Enforcer84

Instances of true foresight need to be recalled to memory, to be used as lessons for how and why such insights can be deeply useful if heeded.

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I've gotten to know you all. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

Stunned. 33 is too damn young.
 
Former Broncos star Demaryius Thomas dies at 33

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I've gotten to know you all. 

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I've gotten to know you all. 

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I've gotten to know you all. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I've gotten to know you all. 

I lost my father last month.  He was 87.  
 
My deepest sympathies, Enforcer.  
 
By the way, if George Perez had only drawn this one cover, he'd still be an all time great:

My condolences to Enforcer84.
And sorry about George Perez

Never apologize for saying that.
 
My moment started some years back.  Got a surprise letter from my mother, along with a check...returning a sizable Christmas gift.  My brother and I were worried about her liquidity.  Tne note didn't say anything specific...but did say "I won't be needing it."
 
Yes, well, suffice it to say, the alarm bells rang LOUDLY in my head.  Those are Not Good Words.  Took a bit of research...but yes.  She had cancer.  And she chose a similar path;  it wasn't curable, and the treatments were miserable.  So she chose to end them.
 
I made a last trip up there as soon as I could manage, and I am eternally glad I did.  She was still lively and active.  Only a few months later, I tried to call her on her birthday...and couldn't.  (I didn't know, my sister had moved her to her house and had set up for hospice care there.)  She passed away that weekend.
 
So even if the 11th doesn't come off?  Remember Thanksgiving.  I didn't say good-bye, per se, when my mother passed;  I did that on my last visit.  And left with as positive a set of memories as one could ask for, so I'm fine with it.  But it still hurts at times;  I'm kinda losing it writing this, and it's been over 10 years.  But some things, you don't want to ever forget.....

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

Pancreatic cancer took my grandmother at a fairly young age. It took about six months from the first symptoms -- the jaundice -- to her burial.

Never apologize, E84.  We're here for you.

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine. 

George Perez has posted that his cancer has reached critical mass
 

 
This really hit me hard because I'm going through the end of this story right now. 
 
I'm watching my step-father go through the same. He suffered a few minor strokes a few weeks ago. He's been dealing with prostate cancer for a decade and the last round of radiation treatments did f' all and so the plan was to comfort him and start hospice when it looked like it was time. We (the kids) all gathered for Thanksgiving this year, and dad, unable to talk well was vibrant and laughing taking part in the telling of tales where he could and miming when he couldn't find the words. He seemed to be getting better...at least his speech.
 
A week later he's had another stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair and the planned party for his 85th birthday on the 11th might not happen. 
 
I'm sad.  Sorry to show up only to  whine.