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Title: Not quite one in a million. . . But just as good.
Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 09, 2008, 05:09:11 pm
Got back to uk thursday, to find a letter saying my bupa payed off and i've an appointment at harley street wednesday. I have to cancel japan but i may have a fighting chance. Been on the town since 13:00 celebrating and watched AVP2 off my head. What is that all about?
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Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 09, 2008, 05:10:51 pm
As a devout athiest, thanks for the prayers dudes, hope they were worth it :D
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Post by: Jeff Vader on February 09, 2008, 05:13:57 pm
As a devout athiest
Hear hear. I'm just hoping that whatever's on the 'other side' is more fun than what's on this side.
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Post by: Hades on February 09, 2008, 05:14:26 pm
That is good to hear. :nod:
Colonol Dekker is back!
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Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 09, 2008, 05:22:02 pm
Hope so, i passed out from pain last week on a ski slope but made one of the best rolls ever i'm told. I'm being weaned off of diazapene at the mo too for my livers sake. {the amount of booze i've drunk this year pm far would have downed most armies} so i'm being good in that respect too. I'll know if i'll live or die by friday. Sounds dramatic but it's that simple. Go me!   
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Post by: Hades on February 09, 2008, 05:31:25 pm
Hope so, i passed out from pain last week on a ski slope but made one of the best rolls ever i'm told. I'm being weaned off of diazapene at the mo too for my livers sake. {the amount of booze i've drunk this year pm far would have downed most armies} so I'm being good in that respect too. I'll know if I'll live or die by Friday. Sounds dramatic but it's that simple. Go me!   
I am hoping for the live part. :nod:
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Post by: Hellstryker on February 09, 2008, 05:31:27 pm
Im betting he lives, after all thats just the kind of guy dekker is  :nod:
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Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 09, 2008, 05:40:19 pm
Lol i'm no superman i just take it as it comes and sod whatever crap life throws at ya. As in my lemonade quote. If it goes pete tong what more can in wrong? I won't be around to worry, optimism is both great and somewhat numbing at the same time. If i hobble off this mortal coil at least i won't have to tolerate this god awful james bond film that i've heard about *yuk* kudos for the moral support HLP.
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Post by: Polpolion on February 09, 2008, 06:05:01 pm
Good luck! :)

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Post by: Dark RevenantX on February 09, 2008, 08:32:07 pm
If you live, then hooray!  Seeing superior DNA being snuffed out is always sad.

If you know you're going to die from this, then at the very least you would know WHEN you die, unlike most people.  You could therefore take advantage of capitalism in your last days.
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Post by: watsisname on February 10, 2008, 04:15:35 am
It's great to see you're still holding in there mate.  I'm not religious either but my thoughts are still with you. :)
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Post by: colecampbell666 on February 10, 2008, 11:39:01 am
Congrats! It must've been my signature ;)
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Post by: Mobius on February 10, 2008, 03:34:40 pm
As a devout athiest, thanks for the prayers dudes, hope they were worth it :D

"Grazie a Dio sono Ateo!"

=

"Thanks to God I'm Atheist!"

:lol:
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Post by: colecampbell666 on February 11, 2008, 08:17:42 am
As a devout athiest, thanks for the prayers dudes, hope they were worth it :D

"Grazie a Dio sono Ateo!"

=

"Thanks to God I'm Atheist!"

:lol:

QFT.
Title: Re: Not quite one in a million. . . But just as good.
Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 11, 2008, 05:08:53 pm
This is as much detail i'll go into. I find out early next week if i'm eligible for a surgical procedure. If so a good 4 weeks of waiting to have it. If not then triple that and i'm off to meet bosch and wolfe. Just wanted to say that facing my mortality has yet again hit me so i countered it by re-reading the original DS thread in classics and have lolled myself so much i fear you knocked a month off my clock. Worth it though. There were some absolutely classic quotes waiting to be resurrected there. :)
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Post by: Mika on February 11, 2008, 05:38:56 pm
Hmm. I'm seriously considering coming to London in the vacation week on March. But you probably have enough to do by that time.

