We’re 7 years on from stage 1b, similarly drastic surgery (“the works”), eternally grateful that we had kids before. No recurrence but we’ll be watching and waiting forever. My wife is still the youngest person at her doctor’s office by ~20 years so it’s a long goddamn road ahead.
I knew cancer was bad and had a lot of research surrounding it, but I was blown away by the uncertainty for patients and the incredible amount of resources put into solving/treating the disease and supporting the people going through it. After immunization, chemotherapy is probably the most important medical discovery in human history. If immunotherapy can carry us past that, how amazing!
The immunosuppressive therapies are new since we went through treatment and I’m hopeful. If or when we have to fight again, we’ll have new weapons, I’m optimistic.
I hope you find strength, comfort, and support enough to be a support for your wife. Others have gone through it, empathize, and are rooting for you. Fuck cancer.
I knew cancer was bad and had a lot of research surrounding it, but I was blown away by the uncertainty for patients and the incredible amount of resources put into solving/treating the disease and supporting the people going through it. After immunization, chemotherapy is probably the most important medical discovery in human history. If immunotherapy can carry us past that, how amazing!
The immunosuppressive therapies are new since we went through treatment and I’m hopeful. If or when we have to fight again, we’ll have new weapons, I’m optimistic.
I hope you find strength, comfort, and support enough to be a support for your wife. Others have gone through it, empathize, and are rooting for you. Fuck cancer.