Sept 11, 2010: Fuck Cancer

xoxoxoBruce · 09-11-2010, 01:07 AM

68 years of marriage doesn't make it any easier to watch your partner deteriorate from cancer and it's treatment. Fuck Cancer!

Here's a lot more pictures, including their wedding photo.

Sundae · 09-11-2010, 06:22 AM

Very touching Bruce.
Mum has her one year X-Ray on the 15th.
Her FC day is on the 17th.
If we're not still talking by then I'll send her a card telling her my love goes into the X-Ray room with her. Because I can't help worrying and I do still care.

Good thoughts from Dwellars would help too.
But only if you're up late on the 14th - her appointment is 09.00 GMT (BST)

Trilby · 09-11-2010, 06:43 AM

really great pics again, bruce.

that wedding photo was amazing.

Lamplighter · 09-11-2010, 08:58 AM

Nice picture-story.

Gene seems exceptionally spry for 90,
but at 90 and 89 yrs it is evidence they both chose their parents wisely.

zippyt · 09-11-2010, 11:57 AM

At a Scrap yard I go to (to work on their scales) , there is this Older lady that sits in the window ,dealing with the customers , figuring out Scrap grades , handing out the money , etc ,,,,,,,,
I havent seen her there in a while ,

I saw her the other day , All slumped down on her self , Most of her hair was gone , And she was dressed All in Pink , and you could tell she didnt feel that well
I asked what was up , She Just looked at me , CANCER she said .
we talked , things dont look good , but they cought it Early

I told her about my Mom , her last Fly fishing trip , the good stuff .
She has a son in Italy , some Nice coastal town with Killer Views , Shes All ways wanted to go and just live there for a while , her Son is for it , she just cant go , to much family stuff in Arkansas .
I told her go for it !!!! if Not now WHEN ???!!! if you can Arrange things Right you can be Sick there as well as here .
She Looked up at me with this Glimmer in her eye ,
I Looked around ( this a CHURCH LADY if there ever was one, the higher the hair the closer to god type ) and said ( Quietly ) Fuck cancer !!
She Looked up at me , grinned and said Yeah Fuck cancer !!!!!

limey · 09-11-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

At a Scrap yard I go to (to work on their scales) , there is this Older lady that sits in the window ,dealing with the customers , figuring out Scrap grades , handing out the money , etc ,,,,,,,,
I havent seen her there in a while ,

I saw her the other day , All slumped down on her self , Most of her hair was gone , And she was dressed All in Pink , and you could tell she didnt feel that well
I asked what was up , She Just looked at me , CANCER she said .
we talked , things dont look good , but they cought it Early

I told her about my Mom , her last Fly fishing trip , the good stuff .
She has a son in Italy , some Nice coastal town with Killer Views , Shes All ways wanted to go and just live there for a while , her Son is for it , she just cant go , to much family stuff in Arkansas .
I told her go for it !!!! if Not now WHEN ???!!! if you can Arrange things Right you can be Sick there as well as here .
She Looked up at me with this Glimmer in her eye ,
I Looked around ( this a CHURCH LADY if there ever was one, the higher the hair the closer to god type ) and said ( Quietly ) Fuck cancer !!
She Looked up at me , grinned and said Yeah Fuck cancer !!!!!

I hope she goes to Italy. Great story Zip. FUCK CANCER!

Trilby · 09-11-2010, 01:35 PM

great zippy!!!

Nirvana · 09-11-2010, 05:43 PM

I love this! Great story Zip!

xoxoxoBruce · 09-11-2010, 06:17 PM

Zip, with that mug of yours, you could say fuck cancer to the Queen of England, and she'd give you a high five.

Thanks for making an old lady's day, you done good.

tombstone · 09-11-2010, 07:08 PM

The link says husband was WW1 Bomber Pilot. I don't think so. Even if WWl pilots had been bombers--do the math.

Also, might be a good idea if couples contemplating marrriage got that story and pictures as part of prenuptial counseling--but then you'd have a lot more one parent families, I guess.

Adak · 09-12-2010, 02:13 AM

Obviously WWI should have been WWII, but it's a wonderful story.

All marriages should be as durable as theirs has proven to be.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-12-2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tombstone

The link says husband was WW1 Bomber Pilot. I don't think so. Even if WWl pilots had been bombers--do the math.

