tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post766904149920876069..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: The C - Word: Life's Funny Like ThatBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-14644285835839224052008-11-18T09:33:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:33:00.000-06:00Bob - well. Now you've made me cry. Again. It is w...Bob - well. Now you've made me cry. Again. It is what it is. I always find that it's best to stare straight into the eyes of the thing, and take stock of your enemy. What I've discovered is that I don't know shit about cancer either, and I'm learning as fast as I can. I have a bad, bad feeling as well, but you can only go from where you are. I wish that I'd have argued. I wish that I'd have Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-42982848515794329122008-11-11T09:58:00.000-06:002008-11-11T09:58:00.000-06:00Sharon, I absolutely agree with you. The trouble ...Sharon, I absolutely agree with you. The trouble is, doctors pretend that they know "something" about cancer, when in reality they know NOTHING. It is this arrogance that pisses me off. Then, if you even *try* to question them, they act like THEY are the expert and you just need to listen to them.<BR/><BR/>I make this vow: Should it ever come to it (God forbid!), I will never go through what Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-54261943913114550922008-11-09T12:33:00.000-06:002008-11-09T12:33:00.000-06:00Cancer is vicious, cancer is ugly and Cancer, some...Cancer is vicious, cancer is ugly and Cancer, sometimes, can be beat. But anyone who has had it knows you must be "cancer free" for 5 years before they will say you have licked it. Heck, even then it reappears. So, it's not just the doctors. They try hard but they are dealing with something that has been around for a long, long time and has fooled everyone.<BR/>My daughter died at 35 of Guanaja Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988022509539015923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-28806719194186820202008-11-03T17:06:00.000-06:002008-11-03T17:06:00.000-06:00And, they are only "Practicing Medicine"!The only ...And, they are only "Practicing Medicine"!<BR/><BR/>The only thing they know *Shit* about billing you to death.<BR/><BR/>As a child I watched my father go through it all as a young man. He died at 32 years old.<BR/><BR/>I made up my mind then, not going through it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624036967811753781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-42164190630041869702008-11-01T21:01:00.000-05:002008-11-01T21:01:00.000-05:00It pays to remember that fifty percent of M.D.'s g...It pays to remember that fifty percent of M.D.'s graduate in the bottom half of the class.Hal Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-82442948852077434362008-11-01T20:41:00.000-05:002008-11-01T20:41:00.000-05:00Me too -- love Debby's blog. I get teary eyed lau...Me too -- love Debby's blog. I get teary eyed laughing AND crying. And our friend Michael is right; if anyone can beat it, she can.<BR/><BR/>My dad had throat cancer similar to your dad, but had a better result. Was able to have only 1/2 his voice box removed and lived 30 years afterward.<BR/><BR/>Mom, however, had a different result with breast cancer. She died six months after her diagnosis.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-83896749010235516472008-11-01T19:48:00.000-05:002008-11-01T19:48:00.000-05:00Cancer don't know shit about Debby yet, either!I a...Cancer don't know shit about Debby yet, either!<BR/><BR/>I agree with your opinion about her blog -- it's one of my favorites.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.com