Well shit, cancer is back!

[leftofcool]

I was hoping that shitty lump in my neck was just a swelled gland. But no, it just had to be head and neck cancer. The good news is after I get through 7 weeks of radiation and chemo, the prognosis is really good. So here is the deal all of you latte sipping elitist Democrats, I may not post much starting Monday for a few weeks, but when I get back in late August, I better not see a Mayor Pete, Kamala Harris, Liz Warren, Julian Castro, Joe Biden/other Democrats bashing post. If I do, someone is going to feel my post chemo wrath. She who has cancer gets to make the rules and there will be blood!



Left of Cool who will be back to fight another day

[marybourg]

1. Good luck! Heal well!

[AllaN01Bear]

2. well krum indeed.

and what poster # 1 said . second that motion.

[malaise]

3. You'd better be back to fight

All the best

[AJT]

4. Take care of yourself.

[samnsara]

5. good luck on the treatments...(((hugs)))

[Afromania]

6. good luck with the treatments.

[bronxiteforever]

7. Good luck. Will look forward to your posts in August!

[Scarsdale]

29. Please take care

of yourself. Now you are aware of what to expect, it does not make it any easier I am sure. We all send best wishes for a hasty recovery, you know that. Look forward to seeing you posting again in the fall.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. We love ya!

[SunsetDreams2]

9. Good luck with your treatments.

I hope the side effects are minimized and you kick Cancer in the rear once again.

[lark]

10. I am having an Anterior Disectomy & Spinal Fusion at 2 levels on 7/15.

I too will be out of it for awhile and probably not posting much for at least a few weeks, maybe longer. When I do get back, I'll be on drugs and probably irritable from all the things I'll have to be working through including pain, eating and mobility issues. I agree that I don't want to see people bashing the candidates when I get back and won't be in a good mood or very forgiving and promise to address those that do this. I will try to be polite, but when you are in pain and very limited, well, I can't promise that my frustration won't show through.

[Ohiogal]

14. Good luck to you, lark.

I fought cancer for a year twelve years ago, and I know the mindset that drugs and impaired mobility brings. I wish you strength and good luck. And a speedy recovery!

[lark]

21. Thanks!!

I last had cancer 17 years ago but still remember the horrible time I had with both pain & getting around. I'm hoping the complications won't be so bad this time, but we'll see. I also hope you are permanently free from that scourge.

[babylonsister]

11. I'll be looking for you.

And FUCK CANCER!!

[Ohiogal]

12. Good luck, leftofcool

Cancer survivor here. I know what you’ll be going through. I’ll be thinking about you and wishing you strength.

[Stuart G]

13. Good Luck.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. Best fighting words I have ever read!

Mend well.

[Shrike47]

16. You are strong and brave. We look forward to your return.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

17. Take carePaz.

[alwaysinasnit]

18. Wishing you speedy recovery and return to DU (to give us all hell).

[smirkymonkey]

19. I'm sorry to hear that left of cool, but you have a great attitude and the

prognosis is good so I am sure you will beat this! Best of luck with the radiation and chemo and check in to let us know how you are progressing!

We will do our best to stick together as Democrats and we look forward to seeing you back here in August full time!

[CentralMass]

20. Good luck with your treatments.

[flying_wahini]

22. Like you're gonna quit DU? LOL!!!!🥰🥰

Come back often and check in with the ONLY spot of sanity left.

Good luck and Good Vibes to you! 😚

[panader0]

23. Please get well soon.

[Freedomofspeech]

24. All the best to you...

[iluvtennis]

25. All the best to you. We'll see you soon here on DU

[tavernier]

26. You got it!!

Hurry back!

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. Good luck...i hate cancer. I love liberals.

[SWBTATTReg]

28. My best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Pls. keep in contact with us. nt

[spanone]

30. Good Vibes to you, Friend!

Kick. It's. Ass.

[mr_lebowski]

31. F*** Cancer! You got this! BTW, what else do you have to do while getting chemo besides post on DU?

Seems like a great 'free-time' opportunity to contribute if ya ask me!

[Chemisse]

32. Best of luck to you.

I went through the whole chemo/radiation thing with breast cancer a couple of years ago. (So far, so good).

It's a tough haul but you do what you gotta do. Seven weeks is a pretty quick gig though, so lucky you! (It's always great to find the bright side of things).

I hope you have a couple of people to baby you along the way, along with a nice comfy chair and lots of good channels of tv.

See you on the far side.

[Anon-C]

33. Yes you will!

Be well and be good to yourself!

[pandr32]

34. Best of luck in slaying the dragoncancer

We'll be waiting for your victorious return.

[a kennedy]

35. Damn leftofcool, hoping chemo does the trick and you're back here as soon as you are able.

Positive vibes for a speedy recovery.

