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Doctors told me today I have around 8 weeks to live [Update: in remission!]
- Thread starter Talal
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Eyyy congrats again I'm proud of you you did the thing! Hopefully you can finally be in permanent remission band be free of the cancer curse.
It's the first time I see this thread. i still can't believe this.
GOD bless You ERA. Cant be more happy for You OP.
This community is amazing. Cheers from Argentina.
You are the best.
GOD bless You ERA. Cant be more happy for You OP.
This community is amazing. Cheers from Argentina.
You are the best.
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This means a great deal to me. Thank you ! I'm happy to hear your friend is doing better. Fuck cancer.
Thank you for your message. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. It comforts me to know my story can help other people. It's a huge honor especially coming from people whom I value so much.
Just told my friend the same thing :D
What a thread. Ive been following from Australia and always see it rise to the top of the OT and I always - secretly - worry, but also know it'll be positive news. It always is. Keep powering through Talal, it really is inspiring! FEELS AND VIBES.
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I just realised you will have plenty of time to party Death Stranding now, contrary to your OP. Isn't that amazing? Congrats man.
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Thank you. Yes I still have a hard time believing it. It feels unreal everytime I see it mentionned in a gaming section thread. Having something to look forward to really helps staying motivated.
You got the chance to play FFXV AND DS, your current self is night and day to the OP.
Be proud!
Talal you have done so much for all of us. Your inspiring journey has done a lot for a lot of people, including me. We love you too buddy :)
I was just reading the thread about the new possible cancer treatments that target tumors by shutting off KRAS proteins and I thought of you Talal. Hope you're doing well.
You got the chance to play FFXV AND DS, your current self is night and day to the OP.
Be proud!
He also got to see the Irishman (next Scorsese movie)
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Love seeing these alerts.
Thank you for the thought =). Appreciated the article and some of the insight provided by some users here. While the cancer I had was treatable, many other types still need more advanced treatment so i'm always happy to hear about new breakthroughs. I hope these treatments get tested and approved soon while also being affordable for the less fortunate. And yes I'm doing ok, hanging in there as always.
I still haven't played it lol. Been real busy this month but will play through it as soon as I have some free time. Of all the games released this year I think I only bought and finished Sekiro.
Now this I watched the second it dropped. Such a great movie, I felt like a kid watching it and kept thinking "I can't believe I'm here watching this, I'm just happy to be alive" throughout the whole movie. I resist coming here to post everytime I get these feeling lol.
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Hi everyone, it's been two years now 🙏.
I think about this all the time and everything you did for me so this anniversary isn't that special to me but I thought i'd give an update.
For those wondering I ended up getting that job. I'm working full-time there now and have health insurance for the next 6 months at least. I ended up taking some side gigs too to clear my debt asap, probably in January. I work around 16 hours a day but I'm happy to get rid of it and start fresh again soon. That test month was really tough because of treatment side effects, I had to keep a straight face and act normal all day while aching everywhere but it's no big deal now that I think about it. Anyway to make things short I sorted out most problems that arose from the last half a year or so.
One other big thing I did was to go see a therapist, probably should have done so a long time ago. He told me I had depression and chronic anxiety disorder? which surprises no one, but just being aware of it changed my life positively in a considerable way and I've been feeling better and less guilty about some of my past failures.
FWIW I met a woman whose survival chances were slim too, who was hesitant to do the treatment and I told her my story and how it all came to be and about that the miracle of how a "video game enthusiast forum" community saved my life and she got motivated and i heard she's doing better now.
Anyway I always try to keep these short and end up writing an essay so sorry about that.
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I think about this all the time and everything you did for me so this anniversary isn't that special to me but I thought i'd give an update.
For those wondering I ended up getting that job. I'm working full-time there now and have health insurance for the next 6 months at least. I ended up taking some side gigs too to clear my debt asap, probably in January. I work around 16 hours a day but I'm happy to get rid of it and start fresh again soon. That test month was really tough because of treatment side effects, I had to keep a straight face and act normal all day while aching everywhere but it's no big deal now that I think about it. Anyway to make things short I sorted out most problems that arose from the last half a year or so.
