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14. I thought the same thing

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 12:15 PM

Aug 2013

I lost my brother in law to one. He was 51. They had given him 4 months and he held on for 3 years, but there is no cure for it. It killed an aunt and one of her children, my cousin. He was only 41.

Maybe Beau will get lucky, and it will be something else.

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Beau Biden Has Mass in Brain [View all] hack89 Aug 2013 OP

n/t JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #1

Family history with that LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #2

Here you go... SkyDaddy7 Aug 2013 #38

Oh, man. Me, too. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #3

sounds familiar PatrynXX Aug 2013 #9

Oh, no! Such a nice, young man. I pray it is benign. eom Frustratedlady Aug 2013 #4

The Bidens don't deserve this. They've been through enough. sinkingfeeling Aug 2013 #5

Oh. Shit. Please let it not be a gioblastoma. MADem Aug 2013 #6

I thought the same thing DFW Aug 2013 #14

His father had not one, but two, AVMs--every time I see his big smiling face, I think, damn--it is a MADem Aug 2013 #17

Not a ride I want to take DFW Aug 2013 #20

If you can buy (probably get a good price second hand), rent, or borrow from a library that MADem Aug 2013 #21

One of the best shows ever made Happyhippychick Aug 2013 #26

+1,000 !!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #35

I used to love that show. Beacool Aug 2013 #41

Me too--it was a family event to sit and watch it! nt MADem Aug 2013 #44

I liked watching the beginning of the show and seeing what happened to the person Beacool Aug 2013 #46

I had a few favorites, too... MADem Aug 2013 #47

Yeah, there were many of them that were quite ingenious. Beacool Aug 2013 #57

Glioblastomas suck. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #22

I hope not too riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #31

26? Jesus, that's just too young. I am so sorry. nt MADem Aug 2013 #36

thank you I appreciate your kind words riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #54

I agree with you -- time flies. MADem Aug 2013 #62

I'm so sorry for your loss. Beacool Aug 2013 #42

there are no words BUT acknowledgement means alot riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #52

Wow, you have gone through a real hard time!!!! Beacool Aug 2013 #58

I appreciate your kind words riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #53

Of course he is, a parent will never forget a child that is gone. Beacool Aug 2013 #59

He had that "mild stroke" in 2010. I wonder if it was caused by a mass back then. LisaL Aug 2013 #7

Oh God. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #8

I hope it will be something easily handled. hamsterjill Aug 2013 #10

Last night on Facebook LibertyLover Aug 2013 #11

Thank you for doing that young_at_heart Aug 2013 #15

Good for you DesertRat Aug 2013 #40

Good for you!!! Beacool Aug 2013 #43

Hoping for the best. nt alsame Aug 2013 #12

Good Luck mtasselin Aug 2013 #13

He's in the right place - TBF Aug 2013 #16

I'm glad he's at M.D. Anderson, too. kentauros Aug 2013 #30

Local story in our Chron - the VP is in town as well TBF Aug 2013 #18

Oh no. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #19

Kick and rec - get well Beau!!!! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #23

Oh shit. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #24

KnR and all best wishes to Beau and all the Bidens Hekate Aug 2013 #25

Sending positive thoughts Beau's way eissa Aug 2013 #27

Prayers and positive thoughts for the Biden's gopiscrap Aug 2013 #28

shit ZRT2209 Aug 2013 #29

Lost a dear friend and wonderful boss to this Faygo Kid Aug 2013 #32

Godspeed Beau. yesphan Aug 2013 #33

Oh no ... good thoughts and prayers Peacetrain Aug 2013 #34

Brutal. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #37

Damn. I hope they can treat him successfully. n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #39

I was hoping that it wasn't a tumor. Beacool Aug 2013 #45

"Successful procedure", goes home tomorrow PDittie Aug 2013 #48

Jesus. Arkana Aug 2013 #49

Sorry to hear this........nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #50

Thoughts, hopes and wishes ismnotwasm Aug 2013 #51

I wish it was me rather then Beau Botany Aug 2013 #55

Don't say that. Beacool Aug 2013 #56

I am so sorry to hear that davidpdx Aug 2013 #60

I don't really pray anymore... sheshe2 Aug 2013 #61