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Yearly post. Year 5 terminal brain tumor. Still beating odds do something fun today!

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u/ripemilkers 1d ago

Living life to the fullest by the looks of it too :)

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’m having a blast! I have breast cancer that spread to the brain and caused a tumor on my occipital lobe so stage 4 breast cancer. Best part I’ve met other Women with stage 4 breast cancer that we can all encourage each other to keep living each day the best we can it’s been cool!

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u/Tacklestiffener 1d ago

My mum was diagnosed with early bladder cancer when she was 70. Obviously she was worried when she was waiting for her first treatment but she met a woman also waiting who told her she'd been going back and forth for treatment for 20 years. It really set my mum's mind at rest and she returned the encouragement many times.

She died nearly 20 years later... of something else.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

That is such an awesome story to hear. I’m sorry to hear about your mum but it sounds like she lived an amazing life! I love hearing stories like that I heard a story from someone with the same type of Breast Cancer as me that spread to her brain she lived on the entire other side of the country, and I got in contact with her through a friend and just hearing that she was alive 15 years later gave me so much hope. I know it’s survivors bias, but I think hearing stories like that can absolutely change somebody’s outlook on a situation. I’m glad your mom had that it makes it so much easier to have hope even when things feel hopeless.

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u/Tacklestiffener 1d ago

Absolutely, and I think openness is a huge thing too. I had prostate cancer, diagnosed 12 years ago and surgically removed 8 years ago. Too many men didn't like to talk about it because it's intrusive and can have bad side effects but I'll talk to anyone about all on the gory details because I think it takes away the fear.

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u/forevertheyo 21h ago

Coworker with the exact same cancer as you, 17 years and still going strong. She just did RGCC testing that added options and hope. You got this!

u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 6h ago

That gives me so much hope hearing she’s 17 years out heck yes! Thank you so much for sharing. I haven’t heard of RGCC testing I just looked it up and am going to ask about that sounds newer and super awesome. I get a test called CA 15-3 for tumor markers but they do every 3 months but that’s the only blood circulating no tumor marker test they do so far.

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u/phl_fc 1d ago

The other encouraging thing is that if treatment extends your life by X years and then you die of cancer, you still at least got that many extra years that you wouldn't have had if you didn't treat it. You do what you have to and enjoy whatever extra time you can get.

My dad had a heart valve replacement at 50. Then at 60 he died from complications directly related to the valve. The replacement still gave us 10 more years that he probably wouldn't have had if he ignored the problem. I'm sure his faulty valve would have killed him much quicker than the replacement.

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u/-Harlequin- 14h ago

Of being an absolute beast at poker, and upsetting the local Yakuza boss, who she single-handled beat best two-out-of-three at mahjong, they remained friends until she passed of being bored with this life because Chuck Norris died and now there was no one to challenge her reign over Outland anymore.

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u/ripemilkers 1d ago

That is really inspirational, I feel like I take so much for granted tbh.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I bet you do a lot better than you think! And every day is a new day I know it’s cheesy, but when I was first diagnosed somebody way smarter than me told me to live a beautiful day and then another. And I didn’t really know how to do that so I told myself I would do something that I love every day, or I would do something new, or I would do something for someone else. I’ve just kind of been doing it every day ever since the cancer spread to the brain and it’s really become a beautiful life. Sometimes the things I do each day are really small, but it makes me have purpose for each day even if it’s something little, it makes me smile. I hope you have an awesome weekend and get to do something you love!

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u/Swimming_in_it_ 1d ago

Thank-you. I am in the early stages of breast cancer treatment. I'm glad to see you telling it to fuck off.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Oh man, I’m so sorry to hear that message me anytime! I know you will rock it and you will tell it to F right off too. You have too much living and fun ahead of you wishing you the best! And always here for chatting if you need anything questions about treatment or just wanna vent or someone to talk to I’m here! Go get em girl!

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u/ripemilkers 1d ago

Thank you so much! You too :)

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u/Austerlitzer 1d ago

I really do feel this attitude helps a lot with fighting cancer. I’m happy for you.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Hey, thank you I think so too. I don’t really know any other way, but I just wanna live my days laughing and having fun and hopefully I’ll get more of them. Thanks for taking the time to check in. It means a lot. Wishing you an awesome year as well.

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u/Lisshopops 1d ago

Can I ask how you initially found out? Like did you do a scan or something?

