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Evoman

(8,040 posts)
7. I'll never lose "the battle".
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:23 PM
Apr 2015

In order to lose a battle, someone has to win. And cancer dies as soon as I do so it can't win.

Besides, that's such a cliche. People don't lose their battle against diabetes or heart disease. .. They die from it. This whole battle talk makes it seem like we cancer patients can use willpower to beat cancer, and implies the ones who don't are losers. That's too much pressure!

Anyways guys, I'm still alive and kicking. My last CT scan showed everything was stable. The cancer isn't shrinking, but it isn't growing or spreading either so I still have a little time left. I'm already past my expiration date but I will hopefully get a little warning before things fall of the track. What we suspect will happen is that eventually some portion of the cancer will become resistant and then, if some last ditch chemo or trial doesn't stop it, I'll have about a 6 month count down.

Right now, I'm just looking to enjoy the summer. My 36th birthday is in June and making it until then is my next goal. I'm hoping I'll be strong enough to do some traveling. Other than that, I spend most of my days just relaxing, playing video games, and writing poetry. My poetry has been well received by my palliative care nursing staff and has apparently been read and dessiminated among the nursing staff and patients in the cancer, palliative care and hospice ward. Right now I'm working on putting together a book of my best poems. ..it Is my "legacy" so to speak.

Anyhow hang tight guys. I always mean to stop by more often to keep you guys from worrying so much by I'm extremely distracted constantly. I think that has a lot to do with the chemo. I promise I'll give a better update in the next couple of weeks. I'm on my phone and its hard to write long posts on this thing.

Evoman

P.S. I'm still looking super forward to the game star citizen and squadran 42 coming out, so if any of you are into it, I plan on starting a squad of killer peacekeepers.

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Has anyone heard from Evoman? [View all] EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 OP
Yes I have. He is posting on Facebook, not DU. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #1
Let him know we think about him Heddi Apr 2015 #2
Thanks Arugula EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #3
I just recently learned that Atheists pray kdmorris May 2015 #17
Yeah, progressoid Apr 2015 #4
. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5
I will pass along all your good wishes, and Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #6
I'll never lose "the battle". Evoman Apr 2015 #7
Hi, you! LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #8
hex no Evoman May 2015 #14
It's awesome to see you again, my friend! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9
Great to hear from you! onager Apr 2015 #10
Best to you nil desperandum Apr 2015 #11
w00t! Evo! trotsky Apr 2015 #12
wrote big walk of text then I lost it. Evoman May 2015 #15
Totally understand, it's only if you are looking for something to do. trotsky May 2015 #19
Thanks for stopping by and giving an update. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #13
well, you get awfully isolated with cancer and face book and DU Evoman May 2015 #18
Glad to hear from you! kdmorris May 2015 #16
I was wondering about you myself lately, and I'm glad to hear you're dong well. deucemagnet May 2015 #20
Man, it's good to see you're still with us EvolveOrConvolve May 2015 #21
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