Re: Cancer, Chemo, and Diabetes

On Sep 4, 10:45 am, "Will, T2" <wmmc...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello friends,

I debated a while before posting this, but if what I am about to say
can do any of you any good I am happy to tell the story.

A very close friend of mine died last weekend, in King George County,
Virginia. He was only about 47, or so.... very much in the prime of
life, so to speak. About 2 1/2 weeks ago, my friend was diagnosed
with esophageal cancer. Yes, it had progressed to his lymph nodes, and
there appeared to be some, but limited, liver involvement. Then last
week, a bone scan revealed that it was also in a hip bone.

My friend's first round of chemo occurred only about a week ago, of
less, and he immediately suffered extreme diabetic hyperglycemia
(until the chemo, he was not deemed diabetic), and he went into renal
failure. With insulin, they stabalized his bloood glucose, and his
kidneys were able to re-start. Then, suddenly on Thursday, his
conditiion deteriorated, as the cancer began to destroy his vital
organs, and he died on Saturday....

The history of my friend's illness and demise occurred over a
remarkably short period of time. Only a month ago, he was fine, and
then he started feeling sick about three weeks ago, and went in for a
"checkup". It just goes to show that none of us knows how much time we
have left, and how delicate our health really is....

One very interesting thing for me was the sudden onset of acute
diabetes, after the administration of chemo. I guess no one really
knows at this point, but it was like the chemo simply "knocked out" my
friend's pancreas. Something else that comes to mind is that my
mother's diabetes did not manifest itself, until after she had chemo
back in the 60s. Still, it seems that chemotherapy does help save
lives, and I am quite aware that some of you have experienced it.

Coincidentally, this week, I am reading a psychology book one of the
the themes of which is that nothing of reality is really like it
seems.

Will, T2


Thank you for sharing that story, Will. I'm sorry for the loss of your
friend. Such a poignant reminder of how precious time and life are.

Cindy

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