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Hey, absolutely! I I don’t mind talking about it at all, especially if it helps somebody catch theirs earlier I originally went in because I felt a lump in my breast, but the mammogram and the ultrasound didn’t pick it up. They just thought it was dense breast tissue because I was so young at the time and then about 18 months went by and I felt a lump in my armpit so it had spread to all my lymph nodes. Back then 3-D mammograms weren’t approved by insurance so I wasn’t able to get that they are now because this issue has happened with younger women that would’ve helped us pick it up, but it wasn’t something I was able to get at the time. At that time Mayo thought I was stage three by the time they caught it and so I did chemo and then I did a double mastectomy and radiation and I still had some cancer left so they did more chemo and then I finished that and about four months later I woke up and I had lost a bunch of my vision, which was really strange and I was having really bad headaches so I went to the ER and they found I had a lesion on my brain. I actually never had it taken out at that time because they didn’t think it would prolong my life expectancy so Mayo did gamma knife radiation, which is like really targeted radiation and the radiation oncologist clearly was amazing because I haven’t had any new spots pop-up since. I did lose some of my vision. I’ve actually never had a craniotomy just the radiation and then I am on targeted therapy every three weeks via infusion. There’s two drugs. I’m on called Perjeta and Herceptin and then I take a drug in the morning and night called Tucatanib for my brain it crosses the blood brain barrier. I have HER2 positive Breast Cancer. It’s kind of a little bit more aggressive, but they have a lot of good drugs to try to keep it stable and I’ve gotten really lucky with how I’ve responded so far. Mayo thinks that unfortunately I was stage four all along and the chemo’s that they originally did got me into remission neck down, but I had some cancer cells in my brain slowly growing. It’s a lot harder to get chemo into the brain from what I’ve learned. But I’m doing super well all things considered!

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u/HMSWarspite03 17h ago

I am humbled by your bravery, I was recently diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 60, I will do my best to be as brave.

u/bionicjoe 11h ago

I wish I could live life like this.

I wake up each day and waste it.

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u/zombumblebee 1d ago

That collage is a wicked trifecta of environments.

BTW.. autocorrect tried to change trifecta to triceratops... which I thought I should share... lol

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Hahahha should have definitely left as triceratops that’s fantastic! And thank you I’m having fun and trying to continue to learn new things it’s good for the brain I’ve heard. And bonus makes life a blast.

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u/Tacklestiffener 1d ago

OK, year six /u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 has to fight a triceratops!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

lol! Don’t be surprised when that makes the collage next year!

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u/zombumblebee 1d ago

So it is written, so it must be.

2027: Year of the Triceratops.

Better start training, OP.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Hahaha I’m not forgetting this lol. I’m gonna come up with something for next year. When you see a triceratops in the collage next year you will know this mission has been done.

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u/zombumblebee 1d ago

lol... wicked

u/RemindMeBot 365 days

Countdown is on...

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u/aliveezee 1d ago

I hope nothing but every minute filled with something joyful and exciting. You are strong and full of life. You go girl.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you! Back at you! Hope you have an awesome fun life too!

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u/TriumphDaWonderPooch 1d ago

Here's to SIX!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Heck yes! Thanks for the encouragement it means a lot. See ya next year I hope!

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u/jdoe090 1d ago

You will be absolutely here next year and many more to come. You understand how precious every day is and world has a way of loving people who love it right back :)

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u/a_run22 1d ago

Rock Chalk!

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u/CptJustice 1d ago

Jayhawk!

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u/RockChalk00 21h ago

Rock Chalk and fuck cancer! Keep kicking ass Forsaken-Pea-5727

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u/NominalAeon 1d ago

and on this or most hallowed Muck Fizzou Day

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u/gtronics 1d ago

I remember seeing your post a few years ago and the first thing that stuck out was how happy you looked. Nothing has changed over the years and you look like you live your life to the fullest each day.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Hey, thanks for saying that it means a lot and thanks for following along. I don’t do public updates just this once a year because it makes me smile and I’m glad it makes you smile too. I hope you have an awesome day and I really do hope to see you next year. I can’t wait to see what next year’s shenanigans I get into. I really am happy. I’m lucky.

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u/jayroc1023 1d ago

You are an inspiration! Keep living life to the absolute fullest and keep being amazing! God bless you!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you! Hope you have a fun amazing life too! Life’s pretty amazing even with the hard yucky stuff! Have a good weekend hope you do something that makes you smile!

