Prayers coming your way

No problem, consider it done... hang in there.

Prayers sent. Hope he gets better.

Damn. That sucks Donger, I wish you and your father the best, i really do.

Prayers sent Donger to your dad and the rest of the family.

Prayers sent. Really sorry, and wish the best for you

Hang in there, Donger. Prayers and good thoughts sent your way.

I truly hope everything works out..good thoughts for you and everyone

I'm so sorry Donger, I lost my father this past October. Cherish every moment you have with him. I pray that a treatment is available that can give you and your family more quality time with him. All my best.

Thoughts and prayers sent for you and your family.

I lost my dad in 2011. Hang in there, the rest of the family will look to you to be strong.

Prayers and positive thoughts sent for you donger.

My thanks to you all for your kind thoughts, words and prayers. It has been very comforting for me and I hope, via proxy, for my father. Again, thank you.

Sorry to hear it Donger. I have the same type situation with both P's right now. We will keep you and yours in our prayers.

hope everything is going as good as can be expected...

you and your dad are in my thoughts...

Sorry Donger .. hope your father gets better .. you can always say most of us are your internet friends .....

Sorry to hear that bro. Will pray for your Dad and your family. Take care and God bless...

Prayers for you, your Father and your entire family.

Prayers to you, your father and your entire family Donger. It is one of those toughest times in life.

I can really sympathize, as my Father has been under hospice care now for over two months. He is fighting his ass off as I am sure your father will as well.

Hi everyone. Well, after many tests (MRI, CAT, PET), they haven't found any other cancer in my Dad's body. You have to love doctors; they almost seemed disappointed that there wasn't any.... They said that if the lesions on his brain were secondary, they would be able to treat them with radiation. Since it appears the lesions are the primary, he has to have surgery to go after them.

So, he goes under the knife on Tuesday. If you would, please see a prayer, send good thoughts and so on to my Dad that day.

Thank you all for your empathy. It means a lot to me.

Donger.

Done

Done Donger.

Prayers for a successful surgery Donger......
Hope everything works out and you have many more years
with your Dad!

I wish you, your family and your father all the best in his fight with this illness.

Prayers for you and your family, Donger.

We just last week lost my wife's dearest uncle to brain cancer. I carried him to bed last Thursday night (I carried a 71-year old man like I would have one of my kids) and he told me good night. He died on Friday.

At this point, I would take it as good news that they didn't find any other cancer. I don't want to scare you but his ordeal started in almost exactly the same way - we thought he had a stroke. In 2 days, they had found 4 tumors in his brain. Where his story diverges though is that it only took them a week to find 2 more tumors in his lungs, where the cancer originated. It doesn't appear that your Dad has that issue, so keep your hopes up.

I can also give you some other good news - modern brain cancer techniques appear to be amazing. They gave Ronnie 6 weeks to live when he was diagnosed. That was 21 months ago.

With good doctors, prayers, and some luck, your Dad is gonna live a long, long time yet.

Good luck to you and your family. Stay strong for him.

Hope it went well, today. Thoughts are with you.

I know what you are going through. I'm pretty close with my old man. He's 72, and after a routine bypass near Christmas, we nearly lost him to some extremely bizarre events. Before that it was lung cancer that was diagnosed during screens for something else, a number of years before that, prostate cancer.

Things can look pretty bleak, but sometimes it turns out good too. Hopefully you get good news out of all of this too. Thoughts and prayers your way Donger.

best of luck to your family, donger.
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Prayers for your dad Donger.

Just saw this, Donger.

Prayers and thoughts your and your family's way. I hope the surgery went well today. Don't lose hope - with modern medicine, you should have plenty.

Wishing you and your Father well. Hope the surgery was a success.

Pat

All the best to you and yours, Donger.

May God grant your family grace and peace.

Just saw this...best wishes, thoughts and prayers for your family, sir. :(

Praying that the surgery went well...

Good luck. Had one of my parents go through something similar. I hope that you have a good outcome.

I felt a lot better after talking with the brain surgeon every morning when he did his rounds. He was one of those people that is so expert in his field that you're just in awe of him. He will be in good hands, I bet.

Hi Everyone:

Thanks again for the good wishes and prayers. My Dad survived the surgery and has already been discharged. We are now waiting on the pathology. His surgeon could only get to one of the lesions because he was concerned that if he went after both, my Dad could have bled out. So, he went after the larger one. Oddly, he's not entirely convinced that it is cancer after all. He said it could be an infection or even fungus (yes, I've had some fun with the old man about that possibility...) although that might even be worse than cancer, as I've learned.

