Posted on 01/13/2023 1:02:40 PM PST by rey
Pancreatic cancer has a terrible prognosis. My uncle was diagnosed with it and died within a few months. Even Steve Jobs with all his billions could only stave it off for a few years. Prayers for his family.
Steve Jobs was a moron. He treated his PC with “twigs and berries.”
He could have had surgery, and it would have increased his chances by a lot. Instead he wasted a lot of time until it was beyond help.
I remember his father was an idol to me and other kids in the neighborhood. We would set up the ramps and jump our bicycles. A good friend of mine who is actually a complete admirer of Evel Knievel Went on to launch a career jumping a motorcycle. He went by “Danger Doug.” Although he is now retired he actually has the world record for numbers of cars jumped. I believe he had the record for the most cars jumped with a bicycle as well, he did that while we were in high school. It was so easy the first time he decided to try a second since the reporter was there and actually crashed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Danger
I see the problem, “twigs & berries”
According to my Far Side Medical Guide it should have been “Grubs and Berries”
Cancer was probably exacerbated by the vacs /s
Over a few short years, Linda McCartney, Gianni Versace, Princess Diana and JFK Jr. - all rich enough to solve ALMOST all of life’s problems - died too young, too soon. It was a lesson that sometimes nothing can save you - from disease (Linda McCartney), from the evil of others (Gianni Versace), from the stupidity of others (Princess Diana via her drunken, foolish driver) or your own bad judgement (JFK Jr.). Just learned that a young man I’ve known since he was in grade school with my son has experienced an “eye stroke”, something I’d never even heard of. He just woke up one morning without sight in one eye. It may resolve itself, and it may not. Just another reminder to treasure our “ordinary” days...the most unexpected thing can come along and change your life forever.
I had a work associate whose wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she decided to go with the “twigs and berries” approach as well - macrobiotic diet, etc. A year or so later she died, leaving him with two young sons to raise. Despite his grief, there was a distinct undercurrent of anger at the choices she had made.
I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer almost 5 years ago. He fought it for 3 years, but he died of complications. So often the cancer itself isn’t the killer, but the body just breaks down and can’t maintain normal function fighting on so many fronts.
Pray that medical advancements progress to the point of making this cancer survivable, because the prognosis is often a death sentence.
RIP
I was attending a conference in Europe in 1997 when another American there told me that Versace had been murdered. I had never heard of him before.
“Steve Jobs was a moron. He treated his PC with “twigs and berries. He could have had surgery, and it would have increased his chances by a lot. Instead he wasted a lot of time until it was beyond help.”
I agree. IMO at the heart of it was stubborn arrogance. He thought he knew better than doctors.
“A man has got to know his limitations ...”
Pancreatic Cancer itself, presents no warning signs, until it has metastasized to other organs or bone, and by then it’s always too late for saving someone.
Steve Jobs was a brilliant guy in business who made idiotic medical decisions. It's tempting to call people morons - but the reality is that one of our problems as a society is that we assume that someone who is whip smart in one field has transferable skills. Not necessarily! In fact, that's incredibly rare!
Many “celebrities” died this week.
5.56mm
Fair nuff.
I think he believed his own press releases. Learning the basics about his form of pancreatic cancer takes about 15 minutes. In three nights of reading, a well educated person can hold an intelligent conversation with a specialist.
Ignoring established treatments and outcomes come from fear or arrogance.
Did you know Steve?
actually I know you did not.
I won’t attribute his death to the shots since I don’t know if he ever received them. I will simply say that the shots have been connected to the rise in cancer cases, and we’ll never be given the facts about the connection.
Reminds me of the old saying: "Live each day as if it were your last."
I had an auto mechanic friend who was feeling ill for a while so he went to the doctor and found out he had pancreatic cancer. The doctor gave him 6 weeks. He died in 3. He didn’t drink or smoke, and ate organic food. Rip Daniel
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