Morning GeeBee,,,
I need to get hopping here. I have my prostate cancer support group tonight. Going to be a hard meeting. We are planning a trip to DC to publicize the FDA;s NOT approving one drug (Provenge) that will apparently help men w/advanced prostate cancer. There is now nothing on market & no help for these men with advanced cancer - nothing. The drug was downed by panel with several of men with conflict of interest financially . Politics shows it’s dirty face even in these life & death matters.
The down side of the meeting is that one of our youngest men (64) died last week. Peritonitis. He had advanced PC & already had chemo & radiation. Both do a bad number on the immune system & so cancer survivors are more prone to not be able to fight off other things (such as Paul’s situation). Also the former main facilitator & a VERY dear & close friend of mine is in very bad shape in ICU.. not sure he will make it this time. I spoke wtih his wife, also a long time, close friend & she is NOT optimistic.
We are a relatively small & close knit group, as are all cancer support groups. I was the spiritual/chaplain to the group before I took over a few months ago. Ideally one of the men would be doing this but the couple with ability do NOT have the health /strength to take over.
Keep me in your thoughts/prayers on this please?
Dolly, I found this so sad. How wonderful of you to be doing this great work. Yes, it is sad when there is nothing that can help the advanced cancer. Good Luck and God Bless you and the suffering men....very heartbreaking! More attention should be in news for prostrate cancer, like breast cancer is for we women! Many prayers~~~~