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SofCookay
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Oct 19, 2010 - 09:29pm PT
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You are a true inspiration and I know you are going to beat this. It would be an honor to climb with you in Joshua Tree, so we'll see you in 5-6 weeks!
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Disaster Master
Sport climber
Arcata / Santa Rosa, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2010 - 03:34pm PT
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THE PILL HAS BEEN SWALLOWED!
Wow, I feel great! Must be turning into...
Now just 6 more hours of watching me and bleeding me. Then a place to crash for the night. Then more tests in the AM.
Doping on,
Paul
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delendaest
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Oct 20, 2010 - 04:12pm PT
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Rock and Ice in the background is a nice touch! If you have time there's a Phillie cheese steak place down the street from Zion, a few of those will put some meat on your bones.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Oct 20, 2010 - 04:14pm PT
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a brother smite's the reaper, the way ahead is clear!
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nature
climber
Whereverland....
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Oct 20, 2010 - 04:21pm PT
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turning into SuperTopo story of the year.
Now just finish the deal. We know you can!
woohooo!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 20, 2010 - 04:27pm PT
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awesome! perhaps all the picking, poking and bleeding will make you into a human sieve and all the crappppy stuff will strain on out! WAY TO GO Mutant! Susan
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nita
Social climber
chica from chico.. I shall call you..mini moo.
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Oct 20, 2010 - 07:00pm PT
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...Paul, It makes me so happy you have the drugs...I have to put on some Happy music..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7AcZAd5Sss
Paul & Scseagoat...Sending good thoughs and prayers for healing and strength ..
lighting two new candles tonight...
Saludos...
nita (-:
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 20, 2010 - 07:11pm PT
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Best of luck with it Paul.
Keeping the vibe alive!!!!
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Disaster Master
Sport climber
Arcata / Santa Rosa, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2010 - 07:33pm PT
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Still in the hospital. The trial coordinator just told me that they almost rejected me because of the brain thing, then did not at the behest of my Doc.
THEN she said the drug company closed the enrollment after my acceptence. I'm the last one on it. 12 people in SF and less than 60 WORLDWIDE!
THEN she said that there are 3 people in evaluation here today. She must now tell them they will not get the drug. Poor bastards. She was trying to make me feel grateful, but I can only think of them, and the sh#t going through their heads now..."What now? What else is there? Does this mean I'm going to die anyway???" Horrific. They are in the same building as me right now.
Free will for the dying. Let them have their hope. Say it might kill them then give them what you have. This hold-it-until-so-sure-its-rediculous-before-we-approve-it method of new drug testing is killing people.
Best of luck to those screwed through no fault of their own today. It could have been me...
But it wasn't, so on we go,
Paul
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 20, 2010 - 09:17pm PT
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I am so happy for you...but I am appalled that the nurse tried to do anything to make you feel "grateful" at the expense of others. The focus needs to be on you and your healing without the added stress of survivors' guilt. The positive perfect storm was with you today. As you heal you will have chances to give back in even greater amounts the compassion you are feeling now. For whatever reason, it's YOUR turn to heal.
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Oct 20, 2010 - 09:29pm PT
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Paul - Nita's candle worked for my cancer so it'll work for yours, too!! I'm lighting one tonight as well just for extra support!!!
Thinking about you and Ruth!!
Samantha
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Oct 21, 2010 - 12:22am PT
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Most excellent.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Oct 21, 2010 - 07:45am PT
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Paul & Ruth,
Best wishes and healing thoughts to you both as you embark on the next phase - I truly hope the trial is fruitful for you!
Dave
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Disaster Master
Sport climber
Arcata / Santa Rosa, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2010 - 08:48pm PT
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Many thanks to you all for the props.
A special thank you from both Ruth and I to the Nystrom family of San Fran. They opened their home to us so we could rest in between all the appointments last night. Great people! This is an example of the positive off-topic (sort of) things that can come out of Super Topo.
Some of the other receint threads I have browsed are examples of the not so positive that can vie for space as well.
Been seeing too much arguing and hate on ST lately. Stop feeding the negative and create the positive. Start your own benificial posts.
hippy love thoughts,
(this new drug must be reallly good!)
Paul
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2010 - 04:16pm PT
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Rather amazing news. Only 5 days on a 1/2 dose of the new wonder drug and I have more energy. I am not using my cane. And at least one large tumor on my neck is definetly shrinking!!! It is a quarter less large than a week ago. What up with that???!!
Climbing on,
Paul
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ncrockclimber
climber
NC
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Oct 24, 2010 - 04:17pm PT
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I'll tell you what's up with that - you are kicking ass! That is great news!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 24, 2010 - 04:56pm PT
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YES. YES. YES. YOU ARE MY HERO! Susan
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Oct 24, 2010 - 05:20pm PT
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Wishing you well bro and blessings on your path.
Glad you are embracing positive change, as hippie studies by real doctors have shown that those who really embrace positive transformations are the ones who beat this stuff. When you're not the same person you were, you're not the same person who got sick in the first place
peace
karl
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 24, 2010 - 07:05pm PT
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Paul
That's welcoming news. My thoughts are with you
as you continue to get better, and keep on impressing me--
WOW!
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