Dublin

Bladder.

Cancer.

Dad.

-Not a fun mix of words

But it makes ya wonder!

Facts/Info:

1. Cells. Our body grows them as needed and when old ones die, new ones take their place. (cute)
2. Tumors form when our bodies grow cells when we don't need them, not letting the old ones die when they should.
3. Two kinds of tumors: Benign - NOT cancer. Malignant - cancer.
4. Benign - Cells do not spread, the tumor does not come back once removed, and it is not life-threatening.
5. Malignant - COMPLETE OPPOSITE. Shit can spread into the bloodstream or lymphatic system causing new tumors different places in the body, tumors come back after removed, and of course, is life-treatening.
6. Metastasis - the spread of cancer.
7. If the cancer metastasizes - we'll say into the lungs - this is not known lung cancer because it's still bladder cancer cells, it is known as metastatic bladder cancer.
8. Bladder cancer is most common in men (two to three times more likely).
9. It has a reoccurance rate of 50%-80%, making it a lifelong surveillance and the most expensive cancer to treat on a per patient basis.
10. If the first round of tumors are malignant, the reoccurance is higher then those benign and the chance of them continuously being malignant is great.

The situation at hand:

1. Urination found in blood, a long delayed process of piss tests.
2. Waiting and worried.
3. New doctor.
4. Immediate piss test and first spot in the hospital for a scope to see what's in the bladder.
5. Found several large tumors in the bladder.
6. Surgery.
7. Off work for a month.
8. Biopsy found tumours to be malignant.
9. Few months later, another scope.
10. Couple more tumors found.
11. Surgery.
12. Off work for a month.
13. Hospital for shots of something that kills off tumours (unsure of what is was) - duration 2 weeks, 3-4 times a week.
14. Few months later and after eating healthy - cut down on red meats and juiced regularily, another scope.
15. No tumors found :)
16. Pre-cautions; back to hospital for those shots.
17. Few months later, another scope.
18. Small tumors found.
19. Surgery.
20. Off work for a month.
21. Biopsy found tumors to be malignant.
22. Back to the hospital regularily for those shots.
23. Few months ago, another scope.
24. Small tumors found.
25. Surgery; during this time they directly injected Chemo into his bladder.
26. Off work for a month.
27. Biopsy found tumors to be malignant.
28. Few weeks ago, another scope.
29. Small tumors found.
30. Waiting for surgery date.
31. Waiting for biopsy.
32. Doctors will do the same procedure as last - Chemo shots directly into his bladder.

There are plenty of downsides to all of this... but if any of you out there have common sense and know me; you know what my thoughts are. Two parents with uncurable diseases... yadda yadda... money issues... security issues... fucking zero health insurance because they are BOTH "high risk"

.... My feelings and thoughts to that consist of sorrow to all of the sick people out there who need health insurance more than I do, I mean I haven't been to a doctor for months and months - I don't need health insurance, my parents do. It disgusts me. All in all; that aspect could be worse, we could live in America and my parents would get zero health attention.

"As long as I got billz, right doc?"

As stated before, if you know me - you know that I do have a tight-knit family; we are loving, supportive and positive. Sure, sometimes we think, "when is enough, enough?" but what's the point really?

You can't get too mad, upset or discouraged at what life throws at you or you'll never be ready for that next toss.