The big C has taken a lot of folks, and can be very painful. I work in a home health now, where most clients are elderly, but not all, and there is a high number of cancer patients. To listen to our nurses talk about some of these folks and what they go through.
I had the big-C carved out of me six years ago this month. I was lucky.. No chemo, no radiation, just the cut and slice from groin to belly. The recovery hurt worse than the disease, and after effects were worse until a buddy told me "well it's something you can LIVE with." Sure does help to have good support in times like that. As for Pat saying good bye, well when your in the unknown, it's best to do so, and hope it works for the better, than to never have said so.
Grae
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