[2naSalit]

36. Stay strong to fight on!

[cp]

37. We're all with you

Lots of healing and love!

[Zambero]

38. Duly noted and best of luck!

[MLAA]

39. take Care of yourself Lefty! 😉

[lostnfound]

40. On behalf of the thousands here who haven't yet said so, we love you. 🤗

Knock it out and get healthy again.

[nolabear]

41. Kick cancer's ass! See you soon.

[applegrove]

42. Good luck and sending vibes your way.

[Totally Tunsie]

43. All good wishes to you.

[livetohike]

44. Positive thoughts for you and this latest battle. We'll hold

the fort until you get back .

[DemocracyMouse]

45. You clearly don't need Louis CK to be knight you as supremely funny

(a la Tig Notaro)

[Baltimike]

46. I hope for a speedy recovery. Cancer is no joke. nt

[barbtries]

47. i'm so sorry to hear this.

and so glad to hear that your prognosis is good. stay strong, i know you will.

[lillypaddle]

48. Hang tight

bound to be a rough road, but you'll make it - you're a fighter. See what I did there? I'll have to bash someone just to get you back in the groove.

Take care.

[MBS]

49. Rats! : (

All the best to you! I really like the "prognosis is good" part – though not so much your 7 weeks of planned "summer fun".
Will hold that "good prognosis" in my thoughts, along with fervent wishes for a full recovery and with the faith that your doctors and that "summer spa treatment" will do their respective jobs so that you'll be back on board, ready to help us save our country, by the end of the summer.

Hugs and healing wishes!

[Aristus]

50. I'll keep a latte hot for you.

Go kick cancer's ass...

[lpbk2713]

52. Kick cancer's ass.

No need to worry about me doing any bashing of those folks.

Best of luck.

[sinkingfeeling]

53. Sorry to hear this. Get prepared as radiation to neck/throat is rough.

Been there, done that ten years ago....and I'm still kickin'.

[H2O Man]

54. Take care and

I look forward to your returning full-steam!

[onecaliberal]

55. Sending positive vibes. Get back here soon!

[Mendocino]

56. Cancer is "Agent Orange"

crush the beast!

[littlemissmartypants]

57. I'll be thinking of you, leftofcool and wishing you the best. ❤ nt

[NurseJackie]

58. Be well. Stay courageous and determined.

Draw extra strength from your friends and family and everyone who loves you.

[PatrickforO]

59. Godspeed, and wishing complete remission for you. n/t

[democrank]

60. Take good care and

come back fired up and ready to go!

Sending a hug~

[treestar]

61. Best to you

And we will behave!

[tulipsandroses]

62. Sending good vibes,

I'm sure we'll be fussing about the latest " scandal" LOL, All the best.

[Lotus54]

63. Wishing you the very best recovery

on your road to chemo treatment.

We promise (cross the finger) we will behave in the interim!!

[wellst0nev0ter]

64. Sending positive energy your way

Get well quick

[58Sunliner]

65. Best hopes for your recovery. I'm glad your prognosis is good.

[Staph]

66. Been there, done that!

My uterine cancer of 2013 came back in 2017 (I blame Trump!).

When I was going through chemo in round 2, DU was a haven for me. I didn't post a lot, but reading others' posts and seeing that others saw the disaster that was the beginning of the Trump administration helped keep up my good attitude.

I wish you the best. If you need to chat with those of us who have gone through it, check out the Cancer Support Group.

[FakeNoose]

67. Damn, take care of yourself and listen to your doctors

Hoping for a quick recovery for you, Leftofcool!

[mgardener]

68. You give that cancer hell!!!

We will all be rooting for you!

[crazytown]

69. Hang in there lefty

Hurry back and give us hell.

[Lulu KC]

70. very best to you!

[deurbano]

71. Sorry you will have to go through crap for a while, but glad to hear of the really good prognosis

once you get through it! I don't like to sip any type of coffee product (latte or otherwise), so I will substitute "coastal" as my denigrating identifier.

Happy Pride Weekend from San Francisco! (From a Democratic coastal elite!) Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[diverdownjt]

72. Love the f$king attitude.....

That's exactly what it takes to beat cancer...you go girl...and you can make any rules you want.

Good luck and see ya soon on the underground.....

[Granny M]

73. Wishing you a rapid recovery.

We'll try to behave ourselves.

[DFW]

74. My wife went two rounds with cancer. Kicked its ass both times. Expecting you to do likewise!

Breast cancer in 2001, and "the murderer" in 2016. "The murderer" is a deadly form of uterine or ovarian cancer that only attacks elderly or very slender women, and almost always kills them because it gives off no symptoms until it's far too late. My wife is one of those 1% of 1% whose gyn found it as a tiny spot during a routine exam for something else, and got a biopsy as an exceptionally precautionary measure, and then only because she had already had cancer previously. That is the only reason she is alive today.

