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07-01-2016, 10:02 AM #126
My wife died on July 8 for years ago of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 34. She worked for Oars in the summer and skied the Freeskiing world tour in the winters. A big Fuck You cancer!!
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08-01-2016, 09:11 PM #127
Sorry to hear that, tokin.
A friend is just out from over fourteen hours of surgery and will follow up with four rounds of chemo over eight weeks. Fuck cancer indeed.
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08-01-2016, 09:42 PM #128
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09-24-2016, 10:14 PM #129
My dad is nearing the end. FUCK CANCER!
You are what you eat.
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There's no such thing as bad snow, just shitty skiers.
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09-28-2016, 11:10 PM #130
I just held my dad's hand as he took his final breath. He skied his final turns last spring. Fuck cancer
You are what you eat.
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There's no such thing as bad snow, just shitty skiers.
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09-28-2016, 11:20 PM #131
Sorry Beaver. I hope it was good for you to be there with him.
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09-29-2016, 12:14 AM #132
Very sorry Beaver. No words (I have) can heal a loss like yours.
I still call it The Jake.
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09-29-2016, 05:41 AM #133Banned
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Rough time Beaver vibes to you and yours. His suffering is over though. RIP
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09-29-2016, 08:28 AM #134
Damn, Beaver. Glad he could have you by his side.
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09-29-2016, 08:30 AM #135
Vibes Beaver
watch out for snakes
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09-29-2016, 01:56 PM #136Registered User
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Sorry Beav.
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09-29-2016, 09:33 PM #137
Fuck Cancer
The Maine ski community lost a solid dude this week, 18 riders turned out tonight to #rideforwes
Vibes to u BeavLast edited by ticketchecker; 09-30-2016 at 08:25 AM.
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09-29-2016, 09:39 PM #138
Fuck beaver, I'm sorry
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10-11-2016, 01:39 PM #139
Ruby update. Miraculously, scans in August and today both showed no tumor growth. No reduction in size or number of tumors either, but no growth. Her oncologist has no idea why. It could possibly be a delayed effect of the immunotherapy drug she took, but staining tests done on tumor samples showed that <1% of the cells carried the molecular lock that the drug acts on so they think that's unlikely. Regardless, we're happy for any good news. For now she's still asymptomatic and outwardly a completely normal and happy 3 y.o.
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10-11-2016, 01:53 PM #140
Condolences to you and J, Beaver.
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10-11-2016, 05:13 PM #141Registered User
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10-11-2016, 07:10 PM #142Good-lookin' wool
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10-11-2016, 07:44 PM #143
Amazing. Go Ruby!!!!!
Anecdotal story ... Jim Allison discovered the molecule that became Ipilimumab (Yervoy) almost 20 years ago. You may know Yervoy as one of the new immunotherapy drugs that releases the brakes on the immune system to kill tumors. Jim had an absolute passion for this molecule and believed whole heartedly in its prospects. Well, the first few clinical trials followed the standard model. Measure tumor at baseline, give drug, measure tumor after 6 weeks and 3 months. You can vary the dosing and the timing to ensure limited toxicity. Unfortunately, Yervoy failed miserably in those first trials. In fact, tumors appeared to be growing larger. What the clinicians/researchers didn't realize until after a few tries is that the tumor mass was indeed getting bigger, but it was because of an increase in immune cells into the tumor coupled to general inflammation. Had they extended their trial window to the 4-5 month time frame, they would have seen tumors shrink. Not everyone responded, but many who did saw a so called "memory response" where the immune system eradicated the tumor and presumably any future version not unlike a vaccine.
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10-11-2016, 07:57 PM #144
Rooting for Ruby and your family. I'm glad to hear some positive news.
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10-11-2016, 08:05 PM #145Registered User
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10-12-2016, 09:01 AM #146
That's horrible. I can't imagine how hard that must be on you and your wife. It must feel like it's inevitable that it could happen to her any day.
Nah, man, that's touching. I'll definitely keep posting updates, but for now it's just wait-and-see mode. Apparently there are no other drugs to try that wouldn't just make her sick with little hope for a tangible benefit. She'll go back in for another scan in a few months.
Interesting, she's 4 months out from finishing her Opdivo infusions. I don't think they have any plans to try Yervoy. It was discussed at one point, so maybe they've done tests that indicate it wouldn't be effective, I don't know.
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10-12-2016, 10:31 AM #147Registered User
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Great news Dan! Hope things stay the same. My wife had new scans this morning. Will know results in a couple of weeks.
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10-17-2016, 06:32 PM #148
My brother found out last week he has prostate cancer.
Fuck cancerwatch out for snakes
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10-17-2016, 07:22 PM #149
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10-18-2016, 05:22 AM #150
Yep, we talked about that very thing.
No one wants cancer but this one is has good odds for a complete cure.watch out for snakes
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