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TRAILERKING


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That's right.......Before it's TOO late.

I was just told this morning by a friend of mine that he was diagnosed yesterday with colon cancer. He's only 48 years old.

Just keeps getting more depressing as the days go on.



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Hdrider


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I hear ya and best wishes to your friend.
The last few years I worked Diane kept telling me, slow down, start enjoying life and I just didn't want to listen thinking we need more, we need more, we need more. Then she got cancer and it really opened my eye's.
Once she went through everything and was cancer free we "Threw Caution To The Wind" (our blog title),sold everything and went on the road and have not looked back.
If we didn't save enough we can worry about that later but we will enjoy life until (if) that time does come.
Again we wish your friend the best of luck.

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While a diagnosis is always overwhelming, it is not a death sentence any longer. I'm a 22 year survivor of ovarian cancer. Treatments and early detection have made cancer unpleasant, but in most cases, survivable. Turn the news around and think he's lucky that they caught it and he can be treated and have many years remaining.

Barb



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Just hope it was caught soon enough. ....

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bjoyce


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My mother had colon cancer surgery when in her early 80s and is still with us at 95. Cancer is a word, not a sentence.



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bjoyce wrote:

My mother had colon cancer surgery when in her early 80s and is still with us at 95. Cancer is a word, not a sentence.

 LIKE that...



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My dad was diagnosed 10 yrs. before he died; but never done anything about it the first four year before his colostomy!!! I am happy I went on the RV Work camp/travel in 1998 at 47 Yrs. and seen and done the things I did before my heart attack March 30th 2012; and now Heart failure and COPD. I don't believe as a solo that I will ever gain the strength and stamina to be able to resume RVING; much less working. Didn't fulfill my bucket list as I would have liked. But heck I will turn 65 this July and did get 14 yrs of being mostly my own boss. LOL!

  Don't let it stop you unless it leaves you to weak and fatigued to be able to; but who knows what tomorrow holds!!

I still live the DREAM in my mind though!  



-- Edited by PIEERE on Wednesday 24th of February 2016 11:22:27 AM

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rodeojoe


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Agreed! We all need to invest in ourselves and our families because our time is limited. We don't know what the future holds or how much time we have. Making a plan NOW and not for SOMEDAY is essential to live life to the fullest.

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Well my friends cancer is quite bad. Stage IV Colon & Liver Cancer. Supposed get started on treatments. So lots of prayer and hope now.

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Coming his and your way with prayers, Bernie.

Terry



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Sending out love and prayers!

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Prayers for your friend; Bernie!!

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My friend and owner of the company I work for had pneumonia in November. There were some complications because he was also the recipient of a kidney transplant several years ago. He was getting around ok but never fully back to himself when just before Christmas suffered a serious heart attack. Apparently, his brain was starved for blood for a period before they revived him. He has now recovered to a mental age of about 3 years old. The doctors will not predict how much better he will get, if any. He envied me my plans to full time. Now he may never really retire himself. He is 57. Tomorrow isn't guaranteed, live for today.

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TRAILERKING


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That's bad news MarkS.....

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Prayers being sent for your friend.



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Prayers sent for your friend. Hope he can beat it.

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He has some spots on his liver to be diagnosed and treatments to start for the Stage IV Colon Cancer.
Fingers crossed and a lot of praying and hoping that can get it under control.

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