"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 711 | In the preview I saw of the interview, it was said that the doctor had told Swayze that if he quit smoking it could give him 2-3 more years. I think that with his money and talent, he could accomplish a lot in that time, plus give his wife that much more time to be with him. I know that sounds judgemental but I just have to wonder where his priorities are. My wife is an RN and used to work in oncology at our local hospital. She tells me of people who would have burns on their faces from pulling aside their oxygen masks to smoke and the oxygen would flair up. I know how hard it is to quit, having done it myself, but I'm not especially strong or wise or really, anything special so if I can do it... Oh, well, I'll climb down off my soapbox now and wish Patrick Swayze all the best.
David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer. And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer. May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.
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