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Aristus

(69,997 posts)
32. Mine too.
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 01:44 PM
Mar 17

My Dad held on for seventeen months; almost unheard of with a disease that usually only has a six month survival period.

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Dang! True Dough Mar 16 #1
Patrick Swazye too nt xmas74 Mar 17 #31
And Michael Landon... Oopsie Daisy Mar 17 #33
And a friend's father xmas74 Mar 18 #79
So many others and it seems to be increasing. soldierant Mar 17 #47
And Andy Stephenson Horse with no Name Mar 17 #71
Was that DU's Andy? True Dough Mar 18 #73
Yes. Horse with no Name Mar 18 #75
Seemed like a swell guy True Dough Mar 18 #78
And my brother Liberal In Texas Mar 18 #74
maga thinks mRNA is reprogramming our DNA, for what? Maybe for 5G receivers. They are nucking futs. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 16 #2
That's actually Figarosmom Mar 17 #6
Actually that is a separate thing entirely. But right, tRump-Muck is government magas always fear. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 17 #8
With these two, they also haven't realized their deep and abiding fear slightlv Mar 17 #40
Yeah i was just Figarosmom Mar 17 #69
mRNA vacciens aren't altering our DNA. Social media is reprogramming their brains. Initech Mar 17 #37
It takes so little to reprogram a mush 'brain'!! riversedge Mar 18 #76
They think it'll MarcoZandrini Mar 17 #64
A neighbor died 2 weeks after her diagnosis. MuskTrumpRFKjr are utterly evil. Hekate Mar 17 #3
I'm so sorry for the loss of your neighbor Backseat Driver Mar 17 #5
I am sorry for the loss of your brother Grim Chieftain Mar 17 #7
And Texas, Kentucky, Figarosmom Mar 17 #4
Evidently, not being "woke" IS death in a lot of cases. dchill Mar 17 #12
Yeah me too Figarosmom Mar 17 #13
Happy to report Montana voted that stupid bill down. Maru Kitteh Mar 17 #65
OMG! That is so wonderful! pandr32 Mar 17 #9
Except that Musk just shut it down. yardwork Mar 17 #22
There will be Black Market Cha Mar 17 #10
Gee, I wonder who MorbidButterflyTat Mar 17 #70
That is fantastic news Punx Mar 17 #11
Pancreatic cancer killed my mom 17 years ago. I remember them telling me there was no treatment. SunSeeker Mar 17 #14
Cancer cells turn on and off. orange you glad.... Mar 17 #21
No. She was Stage IV already when diagnosed. She just went into hospise. SunSeeker Mar 17 #43
Pancreatic cancer killed my father DFW Mar 17 #15
I'm sorry about your dad, DFW. Diamond_Dog Mar 17 #30
Mine too. Aristus Mar 17 #32
RFK Jr won't let this last long. Kablooie Mar 17 #16
If this is outlawed by MAGA bmichaelh Mar 17 #17
Iowa is trying to outlaw it this legislative session rurallib Mar 17 #29
Another "freedom of choice" shot to hell, eh? Sure... keep telling me we're free. /snark nt slightlv Mar 17 #41
Iowa is also having a real problem getting health care professionals to rurallib Mar 17 #46
Never ever did I think Iowa would elect such a shitty slate of officials. IA8IT Mar 17 #53
I grew up in Iowa. My father was a surgeon. I can't believe what level Iowa has sunk to. SharonAnn Mar 17 #68
Pancreatic cancer killed my father-in-law in November. Pacifist Patriot Mar 17 #18
❤️ underpants Mar 17 #54
Isn't that what King Charles has? Hopefully they KewlKat Mar 17 #19
Karma would dictate that one of his children gets it and nothing can be done milestogo Mar 17 #20
DJT DGAF OMGWTF Mar 17 #24
My best friend died in 1984 to pancreatic cancer. 31 Emile Mar 17 #23
Yet trump is silencing mRNA from any and all research Blue Full Moon Mar 17 #25
Trump/Musk get up every day and ask: what fresh hell evil can we do today? Irish_Dem Mar 17 #26
Ignorance is extremely dangerous. SergeStorms Mar 17 #27
"Especially when it's willful ignorance." 3catwoman3 Mar 17 #42
Somebody has to call bullshit on this HereForTheParty Mar 17 #28
My wife's doctor mentioned this a few days ago. Trust_Reality Mar 17 #36
Apple CEO Steve Jobs basically died from Pancreatic Cancer mackdaddy Mar 17 #34
That's...amazing! electric_blue68 Mar 17 #35
Curing Pancreatic Cancer is phenomenal, a miracle wendyb-NC Mar 17 #38
Pancreatic cancer killed my father in 2000. PopArtMonkey Mar 17 #39
It killed my husband in 2000, too. OnionPatch Mar 17 #45
Do they think that they themselves are immune to getting pancreatic cancer? MLWR Mar 17 #44
My dad died of pancreatic cancer when I was 4 years old. Trueblue Texan Mar 17 #48
K&R UTUSN Mar 17 #49
Just wait AverageOldGuy Mar 17 #50
The felon has to figure out how to Beachnutt Mar 17 #51
Link content is hidden. Mosby Mar 17 #52
Supposedly This is what mRNA vaccines were invented to do. They just never were able to test it until the Blessed Covid LiberalArkie Mar 17 #55
That's exactly right Docreed2003 Mar 17 #56
Fantastic. My 77 year old brain cells got something correct. LiberalArkie Mar 17 #58
As a surgeon...your appendectomy story makes my laugh and cringe simultaneously Docreed2003 Mar 17 #60
If it is not done here, it will be done elsewhere. LiberalArkie Mar 17 #62
I was listening to a science report today on new mRNA use misanthrope Mar 17 #67
My grandmamma JustAnotherGen Mar 17 #57
Fortunately the world is bigger than us. The good work of progress will proceed--elsewhere. n/t slumcamper Mar 17 #59
And proceed with many of the moonscape Mar 18 #72
Pancreatic cancer killed my FIL and my SIL. redwitch Mar 17 #61
It killed my mom. Vicious disease. mn9driver Mar 17 #63
I am so sorry. Maru Kitteh Mar 17 #66
Patients Without Borders. Helps people find med treatment abroad. May need that. Oh Canada! dutch777 Mar 18 #77
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