woohoo!

[thcbongman]

I know this sounds lame, but I'm going back to work on monday!

I probably never been so excited, my company decided to retain me. Same salary, with the kicked-in raise I was suppose to get before they administratively suspended me. After 9 months of going to hell and back, I finally feel victorious! I am forever thankful to this company, who could've fired me, but decided to keep me on benefits and as an employee. I thank whoever is up there in the stars, for watching my back.

me > cancer

[rebgirl420]

U had cancer?

[thcbongman]

You didn't know? I thought most on this forum was aware of it.

Yup. Testicular Cancer.

[rebgirl420]

I have hodgkins Lymphoma, ive been in remission for 3 years now : )

[thcbongman]

Congrats! We won't let cancer beat us down!

I can't wait until whether they say if I'm in remission or not. I have a few months before I find out.

[rebgirl420]

Well thats good that your doing good! Your right, cancer wont beat us down, not in todays world! It used to be a death sentance you know, luckily today the break thoruighs in chemo and radiation are wonderful...they make you feel like crap but its worth it haha

[thcbongman]

I never experienced radiation, but I went through 4 cycles of chemo. I never so felt sick in my life, but for the last 3 cycles, I never was so happy to smoke weed. It helps deal with it, with the extreme nausea. God it feels like shit, I'm glad it's behind me.

[rebgirl420]

Yup, I was doing chemo every day except saturday for about a year and a half (there were som breaks in between of course, like for my b-day and such). Weed did help, with the nausea, it made me hungry, and it helped with the cramps and pain. Im actually kind of happy I got it as a teen. it really put my life in perspective you know? It made me a better person. While most kids are bitching that mommy didnt drive em' to the mall I was writing out my living will.

[thcbongman]

I definitely know what you are saying about putting your life in perspective. You realize some things you thought were important really aren't. Before I got cancer, I was such an arrogant bastard, at times I thought I was superman, and nothing could stop me. I definitely think I am a better person now than before, more positive, and optimistic.

That's rough tho, my chemo cycle was to do it for 1 week than take a 2 week break. You had it much worse than I, and I can see the strength within you.

[Skrappie]

Congrats to both of you for beating the big C!

[rebgirl420]

I definitely know what you are saying about putting your life in perspective. You realize some things you thought were important really aren't. Before I got cancer, I was such an arrogant bastard, at times I thought I was superman, and nothing could stop me. I definitely think I am a better person now than before, more positive, and optimistic.

That's rough tho, my chemo cycle was to do it for 1 week than take a 2 week break. You had it much worse than I, and I can see the strength within you.

thanks hun, you too are very very strong for beating it too. But yeah, at the time before they said i was a level 3 I was involved in the juvenile detention system and in and out of group homes and lock down facilities...not anymore, havent been in trouble since

[thcbongman]

hey, I'm a stage III too!

Before I found out I had cancer, I got arrested in OC for possession of 2 substances, neither of which I was in possession of, just because no one would admit it was theirs. They dropped the charges largely because they had compassion I have cancer.

This is pretty ironic. lol.

[rebgirl420]

haha yeah I use the cancer card sometimes but usually I hate how people always do the whole, 'awww poor you with your cancer, your sickly" kind of crap. it just pisses me off. i hate when my family brings it up.

[thcbongman]

I rarely use the cancer card, I'm one of those people that if you can't do it, I'll do it. I don't have the patience to wait around for others, so if you wanna do it, do it, otherwise I'm fine! The other thing I'm glad is you realize who you're real friends are. There's a couple of jackasses I once called friends who I realized looked down upon me once I had cancer. I'm glad they are out of my life, they brought me nothing but trouble.

[rebgirl420]

i know! My brothers (ages 31 and 35) refused to talk to me at all when i had cancer! So did most of the family. They acted like it was contagious! Friends too, about half of my friends just bolted, its like they were waiting for me to die or something. But now I have a significant other who didnt even flinch. He stayed with me through everything, even when they thought I had it again. Weve been engaged on and off and I sware, i cant wait to marry that man. THATS a keeper!

[Reefer Rogue]

Wow dude, congrats.

[smoke it]

nice dude.

[Skink]

Good deal!!! Shows the there are still some good and decent people in this world...

Live long and prosper,,, both of you!!!

[birdgirl73]

Live well and be happy. That's all that matters. Not surface stuff. Not material things. Having people to love and valuing every day is what matters. And it matters to be kind. I'm convinced of that.

I've not had cancer personally, but most everyone here knows I watched my older sister lose her battle with ovarian cancer back in November. It has changed my attitudes about everything. We had friends--these are friends who are in the medical community, mind you--who were so uncomfortable with the Big C and the fact that we had a terminal cancer patient in the house that they stopped coming around socially. They didn't know what to say. It made them feel funny, I guess. These were doctors and nurses, lots of them. I find that hard to get past. I've not been in a hurry to try and reconnect with any of them, and I hate it when I hear that other people have experienced the same thing with their supposed "friends."

Much love to you both, THCBongman and Rebgirl, and to everyone else who survives cancer or helps someone through it. It takes a lot of courage.