone call away, a plane ride away.

I love ya, sista.

kk

[Mitzi]

Piper,
I am so sorry. But I SWEAR by the Mayo Clinic. My sons benign brain tumor was diagnosed for 2 years as a cyst. We have the Mayo Clinic a mile down trhe road (long story as to why I didn't take him right away) and they also said it was a cyst but a neurosurgeon felt he could safely get it off my sons brain.
He did but they have been unable to stop his seizures. I know they will tho. If he can get there, they will go through him with a fine tooth comb. His case will be put up for review among all neurologsts and neurosurgeons in the clinic.
Tell him to get moving....You have to move fast...Don't put things off. Tell him he MUST TAKE CHARGE. Never give up hope, ever.
I will be praying for him. But I honestly do swear by the Mayo Clinic. My son would be a lot worse off then he is if we had not done this.
A friends of mines sister ws in the final stages of cancer when they took her. They could do nothing to save her but they made her so much more comfortable.
Pleae let us know how he is doing. Tell him to NOT GIVE UP. YOU NEVER GIVE UP. There are al kinds of new things out there. Get to looking on the Internet.
The Mayo could possibly save his life. I hope he will consider it.

[ 07-14-2002: Message edited by: Mitzi ]

[Blonde Heat]

I have a problem with the whole radiation thing. After the problems my mom went thru doing the radiation instead of the chemo. I would suggest chemo and screw the radiation period. She was given radiation and it basically cooked her. She was a tissue and organ donor and when they went in to remove tissue. There was not one piece of tissue or organ usable. She was so cooked that her intestines and stomach were fried beyond belief. It was not her cancer that finally did her in it was the radiation i think. I would suggest your friend get lots of opinions about the options he has. Sorry to hear about your friend piper.