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“Jim Kelly's condition remains very treatable and potentially curable,” Dr. Costantino said. “Our immediate focus is on controlling his pain and beginning the process of eradicating the cancer.”
I don't know. I was thinking last night that if they decided to bypass surgery and go straight to chemo, I was afraid it meant the cancer had spread too far to cut it out. Praying for my life long hero.
I don't know. I was thinking last night that if they decided to bypass surgery and go straight to chemo, I was afraid it meant the cancer had spread too far to cut it out. Praying for my life long hero.
That's exactly why they said surgery isn't really a good option now.
Seeing that picture of Jim in a hospital bed with his daughter hugging him doesn't fill me with a sense of optimism. Then again, I saw how quickly cancer took my mom.
I was afraid it meant the cancer had spread too far to cut it out.
that is what it means. you want to cut out as much as you can so youre fighting as small an infected area as possible. they only dont do surgery on aggressive cancer when they cant get to it, its too widespread, or it would do too much damage (ie in a vital organ or the brain)
“Because of the complexity and aggressive nature of this cancer and after more scans and tests, the plan has changed,” Jill Kelly wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon. The cancer is in areas that surgery cannot successfully eradicate. Therefore, the medical specialists here in NYC along with our Buffalo team believe that chemotherapy and radiation are the best option.”
I don't think the term "potentially curable" is encouraging. But maybe I am being too pessimistic
well you never know. weve all heard and/or seen stories of ppl who had aggressive cancer that suddenly just disappears. ive known a few ppl that had that kind of luck, but quite frankly they are the serious exceptions
so technically until you get to the very end stages its all 'potentially curable', tho in fact its quite a longshot
generally when cancer spreads from other areas into the brain its game over, all you can do then is try to extend life. and once its in your spine its in your brain bc your spinal chord is a no tolls expressway to your brain
sure hope we get that miracle, but if this were my loved one i would be preparing myself and others for what is likely inevitable
the only cancer that isnt treatable is the very end stages where the treatment itself will surely kill you
when my aunts fifteen year battle with cancer spread to her brain she lost the ability to speak. they gave her one last round of aggressive chemo to shrink the tumors enough so that her brain functioned semi-normally for a few weeks. we used that time to have a final family party at her house for about a week so that ppl could get there and spend some final time with her, sort of like a living wake. we did what we normally do at our family gatherings - get drunk, eat a ton of great food, play games, and rag on each other. it was a great way to say goodbye. after that the cancer came roaring back and she was gone in a matter of days
for other non-brain cancer patients, they can also pump you full of drugs to return to you a semblance of normalcy, but its so hard on the body they only do that when its surely over and they want to give ppl a chance to say goodbye and get a response. at that point youre talking about literally a day or two left of life and it doesnt always work
Treatable leaves a lot of room. What exactly is treatable? Giving him another 3-6 months of life?
The words used seem to have been very carefully choosen
If he had said treatable I wouldn't have been as optimistic. I find hope in the DR adding Very to his statement. One little word makes a big difference IMO. Hoping and praying for the best.
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