Sure they did, The pilot would just reach out and drop it like a hand grenade. Sometimes they dropped bricks, too

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Also, might be a good idea if couples contemplating marriage got that story and pictures as part of prenuptial counseling--but then you'd have a lot more one parent families, I guess.

Really? I should think that the possibility of 68 happy years, and even the obvious love and companionship when the end appears near, would encourage more marriages. Unless you mean more would be convinced to go for it, only to find out this story isn't common?

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Originally Posted by Adak

Obviously WWI should have been WWII, but it's a wonderful story.

Yes, he wasn't born until after WW I.

noviceathome · 09-15-2010, 11:29 AM

Fuck cancer.

Elspode · 09-16-2010, 09:18 PM

I just buried one of my best friends this morning, dead at age 52, one week to the day after walking into the ER under his own power with some abdominal distress. It was an inoperable liver tumor.

Fuck cancer.

Can I get a bigger font, here, please?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-17-2010, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Can I get a bigger font, here, please?

09-11-2010, 01:07 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sept 11, 2010: Fuck Cancer 68 years of marriage doesn't make it any easier to watch your partner deteriorate from cancer and it's treatment. Fuck Cancer! Here's a lot more pictures, including their wedding photo. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-11-2010, 06:43 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	really great pics again, bruce. that wedding photo was amazing. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-11-2010, 11:57 AM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	At a Scrap yard I go to (to work on their scales) , there is this Older lady that sits in the window ,dealing with the customers , figuring out Scrap grades , handing out the money , etc ,,,,,,,, I havent seen her there in a while , I saw her the other day , All slumped down on her self , Most of her hair was gone , And she was dressed All in Pink , and you could tell she didnt feel that well I asked what was up , She Just looked at me , CANCER she said . we talked , things dont look good , but they cought it Early I told her about my Mom , her last Fly fishing trip , the good stuff . She has a son in Italy , some Nice coastal town with Killer Views , Shes All ways wanted to go and just live there for a while , her Son is for it , she just cant go , to much family stuff in Arkansas . I told her go for it !!!! if Not now WHEN ???!!! if you can Arrange things Right you can be Sick there as well as here . She Looked up at me with this Glimmer in her eye , I Looked around ( this a CHURCH LADY if there ever was one, the higher the hair the closer to god type ) and said ( Quietly ) Fuck cancer !! She Looked up at me , grinned and said Yeah Fuck cancer !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-11-2010, 01:35 PM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	great zippy!!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-11-2010, 05:43 PM	#8
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I love this! Great story Zip! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

09-11-2010, 06:22 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Very touching Bruce. Mum has her one year X-Ray on the 15th. Her FC day is on the 17th. If we're not still talking by then I'll send her a card telling her my love goes into the X-Ray room with her. Because I can't help worrying and I do still care. Good thoughts from Dwellars would help too. But only if you're up late on the 14th - her appointment is 09.00 GMT (BST)

09-11-2010, 08:58 AM	#4
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Nice picture-story. Gene seems exceptionally spry for 90, but at 90 and 89 yrs it is evidence they both chose their parents wisely.

09-11-2010, 06:17 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Zip, with that mug of yours, you could say fuck cancer to the Queen of England, and she'd give you a high five. Thanks for making an old lady's day, you done good. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-11-2010, 07:08 PM	#10
tombstone Disorderly Orderly Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 53	The link says husband was WW1 Bomber Pilot. I don't think so. Even if WWl pilots had been bombers--do the math. Also, might be a good idea if couples contemplating marrriage got that story and pictures as part of prenuptial counseling--but then you'd have a lot more one parent families, I guess.

09-12-2010, 02:13 AM	#11
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	Obviously WWI should have been WWII, but it's a wonderful story. All marriages should be as durable as theirs has proven to be.

09-15-2010, 11:29 AM	#13
noviceathome Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: perth, australia Posts: 87	Fuck cancer. __________________ " I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods you will understand why I dismiss yours "

09-16-2010, 09:18 PM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I just buried one of my best friends this morning, dead at age 52, one week to the day after walking into the ER under his own power with some abdominal distress. It was an inoperable liver tumor. Fuck cancer. Can I get a bigger font, here, please? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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