He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a way back. Well, not long, but in terms of how long it usually takes it to kill, quite a while.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 10, 2009 6:59:09 pm PST #584 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DavidS - Jan 10, 2009 6:59:32 pm PST #585 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's up with Swayze? I haven't heard this.
He's got cancer. Pancreas? I think that's it.
amych - Jan 10, 2009 7:00:37 pm PST #586 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Perkins, he's had pancreatic cancer for about the last year -- which, on the whole "Fuck Cancer" scale, is way out on the more fuckety end.
Jesse - Jan 10, 2009 7:00:54 pm PST #587 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And he just went into the hospital with pneumonia (?).
Lee - Jan 10, 2009 7:03:13 pm PST #588 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That is really sad.
sumi - Jan 10, 2009 7:10:22 pm PST #589 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I thought that The Beast didn't start 'til this week. (I want to watch it too.)
§ ita § - Jan 10, 2009 7:13:40 pm PST #590 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This Thursday.
Burrell - Jan 10, 2009 7:50:43 pm PST #591 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm so sorry, brenda.
The talk of Swayze reminds me of how hollow he looked the last time I saw a photo of him. Made me sad.
My dad died of pancreatic cancer. Well technically he died from the surgery to remove it. Part of me still feels like we were robbed of one last year but most of me feels like he would have rather gone as he did. He wouldn't have wanted to spend a long time dying.
Typo Boy - Jan 10, 2009 8:18:35 pm PST #592 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
My dad died of pancreatic cancer. Well technically he died from the surgery to remove it.
Yeah my father's was undiagnosed until after his death so he spent a long time dying of it. He suffered a great deal, so your father may have been better off. Fucking Group Health.
Burrell - Jan 10, 2009 8:44:20 pm PST #593 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm sorry it took your father too, Typo. Several of my friends fathers and grandfathers died of it as well. I tend to feel it personally when I hear someone has pancreatic cancer, which of course is irrational of me. But it's just such a cruel of a disease.