St. Louis Bob
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:( Sorry to hear this GB.Is being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer basically a death sentence? I have a buddy who just found out last week that he has Stage 4 cancer in his brain and lungs. Haven't seen him much over the last couple years since he moved. One of the funniest guys I've ever met, though he's one of those guys that if he wasn't your friend, you'd absolutely hate him. He's been using steroids for almost 20 years now, he's divorced twice and has cheated on every girlfriend and wife he's ever had. He also has 2 kids with different mothers, 1 of those kids came from a one night stand when he was 20 and that kid is now 17 and just had a kid with his girlfriend, so my buddy who is 38 years old is also a grandfather. For a while he was body builder and a male stripper, which is why he first got into steroids, but even though hasn't been into body building or stripping for years now, he still would use steroids because he could stand seeing his body get smaller. I can't really think of many endearing qualities he possesses other than the fact that he has always been incredibly loyal to his friends (I can't even count how many fights he got into standing up for his friends) and he was truly hilarious. He told me he's gonna beat the **** out of cancer and survive. But from everything I've heard I think Stage 4 means that the end is near. Also, has there ever been any medical evidence to support that prolonged steroid use can cause cancer?
You sure do have a way with words Mr. Malaise. Sorry to hear about your friend too GB. :(Zooks - Old Melly Scupper and I had a mutual friend named Don Constable, who was a hedge fund manager out of the Twin Cities. One of the nicest guys I've ever known in my life and I considered myself very fortunate to be his friend. I went ice fishing with him twice; the first time Don essentially saved my hide after I wrecked a snowmobile in the dead of night on a frozen lake after too many pops in temperatures that froze my soul. He was like Han Solo coming to my rescue on planet Hoth...only in pitch darkness and no cool monsters.Anyhow, Don was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer in the spring of 2005. It was a complete shock. He had never smoked and drank in moderation (unless he was with me). I didn't know what that meant, but was terrified when I looked up the stats. People with Stage IV lung cancer have a 2-3% chance of making it 5 years (or some grim statistic that made me cringe). Don had access to the best doctors at The Mayo Clinic. He had plenty of money and access to top facilities. But he only made it a full year. He fought hard, but in the end, he died in his late 40s, leaving behind a wife and 4 kids. So, I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I hope he does beat it. I don't know enough about steroids to comment on their association with cancer, but I would think it probably worked against him. Just be there for him as best you can. Make him laugh and don't be afraid to write him and let him know how you feel about him and what he's meant to you. I did that with Don...emailed him what I felt, talked to him as often as I could and still booked sports bets between us as we always had. Sorry, GB.
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