Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is back on US soil. [link]
Yeah, we're building a race of frog-people. It's a good time
Xander ,'Selfless'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Trudy Booth - Jun 06, 2025 1:23:45 pm PDT #7581 of 7594
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Karl - Jun 06, 2025 1:32:14 pm PDT #7582 of 7594
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Hey, Trudy. I probably thought this and didn't post it, but it's really good to see your pixels again. I've missed you.
Trudy Booth - Jun 06, 2025 1:34:44 pm PDT #7583 of 7594
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Thanks, Karl. Backatcha :)
erikaj - Jun 06, 2025 2:15:49 pm PDT #7584 of 7594
Always Anti-fascist!
Thirded.
dcp - Jun 06, 2025 2:20:45 pm PDT #7585 of 7594
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes yesterday.
However, today is a more important anniversary to me. It is the sixth anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. I didn't really expect to make it three years, let alone six.
Today is also notable because I went in for my latest quarterly labs&scans. The results are:
Lymph node mets: no significant changes (good news)
Bone mets: no new or worsening lesions (good news)
PSA is <0.01 (excellent news)
I have lots of gripes due to treatments and medications and side effects, and some of them are slowly getting worse, but I have no new gripes. The cancer remains well controlled. I am very happy about that.
I have been enrolled in the CHAARTED2 clinical trial since November 2020, and it will stop tracking patients this coming November, but so long as nothing significant changes with my health before then, the plan is to continue with my current medications and my current testing program. Next year could be a whole other story. It is too soon to think about that.
I am glad to be surviving.
I am proud to continue to push the survival stats higher.
Every morning I wake up, I remind myself: "This is a bonus day. Make the most of it."
meara - Jun 06, 2025 2:24:52 pm PDT #7586 of 7594
That is so awesome dcp! I’m working on a clinical trial in prostate cancer right now and we’d dream of results like that! (Some of the folks have a PSA >1000!)
Dana - Jun 06, 2025 2:26:13 pm PDT #7587 of 7594
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Fuck yeah, dcp.
-t - Jun 06, 2025 2:31:16 pm PDT #7588 of 7594
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So great, dcp! Come on survival stats, keep getting better!
dcp - Jun 06, 2025 2:37:39 pm PDT #7589 of 7594
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
meara, it's an odd flex, but: metastatic de novo, stage IVb, cTX, cN1, cM1b, PSA = 11201.7
Not a record-breaker, but still pretty unusual.
Sheryl - Jun 06, 2025 2:50:31 pm PDT #7590 of 7594
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Great news, dcp!
I tested negative on Wednesday, and went back to work yesterday. Whee.