So, it CAN be beaten. We'll expect you back here, because there WILL be some fighting to be done another day.

[mountain grammy]

75. My good friend just finished week 3 of 7

hasn't spread, good prognosis, like you, just get through those 7 weeks. still be plenty of summer left.
All my best to you for the next 7 weeks and coming out healthy on the other side.

[stillcool]

76. all the best Left of Cool...

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when I see Antares, I'll ask her to send some juice your way. She's got tons. She's said to be Betelgeuse's Neglected twin, but we're going to change all that.

[link:|

Antares is so extreme that its properties are only approximately known. The present mass is of the order of 15 solar masses; the total luminosity is roughly 100,000 times that of the sun; its age is about 11 million years...
.... if Antares was where the sun is, we would be well inside it!

https://www.aavso.org/vsots_alphasco

[shenmue]

77. Be good to yourself

Have some cocoa with vodka in it and take naps.

[pazzyanne]

78. Wishes for a speedy and complete recovery in the near future.

Agree with you on the candidate bashing posts. I'll worker harder to point these out while you are gone, and in your name as well as mine.

[Karadeniz]

79. So glad you got a good prognosis. My dad spent literally decades putting out a cancer fire

here, another there. He lived to a very ripe old age, laughing and scratching to the end!!!❤

[gademocrat7]

80. Take care, leftofcool.

Sending you good energy and positive vibes.

[Vinca]

81. Sorry to hear about your illness. Stay mad and keep fighting - cancer and Trump

[mac2766]

82. Well. (a very angry) Dammit!

Hang in there. My sister beat the f'n C 7 times. Medical treatments are miraculous these days.

[Demovictory9]

83. sending cancer fighting vibes your way

[Greybnk48]

84. Good luck leftofcool! I'll see you in August for sure!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

85. Good Vibes to you!

💞💕💞

[peggysue2]

86. Best of luck to you

Go slay the dragon. We'll all be here when you get back!

[Blue_playwright]

87. Get well and get back here soon!

[GB_RN]

88. Damn, that sucks.

Long time lurker (as in 2000, but my account is fairly new). I'm a cancer survivor, myself: Testicular cancer in 2015. Before I had cancer, I used to tell people, "I'm sorry to hear that", when someone would announce news like this. After having had cancer, and then getting that response, I realized how frustratingly useless it is to hear "I'm sorry." or "I'm sorry. Let me know if I can do anything to help."
So, I don't say it anymore. Instead, I say, "Damn, that sucks. What can I do to help?"

Not "Can I do anything to help?" or "Let me know if I can do anything to help.", but "What can I do to help?" Why? Of course you CAN help. You must be ABLE to help if you asked the question. The real question is, WILL you? Let you know? I shouldn't HAVE to let you know, if you really mean to help.

So, LeftOfCool, having been where you are (just once), I know how badly that blows: It blows goat. I don't know where you live, but I'm in NC. If I can do anything for you, I will.

[Hekate]

89. Take care of yourself...

[sueh]

90. Sending good vibes to leftofcool and to lark.

Good luck with your treatments and we'll see you both in Aug and Sept!

[PA Democrat]

91. Sending healing vibes your way!

[Blue_true]

92. Get well. We will deal with you when you come back.

Take care and fight the good fight.

[RainCaster]

93. Yes ma'am

[mia]

94. I love your spirit!

Be well and come back soon.

[Moostache]

95. Look forward to your return good sir!

best wishes for speedy recovery

[Niagara]

96. Keep up the good fight!

Sending healing vibes your way.

[Raine]

97. Keep up the good fight

sending positive healing thoughts for you..

[MamaCat]

98. Good luck

and good thoughts being sent your way.

[samplegirl]

99. Fight like a girl!

Best of luck! Get well soon!!!!

[Celerity]

100. good luck left!!!! kick that fucking cancers arse!

[The Figment]

101. Go kick some cancer ass! Nt

[boomer_wv]

102. Fight.

Always.

[sellitman]

104. Wishing you good health

[YOHABLO]

105. Just turn off the news for a while and take the stress out of your life. Get well.

[femmocrat]

106. Prayers for your healthy recovery, leftofcool.

Hope to see you soon! Keep fighting!

[akraven]

107. We'll all be right there with you.

Awaiting my own scary prognosis due Wednesday or Friday - so wishing us both luck.

[octoberlib]

108. Good to hear! Take of yourself, leftofcool

[calimary]

109. You better be back, leftofcool. We need you!

Get well soon-soon-soon! Much love and many hugs!