Aw Crap!
 

I just got a call from my sister. PopZ has colon cancer. He will have his colon removed, but first they need to get his pneumonia under control.

Major suckage.

Ach damn Pete:( That's awful.

sorry to hear that. hope that it all works out well.

Sorry, PZ. Hope he's able to be ready for surgery soon.

:( that sucks

:(

Pete, I'm sending good wishes your way.

Man, that's awful. I'm sorry to hear this.
Best wishes for you, your father and the rest of your family.

My heart goes out to you and your family

fuck cancer :(

How old is he?

so sorry, PZ :(.

Sorry man.

Fuck Cancer.

83

Thanks everyone. This would be bad news at any time, but coming so soon after Mom's death is a real kick in the nuts.

That's what I was thinking man, when it rains....
Thinking good thoughts though... fuck cancer and all that...

How long has he had the pneumonia, Pete?

I'm not sure. He had a bad cold at Christmas. I'm not sure if it was already pneumonia then or developed later.

Watch out for that pneumonia. That's what took my mother ...

Crap. I concur. Sorry Pete. :(

Total bummer. Definitely worry about the pneumonia now and get him 100% or as close as poss before you attack the cancer.

How are things Pete?

Pop had an xray on Friday and his lungs are clear. He goes in for a stress test this week. If he can handle that, the surgery will be on the 25th.

I hope everything works out ok.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Fingers crossed here for you, too, Pete!

Well wished and/or prayers for pop . . . whichever you/he prefers.

They want to use two surgeons to get him through surgery faster, so they've postponed surgery to Mar 11th. He seems to be in good spirits, so that's good.

Good luck with everything.

Dad had his surgery on Thursday. The doctors did not find cancer anywhere else, and he's recovering as well as you could expect for an 83 year old. He was still on pain meds over the weekend so he would drift off while we were talking, but they already have him eating and standing for a little bit.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

Awesome they found no cancer. Fuck cancer!

Glad he is doing well. :)

Whew! Glad for a bit of good news. Best wishes to Papa Pete for a speedy recovery. :thumb:

Woo Hoo ! ! ! Any good sign after something like that is a HUGE PLUS!

Great to hear


oh and fuck cancer!

WOOT!
(and fuck cancer, of course!)

I am so happy he is out of the woods pete.

good to hear your father is doing well...:)