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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.

That does suck. You have my sympathy.

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

It still hurts.

Thoughts and prayers.

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.

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.

Sorry to hear. t&p

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Condolences.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.....

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.

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.

My condolences to you & your family, socal.

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.

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.

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.

Very hard to watch, Mikey.

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

Sorry to hear the update, SoCal.

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.

May God bless you and your family Socal.

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?
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