So about 2 weeks ago I get a call from my Dad and he tells me uncle Rick might die that very night...
He was fine up until them, but it turns out he had a golfball sized tumor on his intestin between his liver and gall blader and the gall blader couldn'
t drain, so he got sick and turned yellow. When they got to the hospital to doctors had to drain it, so they did an operation to attach a shunt or whatever to drain it. After the surgery he came down with double phneumonia and they didn't think he'd make it to the next day. a couple days later he was driving his trucks.
He is the hardest working, and most henest and down to earth guy you'll ever meet, a real good guy with 4 kids (the youngest is 18 ) and a family owned cement mixer company. Oh, and he is only 50.
Yesterday they went in to have the tumor removed and when they opened him up, they discovered it is everywhere! They just stitched him back up and are going to try kemo... but they say it is bad and he should get his affairs in order...
I'm not much of a religious person, but he is definitly in my prayers.
This shit never happens to assholes, its always the good guys... FUCKED!
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 12:19 pm
by AlisoBob
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 12:48 pm
by redrocket190
My brother-in-law - although a little older at 60 - is in the same boat. Bouts of extreme lethargy and then eventually he went yellow with jaundice. Couldn't find anything although indicators in his blood were that he had cancer....somewhere. Then they found a hot spot on his pancreas and 3 days let they heaved it out and did some major plumbing to get things working again. Now they are saying it is Stage 2 and in his lymph nodes too so chemo and radiation starts this week. He is one tough Italian-American from Chicago and if anyone can beat it - he can. But we pray every night for him anyway. Father of four kids 7-15.
My thoughts and prayers are with your Uncle and anyone else in the same situation. Live life to the full because who knows what cards you are going to get dealt. But do be optimistic - a lady across our street has lung cancer and was given 3 months to live...3 years ago. She is not in good shape but the strength and love of her family (I believe) have helped her fight it. It is simply not our privilege to understand how Nature/God works in these things.
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 2:09 pm
by Hellbear
Damn! Sorry to hear that DG. I hope all goes well. He and his family are in my prayers.
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 2:14 pm
by britincali
redrocket190 wrote:
My thoughts and prayers are with your Uncle and anyone else in the same situation. Live life to the full because who knows what cards you are going to get dealt. But do be optimistic .
x2
Sorry danny
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 2:28 pm
by dannygraves
thanks guys! yeah, he is one tough dude, and I'm optimistic that he will last a good while.
five or six years back he was driving a semi for a logging company and jackknifed and a whole crap load of logs went right through the cab, they thought he was dead, he broke almost every bone in his body, but he pulled through that just fine
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 6:11 pm
by iggys-amsoil
50!!! Thats one reason why I've been doing what I have been doing the last few years. Ya never know. Sorry to hear Danny.
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 6:26 pm
by sabreguy
He is in our prayers Danny
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 6:29 pm
by CRMOE500
My hopes and prayers to your Uncle Rick, Danny.
Kemo has come a long way since it fixed me 31 years ago and I wasn't much better(cancer in the bones). The kemo is less toxic and doesn't make you nearly as sick as it used to. I'm keeping positive that the Doctors will sort this out.
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 10:38 am
by dannygraves
I got the call this morning... He was driving his trucks until a week ago. Wasn't feeling very well and decided to take it easy and just didn't wake up this morning.
Tough bastard held out for a year though and didn't spend a single day in a hospital bed. He got to spend his last moments at home with his family...
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 10:44 am
by Hellbear
That's cool he got to go at home and not in the hospital. I am sorry for your loss Danny.
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 1:31 pm
by hoofarted
Hellbear wrote:That's cool he got to go at home and not in the hospital. I am sorry for your loss Danny.
X2 - sorry man.
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 2:33 pm
by south central hoon
bummer danny, sorry to hear it. from your descripition he sounded like the salt of the earth. best wishes for his/your family.
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 3:49 pm
by iggys-amsoil
south central hoon wrote:bummer danny, sorry to hear it. from your descripition he sounded like the salt of the earth. best wishes for his/your family.
X2
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 4:17 pm
by HrcRacing
iggys-amsoil wrote:
south central hoon wrote:bummer danny, sorry to hear it. from your descripition he sounded like the salt of the earth. best wishes for his/your family.
X2
X3. Sorry to hear of your loss Danny and wish you guys absolutely nothing but the best.
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 4:24 pm
by lewisclan
sabreguy wrote:He is in our prayers Danny
x2
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 6:20 pm
by AlisoBob
dannygraves wrote:Tough bastard held out for a year though and didn't spend a single day in a hospital bed. He got to spend his last moments at home with his family...
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 8:36 pm
by dannygraves
thanks guys!
Bob... is there any sad situation Social D hasn't already written a kick ass song about?!
Trying to find cheap tickets to Spokane for the service on Monday. I'm really worried about my aunt Barb, but shes a tough one but they've been married for twenty some odd years...
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 8:50 pm
by AlisoBob
Chachi is in Spokane on Monday too....
Weird....
Posted: July 9th, 2009, 10:12 pm
by CR500R7
Bummer to hear that Danny, Sorry for your loss dude.
Best wishes to his wife and children, I hope they don't lose sight of the bigger picture.
You are right it never is some asshole, just the good people.
Thats one reason why I've been doing what I have been doing the last few years. Ya never know. Sorry to hear Danny.