 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Gotta pipe in here because before, during and currently my wife and I had/have 2 85 pound pit mix rescues, 10 stray alley cats that found us and a small whole house roaming rabbit. We all live inside and except for the occassional "disagreement" we all get along. My wife is the "collector" and I am the default "keeper". I have never had a medical issue and quite frankly they were and are a constant comfort to us. One of my cats, Sandy a large yellow male whose since passed, stayed on my chest the entire time I was in the bed during Tx.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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