Cancer Scares, Basketball, and the dot net...you guys are awesome!

[Singh]

So, it feels kinda narcissistic of me to post this thread (here or otherwise), but hell, I'll do it anyway!

Having had cerebral palsy from birth, I never really thought that I took life (or the greatness that is Suns Basketball) for granted. And for the most part, I still don't think so, but...

...Earlier this week, I had my esophagus scoped and the results showed a strong suspicion for Barretts Esophagus, or even worse, esophageal cancer, the latter of which is not really all that survivable.

At any rate, after sleeping (at best) sporadically this week, I get *the call* today with my pathology results.

Turns out they were/are negative for both esophageal cancer as well as Barretts.

So happy happy joy joy n all that, but after staring down two cancer scares (skin cancer previously), I think I now know what the dearly departed Craig Sager meant when he said something like "...Time is simply how you live your life."

I mean, there's no denying it - life is a repetitive exercise in which we live our lives out for who knows how long, all the while having our bodies ultimately succumb to *something* (if not from birth...represent!).

But somewhere in all that day-to-day mundane repetition are moments of joy...to go along with everything else.

So yeah, I now know (again) that all we can really control in life is our attitude and approach to everything that can and will come at us. And this, to a large degree, enables us to control how we feel about...pretty much anything.

I dunno about you guys, but I'll always be a work in progress...with all of this, haha.

But I can tell you that from here on out, that I'm gonna redouble my efforts to enjoy and get something out of everyday, no matter how small. The Suns may suck, our management may suck, and our ownership may suck, but you guys don't suck...not in that way, at least. Y'all here on this here message board are largely the reason that I am still a Suns fan. Been around the .net for about 15 years now. Here's to at least 15 more.

Thank you

Are you in Phoenix? I'm a Gastro and could go over your reports with you if you have questions

Do you only respond to medical questions, Singh? Haven't seen you much around here lately.

Na Indy just been lazy never really got back into it after the first site went down. Also been busy with work and the kids.

[Indy]

So, it feels kinda narcissistic of me to post this thread (here or otherwise), but hell, I'll do it anyway!

Having had cerebral palsy from birth, I never really thought that I took life (or the greatness that is Suns Basketball) for granted. And for the most part, I still don't think so, but...

...Earlier this week, I had my esophagus scoped and the results showed a strong suspicion for Barretts Esophagus, or even worse, esophageal cancer, the latter of which is not really all that survivable.

At any rate, after sleeping (at best) sporadically this week, I get *the call* today with my pathology results.

Turns out they were/are negative for both esophageal cancer as well as Barretts.

So happy happy joy joy n all that, but after staring down two cancer scares (skin cancer previously), I think I now know what the dearly departed Craig Sager meant when he said something like "...Time is simply how you live your life."

I mean, there's no denying it - life is a repetitive exercise in which we live our lives out for who knows how long, all the while having our bodies ultimately succumb to *something* (if not from birth...represent!).

But somewhere in all that day-to-day mundane repetition are moments of joy...to go along with everything else.

So yeah, I now know (again) that all we can really control in life is our attitude and approach to everything that can and will come at us. And this, to a large degree, enables us to control how we feel about...pretty much anything.

I dunno about you guys, but I'll always be a work in progress...with all of this, haha.

But I can tell you that from here on out, that I'm gonna redouble my efforts to enjoy and get something out of everyday, no matter how small. The Suns may suck, our management may suck, and our ownership may suck, but you guys don't suck...not in that way, at least. Y'all here on this here message board are largely the reason that I am still a Suns fan. Been around the .net for about 15 years now. Here's to at least 15 more.

Thank you

Are you in Phoenix? I'm a Gastro and could go over your reports with you if you have questions

Do you only respond to medical questions, Singh? Haven't seen you much around here lately.

Na Indy just been lazy never really got back into it after the first site went down. Also been busy with work and the kids.

I know that story. Hope the family is doing well.

[BlaCkAdDa]

Suns fan for life... Hope it's a long one for you CS

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[Charlie Smithy!]

Thanks (again) guys - seriously. And I'm glad to both see and hear that you're okay, Sose! My life quite literally would not have been the same without you running the .net for years and years.

Not in Phoenix, Singh, but will definitely PM you the relevant info; thank you.

[virtual9mm]

Hi Sose and Charles Smithy and everyone else -- may you stay healthy and stay strong.