One other big thing I did was to go see a therapist, probably should have done so a long time ago. He told me I had depression and chronic anxiety disorder? which surprises no one, but just being aware of it changed my life positively in a considerable way and I've been feeling better and less guilty about some of my past failures.
FWIW I met a woman whose survival chances were slim too, who was hesitant to do the treatment and I told her my story and how it all came to be and about that the miracle of how a "video game enthusiast forum" community saved my life and she got motivated and i heard she's doing better now.
Anyway I always try to keep these short and end up writing an essay so sorry about that.
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That is AMAZING!!! So happy to hear things are going so well for you now. Thank you for updating us all.
It's always a pleasure when I get the notification for this thread and you're posting good news! I only found out about this thread last year, but ever since I've been following it and rooting for you.
Last year, my father-in-law was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His situation was pretty bad, as he had been hiding his conditions for years, but thankfully the treatment went very smoothly and now he's cured.
The building I live in has this guy, the doorman. He spends the night taking care of the building while we watch TV safely in our beds, so me and my wife always get him some coffee on cold nights. He's a nice guy, very gentle with our kid, so we like him a lot.
This year, he got diagnosed too. Bowel cancer. He was in a tight spot too, so I told him about you. He was really impressed by how you beat cancer, considering how close to death you were. He's going through chemo and thankfully he's doing great. Every now and then, he mentions your story and how he's also going to beat cancer, so you can be sure your example is helping lots of people right now.
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Thank you everyone, I appreciate it like always <3
I'm also happy to hear the other guy is doing good and hope he can be cured soon, seems like a great guy! It brings me immense joy to know that this collective victory over cancer can bring hope and willpower to people fighting this disease. Without a doubt the biggest thing I've ever been a part of =)
I'm happy your father-in-law is doing better. I can also relate to him hiding his condition.
I'm also happy to hear the other guy is doing good and hope he can be cured soon, seems like a great guy! It brings me immense joy to know that this collective victory over cancer can bring hope and willpower to people fighting this disease. Without a doubt the biggest thing I've ever been a part of =)
Just wanted to drop in with a late congratulations on the two years. Nice to hear you're doing better.
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Hey friends, this is really weird, I was just talking about the forum to a friend before getting the alert.
I'm doing very well thank you all for asking, probably the best I've felt since before the first diagnosis. Mentally and physically I'm doing better, work is good, a little broke this month but got rid of most of my debts and my parents are doing better too. I started the transplant procedure too and I'm excited to get it over with.
As for the virus, it doesnt worry me much for now. Only 2 cases in here so far and I get to work from home if I want to if things get more dangerous. I'm more concerned about my parents tbh, trying to convince them to take extra precautions.
I don't post much but I lurk a lot (mostly in the next gen thread lol). Felt unreal playing the FF7R demo recently.
I'm doing very well thank you all for asking, probably the best I've felt since before the first diagnosis. Mentally and physically I'm doing better, work is good, a little broke this month but got rid of most of my debts and my parents are doing better too. I started the transplant procedure too and I'm excited to get it over with.
As for the virus, it doesnt worry me much for now. Only 2 cases in here so far and I get to work from home if I want to if things get more dangerous. I'm more concerned about my parents tbh, trying to convince them to take extra precautions.
I don't post much but I lurk a lot (mostly in the next gen thread lol). Felt unreal playing the FF7R demo recently.
Saved my life and supported me tremendously. It's a community driven miracle. Love all you guys a lot. Thank you for the nth time for everything.
Wasn't Settat the first Moroccan town to have COVID19 ?
Anyway glad to see you're doing well. My mom who also participated two years ago asked me about you just yesterday.
I hope you've played Death Stranding and watched the new Scorcese. As for Berserk and Hunter X Hunter, I'm afraid we'll have to read the story to our grandchildren.
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Thank you and your mom! I don't know about that first case, they say he was from Casablanca. There was a suspected case that tested negative there and a series of fake news ensued. I don't live there anymore tho, living in Rabat rn.
Still haven't played DS but I watched the Irishman and am looking forward to his upcoming movies. Lmao about Berserk and HxH, I guess it was too much to ask for.