Suck It, Cancer.

Poli · 02-17-2013, 08:58 PM

I lost my dad last night to lung cancer that had spread through his body. Two months ago he was fine. Got a little sick over Christmas. I took his grandson down to see him for the first time. A week later they diagnosed the cancer. I saw him the next week. He was half the man I saw just two weeks earlier. The hardest part was having him apologizing for not being the best dad he could have been.

I saw him again Friday. He was nearly gone. I didn't think it could get worse. It did on Saturday until it took him. I was the last person to talk to him before he passed. He couldn't talk but his eye moved slightly as I thanked him for everything.

He was 72.

Now I'm left writing a speech for him tomorrow that I've struggled with all day. It's hard to figure out what to leave out for a man that changed my family tree when I was 2 years old. I want to tell them everything.

Thanks, dad, for changing my life. I'm forever in your debt.

spleen1015 · 02-17-2013, 09:08 PM

Sorry for your loss, Poli.

Subby · 02-17-2013, 09:10 PM

Terribly sorry to hear about your dad. I lost my step-dad to lung cancer and it was horrible.

Hang in there. Sending good thoughts your way.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-17-2013, 09:28 PM

You know that you & your family are in my prayers.

Radii · 02-17-2013, 09:35 PM

So sorry to hear man

M GO BLUE!!! · 02-17-2013, 09:41 PM

Ouch. Sorry for your loss, man... he's out of pain now.

JPhillips · 02-17-2013, 09:47 PM

Sorry to hear. It's a real trial to lose your father to cancer. God bless.

SegRat · 02-17-2013, 09:47 PM

So so sorry.

hoopsguy · 02-17-2013, 10:13 PM

Very sorry for your loss. I imagine that it meant a lot for him to see his grandson.

BYU 14 · 02-17-2013, 10:19 PM

So sorry Rodney, you know you and your family are in our prayers. Call me if you need anything buddy.

PadresFan104 · 02-17-2013, 11:15 PM

Poli, I'm sorry for your loss and I'm part of the Cancer Can Suck It club... I lost my Dad to lung cancer the day after Christmas, 1998. Think about him every day.

SirFozzie · 02-17-2013, 11:32 PM

My thoughts and prayers with you, Poli

kingfc22 · 02-18-2013, 12:25 AM

My condolences.

Icy · 02-18-2013, 02:16 AM

So sorry for your loss

Bad-example · 02-18-2013, 05:49 AM

Sorry for your loss. Sending good thoughts to you and yours.

Lathum · 02-18-2013, 06:10 AM

Sorry for your loss Rodney.

CleBrownsfan · 02-18-2013, 06:23 AM

So sorry to hear about your loss Poli... My thoughts are with you and your family

saldana · 02-18-2013, 07:01 AM

so sorry Rodney, your dad will be in my prayers

Dutch · 02-18-2013, 07:06 AM

Sorry to hear about this. My sincere condolences.

Kodos · 02-18-2013, 07:17 AM

Very sorry for your loss.

Blackadar · 02-18-2013, 07:29 AM

Sorry for your loss, Poli. I'm sure he was glad you were there at the end.

BillJasper · 02-18-2013, 08:10 AM

Sorry for your loss.

Fuck cancer.

PackerFanatic · 02-18-2013, 08:37 AM

Thoughts and prayers with you and your family, man...so sorry for your loss.

MacroGuru · 02-18-2013, 08:50 AM

Rodney,

Sorry for your loss. Prayers are with you.

booradley · 02-18-2013, 08:53 AM

I'm really sorry.

Abe Sargent · 02-18-2013, 09:41 AM

My prayers are with you and yours

Castlerock · 02-18-2013, 11:33 AM

So, so sorry. Terrible news.

MizzouRah · 02-18-2013, 12:35 PM

Sorry for your loss Rodney.

Vince, Pt. II · 02-18-2013, 01:19 PM

Sorry for your loss, AE. My band and I held a benefit concert last night for Relay for Life to help fund cancer research, unwitting or not his memory was part of the celebration.

Solecismic · 02-18-2013, 03:12 PM

Sorry, Rodney. I hope he wasn't in pain at the end.

