|
Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion. |
|
Share | Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
07-30-2021, 3:02pm | #1 | ||||||
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734 Bantayan Kids '15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 44,333
Thanks: 16,998
Thanked 33,626 Times in 13,611 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
|
Bad day for dad
My dad was diagnosed with Amyloidosis about a week ago and they went for a pre-biopsy consultation today to try to determine which type. The doctor decided the biopsy was not necessary as he is certain it is in my dad's bone marrow. He was referred to a Hematologist that can see him "sooner than later" (doctor's words). I know little about this disease but it is suspected that my dad's mother possibly passed from the same thing. That puts me next in line.
Some mentioned treatments were chemo, and stem cell transplant. He's certainly had better news. He'll be 82 on August 10th. He's my own personal Superman. I'm hoping and praying for the best outcome. |
||||||
The Following 50 Users Say Thank You to Aerovette For This Useful Post: | 04 commemorative, 69camfrk, 86RAG, 8Up, benny42, Bill, Black94lt1, bsmith, carlton_fritz, DAB, Dan Dlabay, Dan47, Datawiz, dvarapala, dwjz06, Grey Ghost, gs568, Hardluck, JetMechZ16, Loco Vette, Louie Detroit, m and t's77, MadInNc, markids77, Mike Mercury, Millenium Vette, Mitchell Gant, Mr Hole, mrvette, MrWhan, Murray, Norm, Olustee bus, outrunm, Raazor, ratflinger, Rikki Z-06, RMVette, snide, SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84, Steve_R, the new me, theandies, The_Dude, tjfontaine, UniqueDoug, Vandelay Industries, VatorMan, VITE1, ZipZap |
07-30-2021, 3:08pm | #2 | |||||||
Chief Meat Gazer
Charter Member Barn Stall Owner #98 Barn Raising II,III,IV
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 51,004
Thanks: 23,427
Thanked 33,850 Times in 12,334 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $5135124
|
from Wikipee:
Quote:
|
|||||||
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Mike Mercury For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 3:10pm | #3 | ||||||
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734 Bantayan Kids '15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 44,333
Thanks: 16,998
Thanked 33,626 Times in 13,611 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
|
|
||||||
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Aerovette For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 3:16pm | #4 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 17,234
Thanks: 4,910
Thanked 23,894 Times in 9,917 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $315482
|
Sorry man, hope things go well for him.
|
||||||
07-30-2021, 3:42pm | #5 | ||||||
Goldilocks
Barn Stall Owner #905 Bantayan Kids '13,'15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: My butt's been wiped.
Posts: 30,980
Thanks: 5,226
Thanked 16,607 Times in 7,133 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1009320
|
Best of luck to him. You too. It's hard when parents get old.
|
||||||
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Giraffe (He/Him) For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 3:44pm | #6 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #113
Bantayan Kids '14
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Here to make friends
Posts: 85,059
Thanks: 73,360
Thanked 16,996 Times in 6,933 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $306898
|
|
||||||
07-30-2021, 6:16pm | #7 | ||||||
Barn Raising II,III
NCM Supporter '13 Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I could never live there.
Posts: 339,934
Thanks: 200,281
Thanked 30,508 Times in 14,293 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108033784
|
Hoping for the best, but, well, you know.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to snide For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 6:22pm | #8 | |||||||
VB Dad of the Year
RDBM Barn Stall Owner #9 Barn Raising I,II NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'19,'20,'21 Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17 GTMS ‘18
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 36,633
Thanks: 10,219
Thanked 21,135 Times in 8,338 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $35999378
|
Quote:
|
|||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Datawiz For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 6:26pm | #9 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1120
NCM Supporter '20,'21
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: La Isla de Ira
Posts: 17,472
Thanks: 3,831
Thanked 18,532 Times in 8,181 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1030760
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to dvarapala For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 6:26pm | #10 | ||||||
10cm member
Barn Stall Owner #90125 NCM Supporter '19,'20
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Houston, Tejas, Estados Unidos
Posts: 81,549
Thanks: 36,974
Thanked 41,287 Times in 17,169 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2621492
|
Damn, sorry to hear this. Let's hope medical intervention will work for him.
Is stem cell transplant the same thing as bone marrow transplant? Would you be able to donate to your dad? If not, and he's needing a donor, pm me details about how to get tested. |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Bill For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 6:56pm | #11 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #74
Barn Raising II Bantayan Kids '13,'17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: On an island somewhere
Posts: 23,650
Thanks: 3,828
Thanked 14,832 Times in 6,552 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $10393746
|
Bone marrow sample taking is tons of fun. I went through it three times during diagnosis and treatment for HCL in the late 80s. It still beats the alternative. Good luck to him
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to 99 pewtercoupe For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 7:15pm | #12 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #103
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: North Cackalaky
Posts: 25,499
Thanks: 11,880
Thanked 31,411 Times in 10,885 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108939
|
Good lick to him
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to MadInNc For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 7:35pm | #13 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NY/NJ
Posts: 4,194
Thanks: 679
Thanked 2,770 Times in 1,283 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $216475
|
Good luck to him. !
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Thunder22 For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 7:36pm | #14 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1120
NCM Supporter '20,'21
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: La Isla de Ira
Posts: 17,472
Thanks: 3,831
Thanked 18,532 Times in 8,181 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1030760
|
|
||||||
07-30-2021, 7:51pm | #15 | ||||||
Bantayan Kids '13
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kettering Ohio
Posts: 9,185
Thanks: 3,361
Thanked 5,731 Times in 2,515 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $875210
|
Will keep him in our prayers. May God bless him
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Dan Dlabay For This Useful Post: |
07-30-2021, 8:00pm | #16 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #13
Barn Raising II,III,IV NCM Supporter '13,'14,'16,'17,'19,'20 Bantayan Kids '13,'15,'17 GTMS ‘18
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ypsilanti, Mi
Posts: 13,296
Thanks: 7,789
Thanked 2,640 Times in 1,955 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $425244
|
Keeping your dad in my thoughts and prayers
|
||||||
07-31-2021, 7:06am | #17 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1776
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'19,'20,'21 Bantayan Kids '13,'17
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 15,359
Thanks: 5,730
Thanked 15,024 Times in 4,314 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2002001941
|
The best of, hoping treatments work.
__________________
JCS USA USN USMC USCG USAF USSF USAR USNR USMCR USCGR USAFR ARNG ANG USPHS NOAA USMM AUS CSA Police/Fire/EMS/EMT Thank You For Your Service |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Norm For This Useful Post: |
07-31-2021, 11:32am | #18 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 1,286
Thanks: 690
Thanked 431 Times in 213 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $500
|
Hoping for the best.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to lrobe22 For This Useful Post: |
07-31-2021, 11:34am | #19 | ||||||
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734 Bantayan Kids '15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 44,333
Thanks: 16,998
Thanked 33,626 Times in 13,611 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
|
This disease does not have a very good prognosis. We are going to try to get him in a clinical study. The upside is that it is not placebo vs drug. It is historical treatment vs historical treatment plus an added drug.
|
||||||
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Aerovette For This Useful Post: |
08-01-2021, 5:26am | #20 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1000
1000th member NCM Supporter '13 Bantayan Kids '13
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Bama
Posts: 12,762
Thanks: 6,057
Thanked 4,820 Times in 2,639 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2425793
|
Thoughts and prayers.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to LisaJohn For This Useful Post: |
|
|
Support the Barn: |
Download the Mobile App; |
Follow us on Facebook: |
||