Mika
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Post by: TrashMan on February 11, 2008, 05:51:27 pm
That say laughter mak4es you live longer. Read more HLP classics! :D
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Post by: Rand al Thor on February 12, 2008, 10:34:06 am
Just wanted to say I hope things go well for you and fairplay to your attitude. I'd only hope I could muster the same stuff if I was in your situation.
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Post by: jdjtcagle on February 12, 2008, 10:51:43 am
Yes great attitude towards life, I applaud you!  :)

Good luck to you ;-)
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Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 12, 2008, 10:54:11 am
My grandad always said you die if you worry and you die if you don't so why worry. :)
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Post by: Sphynx on February 12, 2008, 01:51:15 pm
This is as much detail i'll go into. I find out early next week if i'm eligible for a surgical procedure. If so a good 4 weeks of waiting to have it. If not then triple that and i'm off to meet bosch and wolfe. Just wanted to say that facing my mortality has yet again hit me so i countered it by re-reading the original DS thread in classics and have lolled myself so much i fear you knocked a month off my clock. Worth it though. There were some absolutely classic quotes waiting to be resurrected there. :)

Why are they making you wait so long for the procedure if you are elligible? At the medical center I work at, we'd have you in by the end of the week, if not tomorrow if it was that urgent. Have you considered going elsewhere where the wait won't be so long? Anyways, PM me if you want to talk about that option.
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Post by: colecampbell666 on February 12, 2008, 04:54:15 pm
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.
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Post by: Kazan on February 13, 2008, 08:02:43 pm
that's what happens in poorly designed public healthcare
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Post by: Sphynx on February 13, 2008, 08:30:52 pm
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

As someone who works in a cancer center, that chills my blood. It makes me want to say things I will refrain from saying.
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Post by: Gortef on February 14, 2008, 07:57:07 am
Thats brilliant to hear that you still have a chance. I truly hope you'll get it.
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Post by: colecampbell666 on February 14, 2008, 02:03:00 pm
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

As someone who works in a cancer center, that chills my blood. It makes me want to say things I will refrain from saying.
Where at?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#Wait_times
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fraser.html
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Post by: karajorma on February 14, 2008, 04:40:08 pm
That's why probably why Canada was ranked 30th in the world for health care by the WHO. Worrying considering the UK was ranked 18th despite years of the Tories systematically destroying the NHS, but still above the US who were 37th.
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Post by: Sphynx on February 14, 2008, 05:12:07 pm
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

As someone who works in a cancer center, that chills my blood. It makes me want to say things I will refrain from saying.
Where at?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#Wait_times
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fraser.html

I'm not sure if you're asking me or colecampbell666, but if you are asking me the answer is the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Title: Re: Not quite one in a million. . . But just as good.
Post by: Fearless Leader on February 15, 2008, 11:55:33 am
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

dang, thats a long time to go with dieing from cancer, or not being able to stand up without 3 clicks a pop and sharp stabbing pain
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Post by: colecampbell666 on February 15, 2008, 12:50:27 pm
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

As someone who works in a cancer center, that chills my blood. It makes me want to say things I will refrain from saying.
Where at?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#Wait_times
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fraser.html

I'm not sure if you're asking me or colecampbell666, but if you are asking me the answer is the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.
One thing to tell your superiors (or to fix, if you are the superior) is that your website (cancer.duke.edu) is down.
Dunno about the UK, but in Canada you have to wait 52 weeks + for some cancer treatments. Four years for a knee replacement.

dang, thats a long time to go with dieing from cancer, or not being able to stand up without 3 clicks a pop and sharp stabbing pain
My grandfather just got his replaced, after 3 years of pain. My dad's friend got both replaced near instantly in India or something for 10 000$ airfare/accommodations included.
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Post by: Sphynx on February 15, 2008, 08:09:32 pm
Looked into it. http://www.cancer.duke.edu/ should be up and running again. Thanks for the heads up.