The longest thread ever

[YmoBeThere]

Oops -- I did it again.

Got lost in the game?

[OldPhiKap]

Got lost in the game?

I’m not that innocent.

[weezie]

So, you've gotten your sexy back?

[OldPhiKap]

So, you've gotten your sexy back?

I’m too sexy for my shirt. Too sexy for my shirt.

So sexy, it hurts.

[YmoBeThere]

So a somewhat heavy topic for the LTE. I’ll use an example. Alex Trebek announced he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and that he plans to beat it. Alex is 78 years old. One stat said 91% of those diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer succumb to the disease within 5 years.

My question is this, what constitutes beating it?

[OldPhiKap]

So a somewhat heavy topic for the LTE. I’ll use an example. Alex Trebek announced he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and that he plans to beat it. Alex is 78 years old. One stat said 91% of those diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer succumb to the disease within 5 years.

My question is this, what constitutes beating it?

Short answer: remission.

Long answer: you either fight for life or succumb to death. He is choosing to fight for life. It is a personal decision with no right answer. (I have known folks in si liar situations who did not want to go through chemo, and were “ready to meet the Lord” so just rolled with it). It’s really as much a statement of attitude as it is of expected result.

[weezie]

Oh gosh, everybody is so bummed today for Alex Trebek. Such a terrifying scourge of a disease.

[-jk]

Oh gosh, everybody is so bummed today for Alex Trebek. Such a terrifying scourge of a disease.

I lost an aunt that way. Very sad news.

-jk

[DukieInKansas]

So a somewhat heavy topic for the LTE. I’ll use an example. Alex Trebek announced he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and that he plans to beat it. Alex is 78 years old. One stat said 91% of those diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer succumb to the disease within 5 years.

My question is this, what constitutes beating it?

In his case, probably making it to the end of his current contract. (3 years from now.)

[mattman91]

We laid to rest one of my dear aunts today. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning at her home just 6 days before her 65th birthday. I've experienced such a rollercoaster of emotions the past few days. My family and I were fortunate to see her Saturday during my wedding reception and had a great conversation with her before she left. The next day, she was gone. I've felt numb since hearing the news, and I still can't believe it now.

She is one of the reasons I became a Duke fan when I was a small child. She was a graduate of Gardner Webb, but loved her Blue Devils. She would never watch the games because she would get too nervous, so she would always ask my mom if Duke won. After Tuesday night's game, I totally understand why...

Cherish the times you have with your loved ones, folks.

[DukieInKansas]

We laid to rest one of my dear aunts today. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning at her home just 6 days before her 65th birthday. I've experienced such a rollercoaster of emotions the past few days. My family and I were fortunate to see her Saturday during my wedding reception and had a great conversation with her before she left. The next day, she was gone. I've felt numb since hearing the news, and I still can't believe it now.

She is one of the reasons I became a Duke fan when I was a small child. She was a graduate of Gardner Webb, but loved her Blue Devils. She would never watch the games because she would get too nervous, so she would always ask my mom if Duke won. After Tuesday night's game, I totally understand why...

Cherish the times you have with your loved ones, folks.

I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad she was able to celebrate your wedding with you.

[OldPhiKap]

Sorry to hear. Condolences.

[weezie]

Sorry for your loss matty. Thinking of you!

[YmoBeThere]

Sorry for your loss mattman. It was nice you were able to visit with her on Saturday, but that does make the suddenness of Sunday more pronounced.

[weezie]

Well!!!

Pretty quiet here in the old rumpus room. Everybody getting their Spring Forward jam on?

Sweet. It's raining again, too. Ok, then! Night night!

[YmoBeThere]

Sigh, lost an hour of sleep over basketball. Ahh, spring forward you say?

[YmoBeThere]

Pumice stone was the answer. Who knew?

[weezie]

Actually, I use a pumice stone to get hard water rings off tubs or around stainless steel faucets. I hope that was in the general vicinity of your discovery post. Or it may have been in reference to your latest pedicure.

[YmoBeThere]

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner? I'd been monkeying around with various chemicals to take care of them with middling to no success. I greatly prefer the few minutes of scrubbing to sitting and waiting.

No callouses on these feet in years.

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Actually, I use a pumice stone to get hard water rings off tubs or around stainless steel faucets. I hope that was in the general vicinity of your discovery post. Or it may have been in reference to your latest pedicure.

Yikes! What are you doing to your ceramics?!

I use my pumice on my feet and occasionally my cuticles (and I try really hard to avoid my nails!), things that repair themselves.

Real pumice is rough stuff!

-jk