Things that make you sad.

[johntheclaret]

Cancer is a horrible **** that affects everyone. You either have it or know someone who did. It cares not for age, sex or lifestyle.
It took my father, my father-in-law and our daughter. It leaves a hole that can’t be filled and kids without a parent.
And anyone who says “time heals all” has no ******* idea, because it doesn’t.

Amen to that, I've tried to write something on here at least 10 times to give CM some support but have pretty much had my heart ripped out every time I've gone to write.

I kiss my dad every day, I have no one to turn to when things turn to shit, I just battle on and hope tomorrow is a better day.

I know what you mean. I thought about it before I posted and whether I should have. It is a very personal thing to put on a public forum.

[The Dark Knight]

Cancer is a horrible **** that affects everyone. You either have it or know someone who did. It cares not for age, sex or lifestyle.
It took my father, my father-in-law and our daughter. It leaves a hole that can’t be filled and kids without a parent.
And anyone who says “time heals all” has no ******* idea, because it doesn’t.

Amen to that, I've tried to write something on here at least 10 times to give CM some support but have pretty much had my heart ripped out every time I've gone to write.

I kiss my dad every day, I have no one to turn to when things turn to shit, I just battle on and hope tomorrow is a better day.

Will be 2 years on Sunday since my dad passed away. Those 2 years have been real good at times and real bad at times for me and it's crazy to think how quickly it has gone. Will be playing Cold Chisel all day and having a couple of red tins in his memory I reckon.

[Dutchy]

Cancer is a horrible **** that affects everyone. You either have it or know someone who did. It cares not for age, sex or lifestyle.
It took my father, my father-in-law and our daughter. It leaves a hole that can’t be filled and kids without a parent.
And anyone who says “time heals all” has no ******* idea, because it doesn’t.

Can't imagine losing a kid...in fact I can't imagine anything worse in life

[Lightning McQueen]

Cancer is a horrible **** that affects everyone. You either have it or know someone who did. It cares not for age, sex or lifestyle.
It took my father, my father-in-law and our daughter. It leaves a hole that can’t be filled and kids without a parent.
And anyone who says “time heals all” has no ******* idea, because it doesn’t.

Can't imagine losing a kid...in fact I can't imagine anything worse in life

I was taking my 12 year old son to footy training Wednesday and I was running a bit late, sure enough the 5 o'clock news came on and the first news item mentioned my deceased step-son's name without me having time to change the station, they could've ran the story without mentioning him, my lad has learnt to be very strong inside but it hurts me watching him trying to hold in the tears, especially when he's about to go train with a new footy team.

[Corona Man]

Some good news for my mum. Sounds like they have caught this early and a simple procedure should remove the spot on the liver. Fingers crossed!

[amber_fluid]

Some good news for my mum. Sounds like they have caught this early and a simple procedure should remove the spot on the liver. Fingers crossed!

Sounds promising mate.
Good luck with it all.

[Brodlach]

Hooray that is great news!

[Corona Man]

Hooray that is great news!

Yep bloody good news mate.

[johntheclaret]

Some good news for my mum. Sounds like they have caught this early and a simple procedure should remove the spot on the liver. Fingers crossed!

Great news for you CM. That must be such a relief.

Catching it early is thing. Too many people bury their heads and wait until it’s too late. I guess because so often in the past the big “C” usually meant a death sentence.

So much of it is treatable and whilst we will never find a cure, for the foreseeable future anyway, treatment techniques have advanced so much that most forms are now treatable. But only if you get it in time.

Really pleased to hear another story of someone sticking two fingers up at cancer and winning their battle.

[bennymacca]

Cancer is proof that god isn’t real. Or if he is he’s a god that I don’t want to associate myself with

[nuggety goodness]

Cancer is proof that god isn’t real. Or if he is he’s a god that I don’t want to associate myself with

Come on Benny, thats just garbage...

Cancer sucks i agree but you can't pin cancer on God my friend. One guy has just come back to our church because he was diagnosed with cancer. It was the catalyst for him to rekindle his relationship with God.

Sometimes God allows us to go through things in the hope that we will turn to Him or turn back to Him. It's up to you what you do with it.



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[bennymacca]

If you can tell me how a kind and loving god lets my 4 year old cousin die from cancer I’m all ears. There is absolutely no justification for it.

And don’t you dare reply with the “sin of mankind” or some other rubbish.

[bennymacca]

How can you not pin cancer on god? If the whole universe is gods creation then giving toddlers cancer was his creation too.

[MW]

I don't think you quite get the concept of religion Benny
Seems non believers always have more to say on it

[nuggety goodness]

How can you not pin cancer on god? If the whole universe is gods creation then giving toddlers cancer was his creation too.

Its a discussion much better had over a coffee sometime Benny. PM me if you're keen to chat

I can't say why things happen, they just do. All i know is that God is good and despite our wishes good things happen to bad people just as bad things happen to good people.

Benny, God set the ball rolling and then left the world in our hands... He isn't going to impose in every situation.

The truth is we all have an appointment with God, whether old or young.

I feel for you and your family losing your little cousin, but he's in a much better place now my friend, take comfort in that...

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[Pseudo]

If you can tell me how a kind and loving god lets my 4 year old cousin die from cancer I’m all ears. There is absolutely no justification for it.

And don’t you dare reply with the “sin of mankind” or some other rubbish.

[bennymacca]

I don't think you quite get the concept of religion Benny
Seems non believers always have more to say on it

I was raised a Lutheran and have done my fair share of bible study.

But decided that I don’t believe it in my early 20s. And my cousin dying when I was maybe 17-18 was one of the things that made me start questioning it.

So politely. Get stuffed. And don’t tell me that I don’t know what religion is about.

[bennymacca]

Benny, God set the ball rolling and then left the world in our hands... He isn't going to impose in every situation.

Well that may be true of some other god. But not the Christian god we are told to pray to to forgive us our sins. Or else.

I’m prepared to potentially believe in a “maker”

Nothing in physics describes what happened before the Big Bang or what made the Big Bang.

But the Christian god (or any of the other interventionist abrahamahic ones especially) are just patently rubbish

[MW]

Up to you what you believe. Easy way out is to pin tragedy on religion
And you sir can go forth and multiply

[bennymacca]

I feel for you and your family losing your little cousin, but he's in a much better place now my friend, take comfort in that...

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He’s worm food mate.

My theory on it all - if you live a life that makes others remember you fondly - you’ve done the right thing. Others’ memories of you is how you live on.


Sorry to get so deep on a Saturday night!

Go crows