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u/jayroc1023 1d ago

You have brighten my day and have inspired me too. I needed to see this and hear this from you. Thank you!🙏 I will be following your journey and can’t wait to see your next adventure!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Heck yes! Thanks for brightening my day too! Hoping you have the best year and see you next year!

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u/Born-Cod4210 1d ago

Good for you not letting cancer win!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you! I’m really lucky to have gotten so much time. Someone way smarter than me told me I just needed to live a beautiful day and then another so I’ve been trying to do that. And now it’s been a really beautiful life going into year 5. I have incredible Drs at Mayo that have quite literally given me all this time. I got on a brain drug that was still in clinical trials at the time because they pushed for it and got really lucky. Thanks for the good vibes hope you have an awesome day!

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u/floog 1d ago

Mayo is amazing. My cousin was told in her 40s with her youngest at ok I d 10 that she had Meso and about a year to a year and a half and she wouldn’t see her youngest hit highschool. She went to Mayo and they put her through it but she’s now been five-six years past where she was told she’d make it and going strong. She has kicked the shit out of the odds and prognosis and is loving life. Keep it up!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Man, I love hearing that! Keep me updated next year if she’s alive too I would love to hear she sounds like a bad ass. They really are incredible. I feel very grateful for them. They never gave up on me. They gave me my prognosis, which I was grateful for because it gave me the chance to make life decisions back when I was first diagnosed they gave me two years on average and I’ve more than doubled that now. I’m on a newer drug and with it being in the brain, it’s dicey how long it will keep working we’re not really sure. Also a bummer is I had my brain radiated and now it’s causing a lot of swelling so the radiation necrosis can also be a problem. My neural oncologist actually said the cancer might not kill me, but the side effects from radiation could but he’s awesome and he’s been watching it diligently and I feel really lucky. I’m really glad to hear that your cousin has had such a good experience too. They rock sorry for the typos. I voice text because of my vision issues. Hope you have an awesome weekend.

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u/floog 16h ago

So sorry you got dealt this hand, but you really sound like you are making the most out of the time you do have and cherishing it all.
I just looked and my cousin has been going to Dr. Mansfield in oncology. I also love Mayo for giving me a lifetime with my mom, when I was a little kid in the 80s they found cancer in her thyroid and Mayo. She had four or five kids at the time and was in her early 30s. They removed it, did radiation and while she takes a pile of pills and it wreaked havoc over the years, she is still kicking. They are an incredible hospital. Keep up the fight, and keep up the attitude, wishing you many more adventure filled years!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

No, it’s stage four Breast Cancer. It started in the breast and then spread to my brain so it’s a little bit different than a primary brain tumor, but it’s actually better prognosis in the sense that I’ve been alive a lot longer than most with giloblastoma that’s even tougher unfortunately. It just means mine started in the breast and unfortunately spread to the brain. Where giloblastoma starts in the brain. Mine can likely spread to other organs, but it just never has yet so my drugs have been working really well to stop new things from popping up.

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u/joebleaux 1d ago

Cancer can't win, best it can do is draw. You die, it dies too.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’ve never heard that that’s fantastic. I’m going to keep remembering that. Thanks for sharing.

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u/BlacktoseIntolerant 1d ago

What a great way of putting this.

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u/WookieSuave 1d ago

You are...........way cooler than me.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’m really just good at failing at things lol. I kind of figured with cancer I’m just gonna try everything because why not! I always say what’s the worst that can happen. I mean well we know what that is but I’m kind of already facing that. I hope you have an awesome weekend!

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u/LividSituation9152 1d ago

Like I told my wife when she was given a 25% survival chance: “one chance in four, somebody gets to be the one, why not you?”

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I absolutely love that outlook and you’re completely right why not her! I was given an average life expectancy of two years when they found the brain tumor just because at the time they didn’t know how much cancer was throughout my body since mine started in the Breast and then moved to the brain and usually once it gets up to the brain, it’s pretty tough. I remember my sister looking at me and being like that’s the average Amber you’re not average are you? Lol and now we always tell each other not to be average. Someone has to make the curve. The drug I’ve been on for my brain. I’ve been on a lot longer than some people because I got on it when it was in a clinical trial so when I meet women that are just now on it, I love telling them how long I’ve been on it because it gives them hope too. Hope that we all can be along for fun for a long time. And wishing your wife well and I’d love to hear if she’s still here next year or two keep me updated and tell her I’m rooting for her too!

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u/LividSituation9152 1d ago

Like you, she did beat the odds and, due unfortunately to her treatments, her heart failed (cardio toxicity). So we got her a new one and we’re still living between these bumps in the road!

