belle032
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2011
Hi everyone,
I never paid much attention to this board until now, and am realizing what a great thing it is. If anyone could spare a prayer or positive thought and send it my family's way, it would be much appreciated.
My father has been battling prostate cancer for a year or so now. He had some tests done this past week and did not receive great results. He has already gone through chemo and now we are playing a waiting game to find out the next steps.
I have twin brothers, 21 years old and one has Down Syndrome. A few weeks ago, a tumor was discovered and he went in to surgery this past Friday to have it removed. Fast forward to yesterday. I got the news that he has an aggressive form of testicular cancer and it has spread to his lymph nodes in his abdomen. We have to wait for more tests to be done then he will undergo major surgery and chemo. On a positive note, this type of cancer is very treatable, but that depends on how much it has spread.
While I knew about my dad, my brother's diagnosis came out of left field. He is probably the one person in this world who doesn't deserve this. What's worse is there is simply no way to make him understand what is happening. He's 21, he had open heart surgery at 4 months old, he's special needs, and now he has cancer. I just don't understand the world sometimes.
Anyway, thank you so much for letting me vent. And again, any positive thoughts would be wonderful.
I never paid much attention to this board until now, and am realizing what a great thing it is. If anyone could spare a prayer or positive thought and send it my family's way, it would be much appreciated.
My father has been battling prostate cancer for a year or so now. He had some tests done this past week and did not receive great results. He has already gone through chemo and now we are playing a waiting game to find out the next steps.
I have twin brothers, 21 years old and one has Down Syndrome. A few weeks ago, a tumor was discovered and he went in to surgery this past Friday to have it removed. Fast forward to yesterday. I got the news that he has an aggressive form of testicular cancer and it has spread to his lymph nodes in his abdomen. We have to wait for more tests to be done then he will undergo major surgery and chemo. On a positive note, this type of cancer is very treatable, but that depends on how much it has spread.
While I knew about my dad, my brother's diagnosis came out of left field. He is probably the one person in this world who doesn't deserve this. What's worse is there is simply no way to make him understand what is happening. He's 21, he had open heart surgery at 4 months old, he's special needs, and now he has cancer. I just don't understand the world sometimes.
Anyway, thank you so much for letting me vent. And again, any positive thoughts would be wonderful.