If Ted Kennedy is going to die...

...then I hope his death comes quick and swift rather than prolonging this shit for weeks.

uncle decline for months. It is sad, and wrenching.

from other forms of cancer.

sorry to hear about about your grandmother and uncle - sorry. The reason they differ is that they cannot necessarily even be partially removed without causing other damage - something which doesn't occur elsehwere in the body. Speech, logic and balance can be adversly affected not only by the tumour but also by the treatment/cure ? Hopefully he'll be lucky.

chemo and radiation can be very effective. Though I had a different type of cancer, I had chemo before surgery for similar reasons and it eliminated 100% of the tumor. Still here 9 years later.

I am not sure I get your point.

Your post sounded like "DIE, already, Teddy! We don't need 'this shit'!!"

If you had said "I hope he doesn't suffer long and have a great deal of pain and illness", that's very different.

But a painful death is shit. Aside from his friends and family, Ted Kennedy has millions of admirerers around the country and I would hate for them to have to suffer for weeks just for the inevitable.

...followed by death of old age when Sen. Kennedy feels his mission on earth is fulfilled?

Let's not jump the gun, eh?

It's HIS shit to deal with, not mine. I hope he has a lovely summer sitting on the Cape, getting well myself.

and his family... If he wants to prolong his life to the maximum possible for his own reasons-- even with pain--so be it. I wish him only the best. Any "suffering" of his concerned admirers just doesn't factor in. It isn't about US.

12-18 months. he will have a good 6 months or more. My father in law was diagnosed in Oct. 07 and is still traveling and playing in his band.

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:wow: O8) :loveya:

I was weaned on Jazz and I want to go out on Jazz. :hug:

He's an OBGYN physician too.

:)

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of "when" - for all of us.

I hope (like all generations before me) to be the generation that gets to choose when they die. Science is the only way to get us there.

Of course, I am preparing to be disappointed.

saying that Utah had the lowest mortality rate in the country.

I thought that was odd, as it's been holding pretty steady at 100%.

Considering there are about 5B of us that haven't died yet...

I think Ted will have many more SenAte votes first.

I often thought about his father. How horrible it must have been for such a powerful man to be unable to speak and confined to a wheel chair -- especially with his full mental faculties intact.


EDIT: A DUer posted that his/her father had this particular type of cancer, and I believe he lived for 16 weeks. And a professor of neurology/neurosurgery on CNN said 3-4 months, usually.

in the near future. No more brain surgeries for me. I'm still kicking after nearly 10 years living with this crap. Let's hope he lives as long as I have, and contributes way more than I could ever hope to contribute.

and you appear to have retained your sense of humor, if your username is any indication! :7:

Continued good health to you! :toast:

And in that sense I agree.

Your OP came off nasty.

In the absence of specificity in your OP, I substituted my own. No rudeness at all.

Died three months after her diagnosis. But I think it had already spread more than Kennedy's has.

I totally understand your sentiment. Cancer completely sucks.

Would you prefer someone just smother him with a pillow? If i've ever seen a thread that should be locked, this is it.

What a completely insensitive POS!

I hope Ted Kennedy can recover but the news doesn't sound good at all. If his death from this is inevitable then I hope it happens quickly rather than for him having to suffer for weeks and months.

right after people just got the word and he's up and doing fine!!!

How cruel.

He doesn't want Kennedy to suffer. Neither do I.

He went right to the worst scenario. How heartless.

Many people have and are surviving brain tumors.

So do I.

I totally agree with his statement. Especially if Ted "is going to die." ESPECIALLY then- if he'll live, I'd send him my greatest love to get through the suffering.

end rather than a long, emaciated, painful time on earth...hell IF..IF..IF..I can get the gist of this post so should you brainiacs!!

I hope Teddy doesn't suffer and wish for him a happy summer while M$M is forced to discuss that political giant. I'm making lemonade with this horrible lemon. The Democratic agenda and its history will be getting unbelievable coverage. Even in sickness Teddy is giving the Democratic party amazing visibility. Thanks Teddy!! :grouphug:

She had similar symptoms to those of Kennedy. Numbness in her arm and a sudden seizure.

It was a painful 11 months watching her deteriorate because of the disease and the effects of the drugs.

I wish him and his family courage and good Karma.

ugly things.

I remember my mom having problems with writing long before they knew what the problem was.

By then it was too late.

Sorry for your loss, as I am with mine.

My mom went far too soon and she's sorely missed in our family.

terrible ending, hopefully advancements have been made since 1985 and Ted will have a much better chance than my Mom did. I wish him comfort and love and recovery.

had a bunch of tests and MRI's they said there was a tumor, did a biopsy, found it was malignant. He went back for some more tests and voila...the tumor had disappeared. More tests, and no further evidence of a tumor. This may be an out of the ordinary story, but being diagnosed with a brain tumor isn't necessarily a death sentence.

Good luck Sen. Kennedy.

I can tell you this, when we get near the end of our lives buying a few more days can mean a lot to a person. I have a person in my life, a very close person, that has to take morphine every day just to control pain enough to not scream all day. She struggles to eat or drink anything, has countless indignities and yes, sometimes talks about quitting. But she's not quite there yet. The grandbaby's birthday is coming and she hopes to last long enough that that child remember her once grown. A year, a month, a week, or even a few days might yeild that one opportunity to make just one more difference in one more person's life.

there's something to be said for "quick and painless" Alive one minute and gone the next. No suffering. But never underestimate the suffering people will gracefully endure in the hope there will be a cure, or even just a little more time with the precious people they love.

and his divine spirit (since I know he is Catholic).

Respect the man's privacy and don't treat his diagnosis as an automatic death sentence. There is plenty of reason to hope for successful treatment, there are many new options available.

He will be getting very good care, he's a strong and healthy person for his age and he has a great support system, all factors that increase chances for survival.

It just doesn't seem right to live in a world without Kennedy while human filth like Dick Cheney are allowed to continue to pollute the planet with their presence.

:thumbsdown:

WAY too harsh.

If this post belonged over at Free Republic I would be celebrating his illness. I'm simply accepting a worst case sceanario.

the post to make.

...but I don't think it's nice to imply that it will be soon.

Personally, if it can be treated or arrested, I hope they do so and that he can continue to be a force for good in our senate.

I don't want him to suffer, but your post seems to be saying "hurry up and die already" - what an ugly, premature and unnecessary sentiment.

there really isn't a tumor as you think of tumor but rather the brain cells themselves are cancerous so it can't be cut out.

I'm sick at heart. He and his family are remarkable. Kind, liberal, loving.


Damn.