Keep fighting!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Oh man, heck yeah she’s tough as nails! I love hearing that! I hope next year is your guys best one yet full of so much fun! She deserves it!

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u/mzingg3 1d ago

Congrats! That jet ski pic is insane!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you I fell on my head a lot lol maybe not the best idea for a brain tumor but I had a lot of fun. I’ve gotten really into stand-up Jet Ski’s and there’s a guy that is amazing at freestyle flips down in Lake Havasu that gave me a lesson and we tried to get me to get it around. I wasn’t able to get it all the way around and land but I’m hoping to go down next year and take another lesson with him. He’s incredible at it so I feel really lucky I got to learn from him a little bit. I still suck at it, but I had such a blast!

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u/dj_spanmaster 23h ago

HA I was just thinking it's like OP found a banana peel in the water

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

100 percent lol felt like it too lol

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u/Umbreon86 1d ago

Love this share! Hope you have a great weekend!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you that means a lot! I hope you do too! I don’t do many updates but it’s a tradition to do it once a year and I’m really grateful for it because I’ve had so many people reach out to me with cancer and I’ve met new friends that way even ones that live locally that I’ve been able to get together with. Which is just super cool! Hope you have a great weekend!

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u/Umbreon86 1d ago

Thank you! It is awesome to hear that you have found new friends locally to have fun with. I bet there is a lot to talk about with them and it makes your days a little easier. You go girl! ❤️

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u/guiballmaster 1d ago

I recall your previous posts. Congrats on being a Reddit inspiration to us all!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you! And thanks for encouraging along it means a lot. My friends and family get my private updates but other than that Reddit once a year is the only place I publicly update because I try to spend a lot more time just doing things and not thinking about cancer most of the time I forget I have it. But I think it’s worth sharing once a year that life is pretty dang good and I’m pretty lucky. I feel thankful. I hope you have an awesome year and hopefully get to say hi next year too!

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u/railwayed 1d ago

i saw a video the other day from a young woman named Claire Wineland who unfortunately died recently due to complications in a lung transfer operation. she said ""Go enjoy life because there's people fighting for it"

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’ve never heard of her and that is such a good outlook and way to say it. I absolutely love that. I’m going to remember that thank you for sharing. It’s so true even with my stage four cancer I’ve been really lucky that I’ve been stable and I’ve gotten pretty good news ever since they radiated the brain tumor. I’m still in treatment, but I feel lucky that I’ve gotten a lot of really high-quality days as far as how I feel. I have some friends though that have passed away from this or have much worse symptoms than me right now and I always think about them that they would give anything to still be here or to feel better to adventure so I try not to take my health for granted. And then I try to encourage them to shenanigan with me when they feel good! I really like the way she put it. Thank you for sharing it really does put things into perspective. I hope you have an awesome weekend and see you next year!

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u/kityk8 1d ago

rock chalk, baby! 🙌🏽🥳

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u/Zach0ry 1d ago

I think we can all learn a lot from yourself.
Much love from Melbourne, Australia ❤️

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u/RoyalJayhawk1987 1d ago

Rock Chalk!

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u/Pandistoteles 15h ago

My dad’s journey from bladder cancer, to no bladder, to no kidneys has been successful because of his incredible fighting spirit and cheer. They know him everywhere he’s been, currently during his dialysis visits, for always answering “excelentemente bien” (excellently well/good) whenever asked how he’s feeling. They even joke and go “Ok, outside of excellently well, how are you feeling?” He’s always been an inspiration to me and continues to be so. Your enthusiasm against all this reminds me of him and it truly makes me happy to see you living life to the fullest. I hope to see your year six one (with a triceratops) in the future. Wish you the very best always :)

u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 5h ago

Thank you so much for sharing your Dad’s journey he sounds so awesome! And I’m sure his spirit has helped him so much I love hearing this. And that’s a honor I remind you of him in any way because he sounds like a rock star. I’m wishing him the best too and definitely hope to be here next year for triceratops fun! Years ago I got really sick and they ended up bringing via ambulance to a different hospital when I went to ER I had a neutropenic fever and just was pretty ill. I remember they had to just keep me there and do bloodwork every day until my numbers got better to leave and the Dr that came in to see me said your not going to die from this your not dying yet. And then he told me the people who seem to do the best with cancer try to keep their spirits high and stress low he said they don’t have official
Research for it but that’s what he’s seen over his profession so I think about that a lot and happy he shared with me. Makes me think of your Dad too and that he’s an example of that.

