tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6766328089442273043..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: ‘Time on Fire’ shares cancer’s lesson: Life is ‘the sweetest candy’Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11399017916504960352022-02-06T10:33:45.399-06:002022-02-06T10:33:45.399-06:00Hi, Caren! I have been a volunteer for RTR for a n...Hi, Caren! I have been a volunteer for RTR for a number of years. Unfortunately, the program was suspended when Covid began. They are running a few pilot programs around the country with the intention of re-opening again this year. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. I suspect there were generally more requests than volunteers to fill them, but I think our area did a pretty good job of fulfilling most requests. I worked in the Chicago suburbs; I’m not sure what the situation was in the city itself.Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23366210549868447402022-02-06T09:00:55.557-06:002022-02-06T09:00:55.557-06:00Thank you for sharing this and wishing your friend...Thank you for sharing this and wishing your friend the very best. It can be such a challenge to truly value my life as it is sometimes, and I want to- at all times. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2349069342839611822022-02-06T08:59:47.803-06:002022-02-06T08:59:47.803-06:00Have you had direct experience with RTR? I'd ...Have you had direct experience with RTR? I'd love to hear it! I've tried to link patients in hospitals with them in the past, but have yet to find a volunteer who's free and in the same area where the patient's reside. This was in Texas; perhaps IL is better equipped? Thank you! I currently have clients in TX and IL so I'd love to know. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48611350757488735012018-02-05T19:12:29.235-06:002018-02-05T19:12:29.235-06:00(Women, too!) Glad you dodged that bullet. (Women, too!) Glad you dodged that bullet. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79099710775658360752018-02-05T16:03:18.342-06:002018-02-05T16:03:18.342-06:00How one approaches death must depend on one's...How one approaches death must depend on one's circumstances. On the scaffold one would, like Madam Debary, understandably plead for "Un moment encore, Monsieur." But facing nothing but debilitation and unrelieved pain Miss Dickenson's point of view might be more understandable.<br /><br /> "Because I could not stop for Death,<br /> He kindly stopped for me."<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51696079201133287432018-02-05T12:33:38.119-06:002018-02-05T12:33:38.119-06:00I've always been lucky health-wise. Only been ...I've always been lucky health-wise. Only been in the hospital once as a patient, and that was when a colonoscopy nicked something it shouldn't have.<br /><br />The downside is that I'm squeamish. I hate even reading about descriptions of illness, which is why I could never read this book. When I do become seriously ill, I pity the poor nurses who will be stuck caring for me, because I will be the biggest baby in the world.<br /><br />(To any men of a certain age reading this: Do <i>not</i> let my remark in the first paragraph put you off getting a colonoscopy. It was worth it, because they removed an advanced-stage polyp. I was told that had I not had the procedure, I might very will have contracted colon cancer in a few months.)Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16507908399119351822018-02-05T09:09:48.577-06:002018-02-05T09:09:48.577-06:00I bought "Time on Fire" when Neil last r...I bought "Time on Fire" when Neil last recommended it and found it inspiring and entertaining. However, I didn't pass it on as planned to my 69-year-old cousin who'd been diagnosed with liver cancer, as I thought it much too graphic and revealing for her. She was already more than capable of questioning her doctors' recommendations and was a full partner in choosing the treatments suggested by them. She never gave up, but succumbed shortly after reaching 70. I think Handler's book would have been too shocking to be helpful for her, but I'm sure it has served Neil's friends well, encouraging them to fight on despite unfavorable odds, recalcitrant health care providers, and family bickering.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77734044457412610902018-02-05T07:31:52.601-06:002018-02-05T07:31:52.601-06:00I hope you don't mind my using this opportunit...I hope you don't mind my using this opportunity to plug a fantastic program that the American Cancer Society has called Road To Recovery. Volunteers drive patients to and from treatments. It can be a godsend to those who are not able to easily get transport to a facility that may be a fair distance from home. And it's a great volunteer gig because it's very flexible. https://www.cancer.org/treatment/support-programs-and-services/road-to-recovery.htmlCoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.com