Throughout this Christmas season, I will be posting mostly old postings from Colonel Lang along with a few of my own. Christmas crept up on me quickly this year. In essence, I was damned near ambushed. A lot of that had to do with me beating cancer this year. The cancer wasn’t bad. The cure was a son of a bitch. But all seems good now. Plenty to celebrate at this joyous time of year.
Let us all sit back, relax with our families and friends, contemplate the joys of the past, those things we can be thankful for today and pray for a brighter and more peaceful future.
TTG
TTG,
I had no idea you were battling this disease.
I hope you recover fully and merry Christmas/ happy holidays.
The cancer wasn’t bad. The cure was a son of a bitch. But all seems good now.
Sounds slightly contradictory. If I may? After my highschool exam, before taking up studies in Berlin, I worked at what you might call Berlin’s final cancer station at the time. Today part of Charité. In my times the even implanted radioactive gold, if the huge radiation ‘canons’ on the ground floor weren’t enough anymore. Today the seem to the center for blood cancer. …
A lot has happened since then. You once mentioned a Veterans hospital visit, if I recall correctly but not much more. If you did, I missed it. I won’t try to hide curiosity about “the bitch”. 😉
Be well TTG!!!!
The very, very best to you, Happy X-mas, a healthy and wonderful 2025 and beyond to you, your co-authors and my fellow comment pilgrims.
LeaNder,
It’s prostate cancer. A lot of men die of something else and never know they had that cancer. Mine was very slow growing for years until it wasn’t. I went for the high dose brachytherapy which doesn’t leave the radioactive seeds in followed by five weeks of daily external radiation. That all was no big deal, but the androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was a bear. I had to up my exercise a lot to help counteract the side effects. Slowly getting back to normal now, but it will be a while to fully recover from the ADT. I don’t think anybody who undergoes hormone treatments does it just for shits and grins.
Merry Christmas, LeaNder.
Merry Christmas, TTG.
My older brother got the same cancer, and hormone therapy was pretty tough. Wishing you the best of recovery!
Best wishes from me too, TTG. One of my best friends had the same over a decade ago by now. I have to ask him about the treatment. I had to look it up.
TTG,
Glad to hear you’re through the worst of the treatment – and hoping you make a speedy full recovery.
Even at pushing 61, I’m starting to discover that getting old(er) is not for the feint of heart with regards to physical health. But, we’re still here, on the sunny side of the lawn, with people we love and who love us, some fond memories, food on the table, warm home, with minds that still work, some accumulated wisdom and a wonderful world to explore, contemplate and enjoy.
Merry Christmas
TTG –
I’m hoping for God and for your ancestors Stelmužė Oak to give you a full remission. I had a bladder cancer cut out two years ago just before my 80th b-day. Got lucky as they caught it early before it could metastasize into the kidney or elsewhere. Still counting down the months to the ‘five year free mark’.
All –
Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you good health.
Merry Christmas, Leith.
Glad you pulled through TTG. A co-worker’s friend recently passed away from another cancer you can defeat if detected early: colon cancer. He wasn’t 50 so he would’ve had to pay out of pocket for the screening surgery. Guy had no idea until it was too late.
I wish Col. Lang was still with us. I disagreed with him on almost everything. We need people to disagree with.
Mine was prostate too TTG.
And yup – the cure was far worse. At least back before I could pee (most all).
Regardless.
Merry Christmas All
Merry Christmas TTG and all.
Glad you made it through. Best of luck in the new year, which begins, so I have been reminded, with a W T F. What a great way to start a year!
TTG…You Rascal…Thats Why I Love you Brother…You always Get Setimental…Put Stuff togethrer like your Christmas Photo…Thing About The Old Man..Who Taught Us..How to Stand Up..Wear Out Boots..and Keep Our Eyes on The Horizon…Im Sure…TTG
That If the Old Man had a Son..He Would Have Guided..Him..But Let Him develope His Own Soul..His Way..As You Have Done….It Gets Better Every Time I Read You Brother..
Glad For All You Suvivors..Grow Strong..Peace and Purpose..Love..and Gratitude.
Jim
Merry Christmas..Pilgrims,,,Happy and Blessed Holidays You All….
TTG, Glad you’re better.
Merry Christmas all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRFmn_KqfA
And in that [similar] vein ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeTpvQMVt8E