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u/Machette_Machette 1d ago

You are an absolutely great inspiration!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Hey, thank you that means a lot and thank you for taking the time out of your day to write that it makes me smile. I hope you have an awesome weekend!

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u/Machette_Machette 1d ago

Seriously, you are the best!

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u/VegemiteGecko 1d ago

This made me really smile. Fuck yeah, inspirational

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you for taking the time to write that! That also made me smile. I hope you have an amazing weekend!

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u/linksflame 1d ago

Damned happy to see you out and living a fun life, and I hope you get many more years to come. Lost my wife to ovarian cancer only 3 months after diagnosis, so it's always amazing when I see others beating the odds and living to the fullest.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’m so sorry to hear about your wife. That’s so unfair. I hope that she wasn’t in too much pain and was able to enjoy those last three months. I’ve lost some friends to this disease and it’s just brutal and it really is my reminder that even on the days that I think my symptoms are bad people would give anything for that. And give anything to have just one more day and it puts things back into perspective for me. Thank you for sharing your wife’s story and I’m sorry I’m wishing you the best year yet and I hope that you can do something to honor her and her legacy.

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u/InSaneWhiSper 23h ago

I'm glad you didn't max all your credit cards when you heard the word "terminal." Keep on keeping on 🔥

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 22h ago

Oh, there was definitely some heavy yoloing going on at the beginning! After about a year of traveling somewhere new every month, my oncologist said I might want to slow down because it was looking pretty stable. Lol he didn’t want me to run out of money and he was right. I am still alive quite a bit longer. It’s definitely a balance. But I haven’t regretted anything yet. I’ve definitely settled into a little bit more of a normal life, but I still really try to do something that I love each day or something for someone else I gave away a lot of money too and that made me really happy, but I’ve had to slow things down a bit. But I also find joy in a lot of the little things I’ve always been pretty frugal. All of my stuff is from thrift stores are used from marketplace. I’ve never bought anything new so I still enjoy just a walk and things that don’t cost money but some things do cost money so it’s a balance. lol

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u/Jadex314 14h ago

Im with you..found I had bone cancer..foing my best !!! Thank you.

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u/manerspapers 13h ago

God Bless You

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u/EisMann85 1d ago

Keep on keepin’ on!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you! Hope to see ya next year!

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u/CapeJacket 1d ago

Bad ass 🤟🏼

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u/cashmerered 1d ago

Looks like fun. Wishing you all the best

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you for taking the time to wish me well that means a lot. I hope you have an awesome weekend and I hope to see you next year! Hopefully year 6 has lots of fun and adventures too!

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u/cashmerered 1d ago

!remindme 1y

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u/Carpathicus 1d ago

Wish you the best! Thanks for being inspiring

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you for taking the time to wish me well that means a lot. I hope you have an awesome weekend! And I hope to see you next year!

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u/3MATX 1d ago

Do you have a single favorite event, trip, or activity you’ve done in these 5 years?   

Thanks for these yearly reminders and fuck cancer.  

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Heck, yes F cancer. And I do one of my friends that also has stage 4 Breast Cancer was having some progression so we went to Costa Rica together and we just had and all out Live like you’re dying trip with ATVs, zip lining, horseback riding, Whitewater rafting, tubing, rope swings, ect. It was such a blast. I would love to go back to Costa Rica and rent motorcycles to explore I think that’s my next trip I wanna take! And coming up there’s about 12 of us locally that we’re all dressing up as old ladies because we might not get to be and I’m hoping that we get really drunk and high and we’re having a F it day. I’m hoping it ends up being hangover style shenanigans but with a bunch of stage 4 cancer gals. I planned it because one of my friends the same one I went to Costa Rica with was having progression and I want her to have an amazing fun day that’s in a couple weeks so I’m actually gonna think that we will end up being one of my favorite memories I hope! We have a log shoot ride here locally and I think it will be so funny if all of us are dressed like old ladies and get really messed up and go down the lock shoot ride over and over again we’re not usually like that, so I think it would be a really fun day! I hope you have a great year and hopefully see you next year!

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u/Magister5 1d ago

Awesome- truly living like there is no tumorrow!

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u/clownind 1d ago

You are a badass.

