[Dragaera] sad sf-related news

[Jay Smith]

"Can't imagine cancer could be that developed
without symptoms early on."

You know, I don't often contribute to this list, and I would have preferred
you not contribute as well.  As a terminal cancer patient with months to
live myself I can tell you it doesn't always work this way.  I had zero
signs of the recurrence of my cancer.  I had been cancer free for 10
years.  In mid December 2011, I got a cold, a normal cold.  But I never
started feeling better.

So I went to the hospital, and found the cancer that had been gone for 10
years now had massively invaded my lungs (I had full body scans in June of
11 and there was nothing).  There were no symptoms.  I had a good life, I
was in decent shape, rode bikes all the time, did all sorts of crazy things
and then bam... you've got cancer.

It was treated both conventionally and experimentally until December of
2012, at which point, the best option for me was Hospice care.

I'm glad you think there is some kind of magical keeping on top of your
health health that lets you know when you have cancer in your internal
organs, but you are wrong, and you should shut up with the medical crap you
likely no nothing about.

Jay


On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Opher Lubzens <flash119is at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >That's depressing. I really like Banks' work. It's a reminder to everyone
> >to keep on top if your health. Can't imagine cancer could be that
> developed
> >without symptoms early on.
>
> From his description the only symptom before the jaundice(which led to the
> cancer discovery) was a sore back. As someone who works on a computer a
> lot, I can tell you sore back is almost always a matter of bad posture
> while working(i.e. muscles complaining), and a known professional risk,
> much like carpal tunnel. So it's understandable why he didn't even bother
> to contact his physician about it.
>
> Opher Lubzens
>
> "I beat Sauron!" shouts Frodo. "I shouldn't have to fight a giant monkey!"
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> http://www.iain-banks.net/2013/04/03/a-personal-statement-from-iain-banks/
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> Banks's _The Crow Road_ is one of my favorite bildungsromane.
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> That's depressing. I really like Banks' work. It's a reminder to everyone
> to keep on top if your health. Can't imagine cancer could be that developed
> without symptoms early on.
>
> Is "Quarry" a Culture novel?
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> On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Philip Hart wrote:
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