July 30, 20205 yr Well we got some bad news last week regarding my daughter's fiancé, Gavino. He is just 22 and the diagnosis is leukemia. He is a great kid and has been so good to my daughter and I am honestly still in a bit of shock over it. He has been admitted at a Dallas hospital and already begun chemo treatments. We set up a gofund me account in his name. Any little bit you can give would be greatly appreciated. I hope this is ok with the mods to post this here https://www.gofundme.com/f/cancer-treatment-for-gavino-hurtado Edited July 30, 20205 yr by immortal13
July 30, 20205 yr I know very little about cancer from experience, and not much more based on what I've read over the past several years. But my understanding is that the leukemia treatments and mortality rates are better than they were a decade or more ago, so hoping he's got a good shot to beat this. In any event, very sorry for you and your daughter. Hope you can be there for them as best you can in these times.
July 30, 20205 yr Author 8 minutes ago, South Austin said: I know very little about cancer from experience, and not much more based on what I've read over the past several years. But my understanding is that the leukemia treatments and mortality rates are better than they were a decade or more ago, so hoping he's got a good shot to beat this. In any event, very sorry for you and your daughter. Hope you can be there for them as best you can in these times. I've done a little research recently on this type of cancer( acute lymphocytic leukemia), it seems that his chances of survival would be much better if he were a child. At age 20 and over, the survivability rate beyond 5 years is between 30-40%, so the outlook is not very good.
July 30, 20205 yr That fucking sucks man. Life is too short already without getting leukemia at 22. Hopefully he can fight it long enough to where a better treatment becomes available.
July 30, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, immortal13 said: Well we got some bad news last week regarding my daughter's fiancé, Gavino. He is just 22 and the diagnosis is leukemia. He is a great kid and has been so good to my daughter and I am honestly still in a bit of shock over it. He has been admitted at a Dallas hospital and already begun chemo treatments. We set up a gofund me account in his name. Any little bit you can give would be greatly appreciated. I hope this is ok with the mods to post this here https://www.gofundme.com/f/cancer-treatment-for-gavino-hurtado Sorry to hear this. Fuck cancer. Tell him to kick its ass.
July 30, 20205 yr Tell him to eat as much hospital food as he can hold down, and that there's always some dude who lives 50 years longer than they think he should. Tell him to be that dude.
July 30, 20205 yr Author @blacklab Is there any other forums I can cross-post this thread topic? Thanks Edited July 30, 20205 yr by immortal13
July 31, 20205 yr that sucks, hope he has a speedy recovery and all goes well for him and your daughter. fuck cancer
August 4, 20205 yr Author Update: Gavino's blood cell counts are improving and he is tolerating his chemo treatments well. We are hoping he will get to come home by the end of the week. Thank you to everyone for the support.
August 6, 20205 yr Author Getting discharged tomorrow but he still has a very long road of treatment ahead of him
August 14, 20205 yr Author Hey everybody, Gavino is home now and doing as well as can be expected. He got the shaved head treatment and it looks good on him. He is weak and very tired, but he is in good spirits. His family are a hard-working bunch l, but they are definitely not a wealthy one. Please donate a little if you can. Thanks He sends his sincere thanks for all the donations and the well wishes, from Jacksonville TX
August 14, 20205 yr T&Ps... have some good friends that recently found their 6yo son has Leukemia and they are just a few weeks into Chemo treatments... just awful
August 18, 20205 yr So Step mom beat cancer. We thought. Just found out she has Stage 4 metastatic cancer pretty much every where. Woman is a bad ass and kicked ass her entire life. Treated me like her kid and stood next to me through my divorce, always there to support me and the kids. This sucks. I want a beer.
August 18, 20205 yr 16 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: So Step mom beat cancer. We thought. Just found out she has Stage 4 metastatic cancer pretty much every where. Woman is a bad ass and kicked ass her entire life. Treated me like her kid and stood next to me through my divorce, always there to support me and the kids. This sucks. I want a beer. Damn.
October 1, 20223 yr I am heartbroken this morning. A dear lifelong friend, who I’ve been very close with for 45 years, passed away last night from brain cancer. We knew it was coming, but it doesn’t make it easier. Cancer is a fucking cunt. He has been a huge source of support for me as we’ve shared our cancer journeys together. His was always a much worse diagnosis, but we’ve leaned heavily on each other. I will miss him dearly.
October 11, 20232 yr Brain cancer… my MIL got the diagnosis today. If there is some nightmare fuel it is Glioblastoma. She is 70, and usually people in her family live to mid-late 90s. Average 5 year survival rate for this kind is 1%.
October 11, 20232 yr 37 minutes ago, BearSchlong said: Brain cancer… my MIL got the diagnosis today. If there is some nightmare fuel it is Glioblastoma. She is 70, and usually people in her family live to mid-late 90s. Average 5 year survival rate for this kind is 1%. Very sorry to hear, Bear. Especially after losing your close friend a few weeks ago. T&P for you and your Family.
October 11, 20232 yr Well we got some bad news last week regarding my daughter's fiancé, Gavino. He is just 22 and the diagnosis is leukemia. He is a great kid and has been so good to my daughter and I am honestly still in a bit of shock over it. He has been admitted at a Dallas hospital and already begun chemo treatments. We set up a gofund me account in his name. Any little bit you can give would be greatly appreciated. I hope this is ok with the mods to post this here https://www.gofundme.com/f/cancer-treatment-for-gavino-hurtadoWhat happened?
October 11, 20232 yr Brain cancer… my MIL got the diagnosis today. If there is some nightmare fuel it is Glioblastoma. She is 70, and usually people in her family live to mid-late 90s. Average 5 year survival rate for this kind is 1%.Just terrible luck. I’ve been around this one and it can get ugly. You have to be strong for your wife. Prayers for your family.
October 12, 20232 yr Just terrible luck. I’ve been around this one and it can get ugly. You have to be strong for your wife. Prayers for your family. Thank you.She is still in ICU at Houston Methodist but I’m hoping she gets a “bucket list” period of time to see everyone that matters. She is one of the nicest, sweetest, most loving humans I’ve ever met and is my wife’s best friend. She and her mom are close like I was with my dad before he passed.I would trade places with her if I could.
October 12, 20232 yr On 10/10/2023 at 8:51 PM, BearSchlong said: Brain cancer… my MIL got the diagnosis today. If there is some nightmare fuel it is Glioblastoma. She is 70, and usually people in her family live to mid-late 90s. Average 5 year survival rate for this kind is 1%. So sorry to hear this. Praying she pulls through!
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