Anyway, now we wait again.

Again, my most sincere thanks to all for your empathy.

Donger.

Glad everything seems to be going well. Please keep up us updated, we'll keep up the prayers.

Great to hear the surgery went well and that he's already home. Hope it turns out to be nothing to worry about.

I wqas just thinking this morning that i hoped a long absence didn't mean bad news. I'm glad t know things are, at least for the time being, stabilized.

70 is way too young. Hopefully the Doctors were able to do something to cure him permanently.

Hello:

Unfortunately, the prognosis came back today and both are cancerous tumors. Stage 4. My Dad will begin aggressive radiation therapy and chemotherapy shortly. I spoke with him earlier, and I've never heard fear in my Dad's voice, until today. A brave face, yes, but mortal fear.

I hesitate to ask again, but if you would, please say a prayer or send good wishes to my father.

Thank you.

Donger

Sorry to hear that..hopefully the radiation and chemo work..good luck to your dad and your family

Ugh...so sorry to hear that Donger. :(

My thoughts will be with him.

Sorry to hear that. Thoughts and prayers.

So sorry to hear Donger. I'll keep you all in my prayers.

Damn. Hang in there. It's a long road ahead, and he'll need you.

Well wishes headed your way. Lost my grandma to leukemia last August, so I feel your pain.

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Thoughts and prayers for you and your dad. Stay positive and upbeat around your dad. That may help as much as the therapy.

Good wishes for your father, and good wishes to you and your family looking out for your father. You hang in there.

No reason to hesitate. Best wishes for your dad, you, and the rest of his loved ones.

I've never understood why the surgeons aren't more aggressive when they encounter these things. Personally, I'd rather take the chance of bleeding out on the table than have them close me up for radiation. Although in this case, I recognize that they weren't absolutely sure it was malignant.

Positive thoughts heading your way for your Dad, you and the family.

Stay strong for your father. Positive thoughts and prayers sent your way.

Damn that is rough Donger. Your father and family are definitely in my thoughts and prayers. Hang in there

i'm hoping the best for your father and family.

lost my grandpa to brain cancer when i was a teenager. my uncle passed away in january from liver cancer. over the last 4 years cancer has really struck too many people i know.

g'luck.

All my best to your Dad and your family, stay strong Donger.

We're all praying for his recovery.

Does your family tend to pull together at these times or fracture?

:( God bless you all.

Good wishes. They are getting better at this. Keep your hopes up.

Thoughts & Prayers

Sorry to hear about the cancer diagnosis. Best wishes to you and your family, you're in my thoughts.

Praying for you, your family, and your father's doctors. Since i've never been through something similar, I can imagine, but can't truly know what you are going through. But it sounds terrifying and sad. I'll also pray that you can be a bright spot in your family's fear and worries, and that someone can be that for you.

done prayers sent

Good luck to him Danger.

Damn. Sorry to hear the latest news. You got it man. Lean on each other that's what family is all about

God Bless

Donger, did they ever find cancer in his lungs or elsewhere?

If they didn't, there's still reason to have considerable hope.

He could still live a few years with Stage 4 brain cancer, given the treatments they have now. Directed radio therapy (aka "cyberknife") worked very, very well for my wife's uncle. Unfortunately, he also had lesions in one of his lungs and that is what got him.

Done.

Best wishes Donger. Hope things improve for your family.

Sorry to hear of your family's struggles.

Continuing prayers

I'm sorry that I somehow overlooked this thread for so long. I'm even more sorry to hear about what is going on. My best wishes and thoughts to you and your family.

I suspect we are alot alike -- I have a small circle of close friends, but mainly it's my immediate family that I'm close to. While I wasn't as close to my parents as you obviously are, dealing with their health issues years ago was very difficult and certainly brought starkly home that you should appreciate everything that you have now, because it can certainly change quickly on very short notice.

Again, my very best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery for your old man.

Should I start some kind of history thread to take your mind off the worrying? :D

man. just saw this. sinners prayer is up. all I got man! o:-)
rooting for him.

Thanks everyone. It means a lot to me.

No, they haven't found cancer anywhere else in his body, although I suspect that he isn't telling us everything. He's a bit obstinate and most definitely suffers from the British "keep a stiff upper lip" syndrome.

He sounds like a beautiful person to take after. ;)

Well, keep your hopes up. We're all praying for you.

Indeed, he is.

Thanks, I am. And it's giving me some comfort.

And, I just made the mistake of venturing into GoChief's mission to poop thread...

Sigh.

It's glorious, yes?