Tuesday, June 08, 2010

The Fragility Of Life.

A neighbour died of cancer last Monday, she was only in her early 40s. I didn't know her well but from what conversations I had with her she seemed very friendly. The most terrifying thing is that she was diagnosed less than 4 weeks before she died.
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banned said...

My 90 year old mum died within 6 weeks of being diagnosed with leukemia, in the local hospital where she had gone for a blood transfusion; the whole family agreed that it was a blessing since lingering on would just have meant pain and degradation.

Out of interest, did your 40 year old neighbour smoke, drink or do any of the other bad things?

4:12 AM, June 08, 2010
Ross said...

Banned, she didn't smoke but I don't know enough to say whether she drank.

9:27 PM, June 08, 2010
CherryPie said...

Cancer can creep up on you like that...

To some extent it is a hidden disease.

12:59 AM, June 10, 2010
Daphne said...

Late to the dance, but I'll tap along anyway.

A friend of mine was diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer eight days ago. It was a fluke that the doctor caught it, he was busy removing a an ovarian cyst when he spotted the disease.

She had a hysterectomy two days ago and will start eight weeks of chemo next Friday. The prognosis is excellent because they caught it at Stage One, a rarity, I'm told, because it's usually found at Stage Four. Apparently fallopian tube cancer is a stealthy bastard.

She's only 38, slim, otherwise healthy, a content married woman and mother of three young children. The doctor told her she should would have been dead within 12 months without the surgery for a troublesome cyst.

Life can be full of scary events.

2:37 AM, June 13, 2010
Ross said...

Daphne- I hope your friend is okay.

I suppose it must have been one of those cancers that gets to an advanced stage before being noticed that killed my neighbour.

10:13 AM, June 13, 2010

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