[Dragaera] sad sf-related news

[Mark Landin]

Jay I'm sincerely sorry that I offended you or anyone else. It was
certainly not my intent.

On Friday, April 5, 2013, Jay Smith wrote:

> "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!"
> > for more madness, enter Hitherby Dragons: http://rebecca.hitherby.com
> >
> > Come, join the mad scientists' chorus:)
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Israfilk
> >
> >
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> >    1. sad sf-related news (Philip Hart)
> >    2. Re: sad sf-related news (Mark Landin)
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> > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 13:30:28 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu>
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> > Subject: [Dragaera] sad sf-related news
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> http://www.iain-banks.net/2013/04/03/a-personal-statement-from-iain-banks/
> >
> > Banks's _The Crow Road_ is one of my favorite bildungsromane.
> >
> >
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> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:18:49 -0500
> > From: Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com>
> > To: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu>
> > Cc: "dragaera at lists.dragaera.info" <dragaera at lists.dragaera.info>
>


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