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u/Extraajudicial 1d ago

Good on you! I just got a full body ache thinking about backwoods dirt biking for hours in my youth.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I never did it in my youth, but I started doing it about three years ago and I really love it. I did break my collarbone though last month riding in the UP along Lake superior in the sand, the back wheel slid out from under me and I flew over the handlebars, which was kind of a bummer. I’m still learning so I’m not very good at it but now I’m working on a lot of clutch control so I can hopefully not get hurt as much in the future. Any tips I’m all ears! A friend sent me a girl on YouTube that does a bunch of videos, Megan Braaps and she’s fantastic. I’ve been watching her videos for a while now she’s amazing!

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u/Missing-Digits 1d ago

Jayhawkers are the toughest, coolest of them all and you have just made my point!

I am happy for you. I am glad you are getting the most you can from life and wearing a smile.

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u/One_Economist_3761 1d ago

I wish you many decades of survival and enjoyment of life. You are an inspiration to all.

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u/mmerr 1d ago

Hell yeah sis. Full send

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u/MicrowaveMeal 1d ago

Sick? More like sick air. It’s gonna be hilarious when you outlive all of us.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

lol that’s what my sister always says she’s like you’re gonna live us. She says I’m too stubborn to die lol

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u/Fluffy_Charity_2732 1d ago

I’m gonna get wild tonight and have a kava tea!

Watch out books on my shelf.. I’m bout to get all up in them creases tonight!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Well, heck yeah! And I’m all about tea and books. I’m not sure if you’re into these kind of books but I just finished one that blew my mind. It’s called the secret pulse of time by Stefan Klein. It was really good. I actually don’t read physical books as well as I used to because the tumor pushes on my occipital lobe, which makes me partially blind out of the corner of my eyes so if I concentrate for too long, I get headaches this one doesn’t have an audiobook and it was so good that I just took the time to slowly read it. I’m done with it so if you’re interested in it, send me your address and I’ll send it to you. Also, if you have any book recommendations, send them my way! I mostly do audiobooks just because it’s easier for me, but I try to have at least one book I’m slowly reading so that I don’t lose that ability.

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u/Frosenborg 1d ago

I'm sending you a hug! I have extra to spare, I'd give it to my brother, but he's gone.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

I’m so sorry to hear about your brother, but I will take that extra hug and send one back at you! I wish you the best year. I hope you get to do something fun this weekend or something that you love in honor of your brother!

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u/Frosenborg 23h ago

Thank you! Indeed I am doing something fun, seeing this cult Finnish prog-rock band called, Tasavallan Presidentti Complete. The show begins in 7 minutes!

I wish you the best of times, much love!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Heck, yeah that sounds awesome. Have a blast!

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u/readysteadygogogo 1d ago

Glad you’re still here! Rock Chalk Jayhawk! ❤️

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u/heythere427 1d ago

Thank you for posting this. I needed to see this today.

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u/portulent 1d ago

Do you feel drawn to activities more apt to give TBIs because youre mad at your brain 😂

Keep on living and beating the odds 💛

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

My mom asked me that too lol and probably. I was racing snowmobiles last winter and my Neuro oncologist said just please wear a helmet sometimes he shakes his head at me, but he also knows I need to live my life. It’s kind of become a therapy for me like throttle therapy. I haven’t needed any other types of meds to cope so I kind of figured the side effects are maybe a little bumps and bruises here and there. I have had some broken bones though because I’m stupid lol but I sure am having fun 🤣

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u/GarbologistWM 1d ago

Rock chalk

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u/GenitalFurbies 1d ago

I apologize if this is taken the wrong way but I read your username as "foreskin pea" for a split second and laughed so much I had to tell you.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

That’s hilarious. I think that’s even better! This was just an auto generated name that Reddit gave me and I was like oh that’s fine. Foreskin pea cracks me up thanks for sharing! Lol

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 1d ago

Hell yea good for you! Rock Chalk!

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u/Stiffy_McDoodlebop 23h ago

Let’s go fellow Jayhawk!

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u/hydroclasticflow 23h ago

I remember your post from last year. Glad to see you are still out there living it up.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Thank you so much. I had an awesome year and I hope you did too! Thanks for taking time out of your day to write that too. It means a lot. I hope to see you next year!

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u/DixNormus 1d ago

🤜🏻🤛🏻💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

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u/nextfilmdirector 1d ago

You’re an inspiration - live long and prosper ✌️ !!!

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

Thanks so much and thank you for taking time out of your day to write that. I hope you have an awesome day.

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u/Lalamedic 1d ago

You fucking go, girl!!!

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u/Goobermoon 1d ago

Straight up BADASS! Here is to a lifetime of fun and making crazy memories!

