OP
Barnbuilder
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- Apr 21, 2009
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- Waxhaw, NC
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- Bobcat A300, Kubota F3680, JCB 212S sold
Thanks Moss!
Had Proton Radiation treatment for prostate cancer 25 years ago at Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center.An older guy from the elec co-op came to my place about 1 year ago, then disappeared.
Prostrate cancer.
He showed up yesterday to arrange to move power from const meter to house.
He's doing great!
Interesting......I knew he had been with the co for a long time so i asked, how long?
He said he had been an employee for 55 years as of last month and wasn't leaving anytime soon!
I wonder how many people work for the same co that long, not many i bet.
He said he had been an employee for 55 years as of last month and wasn't leaving anytime soon!
I wonder how many people work for the same co that long, not many i bet.
Having gone through Proton Radiation treatment at Loma Linda Univ Med. Ctr. we (25 yrs. ago) also had the bladder moved over, and considered ourselves to be involuntary members of.... "the brotherhood of the balloon".I had it back in 2012. Gleason 8+ or so. We caught it early which is a plus. I did a tremendous amount of research. In town, I found three others that had had it and talked to them too. What is important to remember is that you are different than everyone else. Everyone's cancer is slightly different. Two of my brothers have been treated since me and both of them were diagnosed slightly different and the treatment was different. I went to MD Anderson from Valdez Alaska for treatment as that is where everyone in town goes. MD Anderson was fantastic. As other patients waited for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IG-IMRT) we talked and discussed each others treatment. Some had theirs removed but still needed the radiation as you can't remove 100% of the prostrate. There is a nerve bundle that you DON'T want cut. The bladder was also moved over every treatment. (Humility out the window) I am still good, leading a pretty normal life. If you were in Vietnam, contact the VA as it is a presumptive disease. I was getting 100% disability while treated and still receive a disability from the VA. Use a service group like VFW or DAV. They are tremendous. Sorry for the long post.