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Aug 21, 2008 14:56

I suspect my father is going to die. He has malignant lung cancer, multiple blood clots in his lungs, and pneumonia. Doctors discovered the lung cancer approximately 1 mo. ago after he went in for an examination about long-lasting cold-like symptoms. The day before yesterday, he went in for a biopsy and had to be resuscitated after being given ( Read more... )

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phanatic August 21 2008, 19:25:49 UTC
Sorry to hear about that. Dumb thing to say, I guess. But I sympathize.

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heraclitus August 27 2008, 19:29:57 UTC
Thanks guys.

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wolodymyr August 21 2008, 20:35:17 UTC
Hey.

The impact of seeing one's parent old and suffering is physical, and biblical, and has been seriously tackled just about only by Kierkegaard, who lied, and Kafka, who wanted it all burned.

Cheers to whatever gets you through this, and my best to you.

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heraclitus August 27 2008, 19:30:21 UTC
Happy belated birthday, by the way.

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epictetus_rex August 21 2008, 21:08:14 UTC
Sorry, man. That's awful.

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madmanofprague August 21 2008, 21:22:59 UTC
When a parent dies, part of you goes with them.

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rfmcdpei August 21 2008, 21:23:58 UTC
I am sorry for you, and him, and all of yours.

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