Thanks Greg,
The treatment is a real ordeal. I can now see the
end in sight. I have five more radiotherapy sessions to go through,
but that is when it gets really hard, as the effects are delayed by up
to two more weeks. There after the recovery period can be months, but
should be almost human by Xmas.
I often wonder if the treatment is worse than the disease. I am ready
to die, as we all must.
There are many types of cancer and treatments. Getting a tumor in the
head and neck area is one of the worse in terms of treatment side
effects: dry mouth, nausea, constant bad taste, loss of saliva,
negative appetite, skin burns on the ear and neck.. I could go on.
Some of these will be life-long.
I've lost 28lbs in weight over 5 weeks so far.
Along the way if someone had handed me a button to end it all I would
have pressed it (probably when I was puking up blood and bile).
But what keeps me going is the bond I feel for my partner and 13 yo
son for whom my death would be devastating: such is as it is to be
human: to love and be loved: the human experience.
I think it is the power of imagination; that I can feel what it might
be like to have a loved one die; to put myself in their position.
Chaz
On Nov 4, 8:01 am, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Chazwin
> thanks a lot for the great enlightement. your post is great, awesome.
> It offered me a perspective that I did not have about philosophy. Yes
> I have my reservations
> about the current state of philosophy, but your point of view is
> instructive, it has helped me get a broader view on the subject. I
> still have questions on why the relevance of philosophy to the masses,
> since by nature it excludes the majority through the use of vague and
> idealistic themes and the like.
>
> My heart goes out to you on your current situation, Your great
> attitude and positive perspective to such an experience leaves me to
> one conclusion.
> You are a great men. I trust in all confidence that you will get
> through this. I have an uncle who was diagnised with cancer, and he is
> a survivor. One thing I noticed about him that I have noticed also in
> you that was critical to him going through the whole ordeal was his
> great attitude and realism.
>
> Be blessed and stay blessed.
>
> Regards
>
> Greg
>
> On Nov 1, 8:04 pm, chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Sometimes philosophy may seem detached from ones everyone activities,
> > but that is because we often talk about the details. But it is the
> > detail upon which we build our overall outlook and approach to life.
> > ANd it is with these broad brush strokes or philosophical stands that
> > we can apply our life strategies.
> > Lately, having being diagnosed with cancer and currently undergoing a
> > severe and aggressive treatment regime, I have found muc consolation
> > in the philosophies of Sartre and Albert Camus, especially the notion
> > epitomised by the utter absurdity of life. With this type of outlook
> > there is no guilt, fear, blame, false hope, there is only me and my
> > experience of my treatment and the result.
> > Nothing else makes sense: I am not being punished by god, there is no
> > bad karma: cancer is a denial of ID and an affirmation of scientific
> > method. This philosophy has enabled me to more easily come to terms
> > with my inevitable mortality.
> > If your philosophy does not do this for you then maybe you should
> > consider some others?
>
> > On Oct 31, 12:52 pm, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Philosophy has become a field were people indulge in discussions that
> > > have no value to practical life, especially if we are to consider the
> > > amount of application of the mental faculties that is expanded in
> > > arguing over terminology instead of solving the issue at hand. The
> > > definition of philosophy is itself subject to many, varied and complex
> > > permutations that do not add value to the field of study.
>
> > > The techniques of philosophy would eliminate most of the practical
> > > benefits derived from science, engineering and technology if they were
> > > applied in those fields today. Philosophy has developed to a
> > > intangible, connceptually incoherent and useless field of study with
> > > no benefits to everyday life. This is undoubtedly not the essence of
> > > true philosophy, even in the more abstract things of life we use
> > > common sense and practical reasoning to come to conclusions.
>
> > > Philosophy in essence should provide and solidify the knowledge
> > > frameworks of everyday life permutations, adding value to humanity.
>
> > > A Call for practical philosophy
>
> > > Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
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