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u/DR_512 1d ago

Pretty bad ass trick you did there in the lake! Where is that by the way? The mountains look very familiar to me and so does that building.

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u/pastryandprosecco 1d ago

Get it, Queen!

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u/Woooferine 1d ago

Congrats! Makes me smile to see you happy and well.

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u/mxadema 1d ago

Once you stop giving a fk about playing in the system and just do stuff for yourself, having fun, and experiencing as much as you can. It where living is at.

You cant bring money with you when you go.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 23h ago

100% agree I quit my corporate job when the cancer spread to my brain and I’ve spent a lot of time just trying to be present in the moment and enjoying life and it’s really become a different way of viewing things. Super fulfilling and I’m grateful that my life got shaken up a little bit. I hope you have an awesome year!

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u/yaltaboi 1d ago

Go hawks

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u/Subject_One_1673 22h ago

Dude in the 2nd pic are you doing a flip on a jet ski? that's like the most rad shit I've ever seen

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u/Kahzgul 21h ago

Fuck cancer.

My dad died two weeks ago after a 26 year battle with at least a dozen cancers. But the cancer didn't get him; a common cold did. He was just old. He got cancer at 65, was told he had 3-5 years to live, and he made that cancer his bitch for a quarter century. I call that a win.

When I was in 8th grade, there was a girl named Lauren who had a terminal brain tumor. She was in a wheelchair and had to spend all of science class in the library because the building didn't have an elevator to the 2nd floor where the science class was. She was quiet and most of the kids were afraid to talk to her, but she had fire in her eyes. She was given 6 months to a year. I saw her four years later walking around with her parents. I don't know how or if her story ended, but I know it didn't go down the way the doctors told her it would.

You keep on kicking cancer's ass and don't accept the limits they say you have. FIGHT. Keep fighting. Fuck cancer. Thank you for giving other people hope.

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u/Intothewasteland 20h ago

We’re all looking forward to the year 6 post! Looks live you are living life the fullest!

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u/mendohead 18h ago

Keep kicking ass and living to the fullest!

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u/Helphaer 17h ago

Given the cost of travelling and doing all these things, how have you managed to fund this life style despite the terminal diagnosis impacting employment and the like?

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u/JokeMode 17h ago

You are one of the most badass people to ever walk the planet! Thank you for sharing and inspiring me.

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u/toddhold 15h ago

This is so awesome!! I also saw you before and just love this and your positivity!! I’m recovering from Guillain-Barre and am raising money for kids cancer this month since I just got back on my bicycle!! Keep kicking ass!!!♥️♥️♥️

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u/Shy_Joe 15h ago

Give skydiving a try. My p**** ass is too scared to do it.

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u/mutantbabysnort 14h ago

Have you tried avastin? 

u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 6h ago

I haven’t yet it was talked about for use of radiation necrosis back in early 2025 but we haven’t used yet. Have you been on? I have swelling in my brain from the radiation treatment and it’s been more of a wait and watch for a bit since I was a bit worried about Avastin side effects. I think I’ll eventually need to use it though and would love to hear your experience if you’ve used!

u/mbaron5 11h ago

Rock Chalk!

u/jhawkman02 10h ago

Rock Chalk!

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u/Alicewithhazeleyes 1d ago

Congrats on the perserverance! However, we aren’t all rich.

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Thank you for taking the time to wish me well that means a lot to me! I agree most of those equipment are borrowed, but I do have a lot of toys that we get from marketplace and fix up. But even that adds up and is expensive so I do recognize that I’m really lucky but I find that I can have fun and lots of different ways that cost less. But you’re right I’m lucky in so many ways in life to have resources especially for health care not everyone has that and it’s not fair. The medical part really gets me going because I’ve had a lot better care than some people I know because of my insurance and it shouldn’t be that way. That shouldn’t be a reason people don’t get as much time. I’m wishing you the best year ever and if you’re ever in Minnesota message me and I’ll take you out to do something fun on my toys!

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u/Alicewithhazeleyes 1d ago

You know, this reply is honestly so inspiring. I am sorry if I offended you. Thank you for replying to me because honestly, I needed this humility today. I appreciate you. I wish you a long and continued joyful life! <3. I have been needing to get back outside, and I think I will do that today in your honor. :)

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u/Forsaken-Pea-5727 1d ago

Oh my gosh, not at all. You didn’t offend me at all it’s absolutely true and I didn’t take it offensive at all. And I hope you get to do something fun outside and I hope I get to see you next year! And seriously if you’re ever in Minnesota message me I love to shenanigan and the more the merrier!