MIJB#19 · 02-18-2013, 04:15 PM

My condolences, bud.

samifan24 · 02-18-2013, 05:05 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss, Rodney. You and your family are in our prayers.

MJ4H · 02-18-2013, 05:28 PM

I'm really sorry about this. I wish there was something I could do, but I know there isn't.

digamma · 02-18-2013, 05:41 PM

Hope you can find your own peace here. Best wishes.

General Mike · 02-18-2013, 06:16 PM

So sorry to hear about your loss. Wish I had better words then that but they aren't coming to mind.

Poli · 08-26-2013, 09:24 PM

Had you on my mind today, pop, when the song, "You Love Me Anyway" came on during my morning run.

Thanks for loving me anyway. I wasn't yours. You didn't have to. Thankful you were there for me.

Groundhog · 08-27-2013, 03:21 AM

Sorry to read about your loss.

Had my own personal cancer scare this year, which at 31 was not something I expected. Thankfully caught it early thanks to an unrelated health issue, and there's a very good chance that I'm in the clear, but it shook me big time as a close friend of mine lost her husband to cancer last year.

Poli · 02-16-2014, 03:52 AM

A year ago, today. I'll never forget where and when I was when he or my mom passed away. I'm a little jealous of my wife. She has both of her parents still, giving Davin a set of grandparents to love on.

If only I could have more time. Bah.

Vince, Pt. II · 02-16-2014, 11:12 AM

Tonight my band puts on our annual benefit concert. Proceeds go to Relay For Life, one of the American Cancer Society's charities. We'll keep you in mind again!

Poli · 02-16-2014, 01:10 PM

Thanks, my man. Super appreciated.

RomaGoth · 03-03-2014, 10:40 AM

Had a rough few days, lost my cousin to cancer last Thursday (February 27, 2014). She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2010, and was only given 6 months to live. She was a helluva fighter, and made it nearly 4 years. In the end, she had cancer in her spine, a tumor in her brain, and tumors in her lungs. After numerous surgeries and air lifts to the hospital, she finally succumbed.

She was only 44 years old.

MizzouRah · 03-03-2014, 12:00 PM

So sorry for your loss RG.

02-17-2013, 09:08 PM	#2
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JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Sorry to hear. It's a real trial to lose your father to cancer. God bless. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	So so sorry. __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

02-17-2013, 09:35 PM	#5
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	So sorry to hear man

02-17-2013, 09:41 PM	#6
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Ouch. Sorry for your loss, man... he's out of pain now.

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hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Very sorry for your loss. I imagine that it meant a lot for him to see his grandson.

02-17-2013, 10:19 PM	#10
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	So sorry Rodney, you know you and your family are in our prayers. Call me if you need anything buddy.

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Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Sorry for your loss. Sending good thoughts to you and yours.

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Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Sorry for your loss Rodney.

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saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	so sorry Rodney, your dad will be in my prayers

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Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Sorry to hear about this. My sincere condolences.

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Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Very sorry for your loss. Last edited by Kodos : 02-18-2013 at 07:17 AM.

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Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	Sorry for your loss, Poli. I'm sure he was glad you were there at the end.

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PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Thoughts and prayers with you and your family, man...so sorry for your loss.

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Castlerock High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, Ma	So, so sorry. Terrible news.

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MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Sorry for your loss Rodney.

02-18-2013, 01:19 PM	#29
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Sorry for your loss, AE. My band and I held a benefit concert last night for Relay for Life to help fund cancer research, unwitting or not his memory was part of the celebration.

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Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Sorry, Rodney. I hope he wasn't in pain at the end.

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samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I'm so sorry for your loss, Rodney. You and your family are in our prayers. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

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MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I'm really sorry about this. I wish there was something I could do, but I know there isn't.

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digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Hope you can find your own peace here. Best wishes.

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General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	So sorry to hear about your loss. Wish I had better words then that but they aren't coming to mind.

08-26-2013, 09:24 PM	#36
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Had you on my mind today, pop, when the song, "You Love Me Anyway" came on during my morning run. Thanks for loving me anyway. I wasn't yours. You didn't have to. Thankful you were there for me. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.