The Road to Purgatory

socal · Post by **socal** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:26 pm

July 13th on Highway 550 in southwest Colorado. A bit hazy, smoggy if you will. Yes, Colorado, that shit in the air is smog. Still though it's beautiful country. Thickly forested with aspens and spruce. It's not the elevation that takes your breath away...it's the damn technology. Cell phones. The ones that ring and bring news that blindsides you.

My dad is dying. Pancreatic cancer.

This fucking sucks.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:31 pm

That does suck. You have my sympathy.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:33 pm

I got that kind of a call in a beautiful mountain road in Vermont 6 years ago.

It still hurts.

Thoughts and prayers.

Fat Bones · Post by **Fat Bones** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:35 pm

socal wrote:July 13th on Highway 550 in southwest Colorado. A bit hazy, smoggy if you will. Yes, Colorado, that shit in the air is smog. Still though it's beautiful country. Thickly forested with aspens and spruce. It's not the elevation that takes your breath away...it's the damn technology. Cell phones. The ones that ring and bring news that blindsides you.

My dad is dying. Pancreatic cancer.

This fucking sucks.

Vicious.

I've been there, done that. God bless.

Tom In VA · Post by **Tom In VA** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:37 pm

I wish strength, peace, and as much comfort as possible for you man.

Experiencing somewhat of a similiar thing over here, it's my Grandfather though, a very close one. But it's not cancer. Lost my other grandfather to pancreatic cancer in 1985.

Stay strong for your family.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:37 pm

Sorry to hear. t&p

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:51 pm

socal wrote:July 13th on Highway 550 in southwest Colorado. A bit hazy, smoggy if you will. Yes, Colorado, that shit in the air is smog. Still though it's beautiful country. Thickly forested with aspens and spruce. It's not the elevation that takes your breath away...it's the damn technology. Cell phones. The ones that ring and bring news that blindsides you.

My dad is dying. Pancreatic cancer.

This fucking sucks.

My heart goes out to you in this very difficult time, socal.

I went through the same thing, same fucking disease, with my mom in 1995. Spend some time with your old man if you can. I spent a week with my mom up until a couple of days before she passed away. I'm glad I was able to do that, but it still tears me up every time I think about it that I couldn't do any more than I did to give some comfort. We all still feel her presence even after this long.

Terry in Crapchester · Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:54 pm

I got the call about my grandma on my way home from night court last Tuesday. She passed away on Thursday.

Thoughts and prayers to Socal and his family.

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:01 pm

I got that same call in the mountains of Idaho. My dad has colon cancer and Lou Gherig's disease. Didn't think he'd make it til Christmas, and he's still kicking.

Sorry to hear the news. Thoughts and prayers.

Terry in Crapchester · Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:06 pm

Dog wrote:I got that same call in the mountains of Idaho. My dad has colon cancer and Lou Gherig's disease. Didn't think he'd make it til Christmas, and he's still kicking.

Sorry to hear the news. Thoughts and prayers.

Thoughts and prayers to you as well, Dog. My dad passed away from Lou Gehrig's Disease in 2001, so I know firsthand how debilitating that one is.

Jimmy Medalions · Post by **Jimmy Medalions** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:33 pm

This day will come for all of us at some point. I'm sorry it's come so early for you. Very much uncool, my sympathies.

Van · Post by **Van** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:09 pm

Condolences.

Keep on enjoying your time with your own wife and kids to the fullest.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:26 pm

I think the moral of the story is don't answer your phone when you're in the mountains.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:30 pm

ElvisMonster wrote:I think the moral of the story is don't answer your phone when you're in the mountains.

Sometimes humor helps you get past these things so I'll rack your post.. but try waiting for page 2 or 3 next time, ok?

Tom In VA · Post by **Tom In VA** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:45 pm

jiminphilly wrote:
ElvisMonster wrote:I think the moral of the story is don't answer your phone when you're in the mountains.
Sometimes humor helps you get past these things so I'll rack your post.. but try waiting for page 2 or 3 next time, ok?