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u/roughczech 1d ago

Love the outlook on life. Hang in there. Hopefully many happy years of doing "the stupid things the smart way" that is what we call all the gnarly stuff in my house :)

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u/YounomsayinMawfk 1d ago

You're an inspiration! Fuck cancer!

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u/SquashDue502 1d ago

Makes me so so happy that you’re still out there enjoying life to the fullest. Keep it up and keep fighting :)

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u/sandiegolatte 1d ago

Relentless forward progress!

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u/lurkersteve3115 1d ago

that smile says it all! good luck to you, friend

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u/Powerful_Ad_6867 1d ago

You’re amazing 😍🤩

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u/redpandasuit 1d ago

Your strength and zest for life is inspirational:) Wishing you the best and looking forward to seeing you continue to beat the odds!

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u/anticipatory 1d ago

Younes upside down!

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u/bill-of-rights 1d ago

I see some base jumping and aerobatics in your future...

Hang in there, miss!

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u/No_Needleworker_3486 1d ago

I don't have money 🥲

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u/Hikikomori_Otaku 1d ago

¡Our love to you, keep up the dope shit, happy Friday!

https://giphy.com/gifs/sT60kiGyVA94Q

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u/MonaLola 1d ago

This is my third year seeing your post. Glad you're still having fun.

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u/brewski_chemist 1d ago

Fuck yeah, keep kicking ass out there!

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u/Kongbuck 1d ago

As someone who survived a random brain bleed myself and has also lost a close friend to brain cancer, I just want to say, "Keep being awesome!" You're living on bonus time and appropriately making the best of it!

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u/Puppetainer 1d ago

Fuck cancer!

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u/1whoknows 1d ago

Keep it up, lady! Looking forward to seeing another next year.

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u/Thefrayedends 1d ago

I thought you were Kat Abugazaleh for a moment lol.

Whether you're doing well or poorly in life, if you don't make time for joy, you're doing it wrong.

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u/BlacktoseIntolerant 1d ago

I wanna see skydiving pics next year!

Keep enjoying life!

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u/8bitApocalypse 1d ago

OMG! I remember you from last year!!! You are such an inspiration and a total badass! It always makes me so happy to see pics of your adventures!

I used to ride dirtbikes and mud holes like that used to really freak me out! The small person giant bike struggle is real! I ended up just riding motocross for that reason.

Thanks for being an inspiration and reminding me that I need to get off my ass and make shit happen! Your positive energy is infectious, so thank you for sharing it!!! I wish you all the best for the future, but you know what? You don't need my wishes because you are crushing it!!! Keep being a total badass and thanks again for being such an inspiration!!! Hell yeah!!!

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u/ragnarocknroll 1d ago

Looking forward to next year’s post!

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u/gunnerxp 1d ago

Fuck yeah! Tear it up, baby!!

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u/DeathSpot 23h ago

At first glance I wondered how you managed to make a skimobile do a flip out on the ocean...always making the rest of us look lazy!

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u/DoisMaosEsquerdos 23h ago

You have a healthy spirit.

If I had such a condition I would do nothing and die, just as I am doing nothing and living right now.

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u/Helpmypcded 23h ago

Fuck Cancer.

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u/peppersk8er 23h ago

Fuck yeah! You keep that going girl. Sending hugs and enthusiasm your way!!

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u/r3l0ad 23h ago

As someone who was once told I'd be lucky to live past 42, I started counting every day after that birthday as bonus time (heart condition for those who care!, but my cardiologist thinks I'll live a nice long life!). 4 year 2 months and 12 days of bonus time so far.... I hope my bonus time score is higher than my originally allocated time, and I hope yours is too!! Fucking hell yeah, live that life and fuck cancer!

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u/BeverlyHillsNinja 23h ago

Holy shit the rare Australian Jet Ski!

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u/NakedZombieWolf 23h ago

3 normal looking pictures, and then fucking x games mode. Hell yeah

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u/marslo 23h ago

How are the headaches? How do you manage them?

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u/The_Real_RM 23h ago

You’re amazing and a role model for all of us, I wish you have a full and amazing life full of happiness and friendship!

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u/ProsperGuy 23h ago

Way to live. My wife had a brain tumor and it was removed. If you need another opinion, DM and I’ll give you the name of her surgeon who is one of the best in the world. You could send him your images and give you his thoughts.