Well that was sad. Aunt's sister has terminal cancer.

[Locut0s]

One of my Aunt's sisters has a terminal cancer diagnosis. She has an inoperable brain tumour between the lobes of her brain. They gave her chemo and radiation but the diagnosis is not good. She (the aunt) came over last night to our family christmas party. For most of the night she seemed very good. In fact she seemed more talkative and happy than normal and she's usually both already. She DID seem very emotional though. One of the other guests works as a radiologist and somehow they got talking about the issue and I think she asked him his opinion on the diagnosis. He's not an oncologist obviously but he's smart and seems to know cancer diagnoses fairly well. Anyway she already knew her sister was terminal but I guess getting confirmation from him was hard to take. I think she thought her sister might have 2 years or so, he thought that sounded too optimistic from what he knew, that hit her hard. She left crying, though still composed. But a damper on what was otherwise a fantastic Christmas. Sad to see

Reg family relations: Yes her sister is also my Aunt. But technically there is no relation to me as she (my aunt) never married my uncle. This is only really a technicality though as they have been together for 12+ years and are a great couple. They have retirement plans and intend to stay together for life. So I consider her my aunt.

 

[BoomerD]

Wouldn't your Aunt's sister be your aunt...or your mom?

 

[MoMeanMugs]

How does your aunt have a sister that isn't also your aunt?

 

[Jadow]

Wouldn't your Aunt's sister be your aunt...or your mom?

think about it...

 

[Locut0s]

Wouldn't your Aunt's sister be your aunt...or your mom?

Yes ok, she's also my Aunt. Actually technically there is no relation to me as she never married my uncle. This is only really a technicality though as they have been together for 12+ years and are a great couple. They have retirement plans and intend to stay together for life. So I consider her my aunt.

 

[Locut0s]

think about it...

Think about what? He's right.

 

[BoomerD]

Well...technically, if she's your aunt because she married the brother of your mom or dad...her sister wouldn't actually be your aunt...maybe an "aunt-in-law."

 

[Locut0s]

My family tree on my father's side is riddled with cancer. Grandfather, several great uncles, couple of cousins, and others got and or died of cancer. Wouldn't be surprised if I get it some day. Course something like 1/3 of everyone will at some point. Scary shit.

 

[BoomerD]

My family tree on my father's side is riddled with cancer. Grandfather, several great uncles, couple of cousins, and others got and or died of cancer. Wouldn't be surprised if I get it some day. Course something like 1/3 of everyone will at some point. Scary shit.

Yeah, some folks seem to be genetically pre-disposed to the nasty stuff.

 

[Locut0s]

Yeah, some folks seem to be genetically pre-disposed to the nasty stuff.

Hopefully the cancer prone genes I have come from my mother, her family is pretty cancer free. I look just about 95% white so the genes that contribute to my racial looks I got mostly from my father.

 

[Rastus]

Never give up hope. There have been many people who have taken it all the way to the end and have come back from the most advanced cancers there are.

 

[Maximilian]

Sry to hear that man i dunn eit that would be like, unimaginable i guess , what relaton is an aunts aunt to you? great aunt?

 

[DaTT]

My family tree on my father's side is riddled with cancer. Grandfather, several great uncles, couple of cousins, and others got and or died of cancer. Wouldn't be surprised if I get it some day. Course something like 1/3 of everyone will at some point. Scary shit.

I think on my mother's side, my grandfather (her dad) had cancer twice (second time did him in) and on my father's side, just my uncle (his brother) had bum cancer but he is alive and cancer free......with a bag on his hip.

I think that is all the cancer in my family that I can think of...