You kidding 10 posts ? That's a record for these sites. We all must be mellowing with age.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:28 pm

jiminphilly wrote:
ElvisMonster wrote:I think the moral of the story is don't answer your phone when you're in the mountains.
Sometimes humor helps you get past these things so I'll rack your post.. but try waiting for page 2 or 3 next time, ok?

So you just showed up in here to piss and moan about EM's post with no message of sympathy or support for socal? Sniveling little insincere bitch.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:46 pm

socal wrote:July 13th on Highway 550 in southwest Colorado. A bit hazy, smoggy if you will. Yes, Colorado, that shit in the air is smog. Still though it's beautiful country. Thickly forested with aspens and spruce. It's not the elevation that takes your breath away...it's the damn technology. Cell phones. The ones that ring and bring news that blindsides you.

My dad is dying. Pancreatic cancer.

This fucking sucks.

Sorry to hear about that, dude. I wake up every day wondering when I might get THE phone call. My Dad turns 80 in September. SO far so good.

At least you get the chance to say goodbye. Use it well.

socal · Post by **socal** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:44 pm

Thanks to everyone for the kind words (and the laugh, EM.)

TiC, my condolences to you on your grandmother.

Meds, yes, we'll all be there someday. Some sooner than others. Yesterday I had to take my 83 year-old grandmother to see her 62 year-old son.

Mikey, I think I'm just starting to feel your pain.

And this is absolutely killing my mom. They were high school sweethearts and have been married 43 years.

Bushice, you bet.

Terry in Crapchester · Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:47 pm

socal wrote:Thanks to everyone for the kind words (and the laugh, EM.)

TiC, my condolences to you on your grandmother.

Thank you. She was 102, so I really have no room to complain. Not many of us have our grandmothers still around when we've passed our 40th birthday.

Neely8 · Post by **Neely8** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:50 pm

Lost my father to a car accident and mom to a blood clot. While it sucks to lose a parent sometimes it's harder when it is more sudden. I wish I had a few extra months with each of them.

I am sorry for the bad news but take this opportunity to do things and really get to know your dad beyond what you already know.....

Jimmy Medalions · Post by **Jimmy Medalions** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:28 pm

ElvisMonster wrote:I think the moral of the story is don't answer your phone when you're in the mountains.

That would be totally way funnier and stuff if you changed your sig.

socal · Post by **socal** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:32 am

My Dad passed at home surrounded by family late Sunday night. We buried him today. It's unfathomable how quickly he deteriorated. The pain he bore was terrible. I cannot believe he's gone but he's in a better place.

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:09 am

My condolences to you & your family, socal.

Th · Post by Th » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:28 pm

Lost my dad this past January to Leukemia. The pain is a very real and daily experience for me. Thoughts, prayers and respect out to you and your family.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:36 pm

sorry to hear it, socal. that pancreatic one is a bitch.

psu, feel free to decompose in my garden. it needs something. my fukking corn isn't growing worth a damn. tomatoes are doing well, however.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:10 pm

Wow, socal. My mom went in about the same amount of time, with the same cancer.
It's pretty hard to watch.

T's and P's my friend.

socal · Post by **socal** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:52 am

Very hard to watch, Mikey.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Peace to all of you and your loved ones.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:56 pm

Sorry to hear the update, SoCal.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:44 pm

socal wrote:My Dad passed at home surrounded by family late Sunday night. We buried him today. It's unfathomable how quickly he deteriorated. The pain he bore was terrible. I cannot believe he's gone but he's in a better place.

I can't fathom watching a parent die b/c I haven't been through it but God Bless you and your family for being around him when he took his last breath. I was fortunate to be there when my Grand Father passed away. I'm still at a loss of words for what I saw.

Rest in Peace.

jtr · Post by **jtr** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:48 pm

May God bless you and your family Socal.

The phantorino · Post by **The phantorino** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:45 pm

Jsc810 wrote:May God bless your family.

Some thing, some entity, from beyond our worldly existence, told me that it was not my time, that I should not let go, that I should hang on to life. This entity was not physically present and did not speak as we do, but it was nonetheless the most powerful communication I've ever experienced by far. It was an incredible presence in the room, awe inspiring and humbling

Did you leave the TV on?
Page 2 - OK, Jiminphilly?

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