Dad's Cancer Treatment Results... · 11:51pm Jun 21st, 2013
Okay, just to put this into perspective, allow me to lay this out for you.
My father's PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) score (which was tested for three months ago) was high.
How high, you might ask? Well, a 1 is good. A 2 is alright. A 3 is meh. 4 is Iffy. 5 is bad. 6 and everything past that is deep shit. If you got more than a 10, start making preparations.
Well, Dad's first test was a false negative. So the cancer had time to grow and almost completely consume his prostate. Giving him not a 10. Not a 15. Not a 20. Not even a 30...
An unbelievable 33. Needless to say, that's bad. That's very bad.
That's bad enough to cry about. Which we all did a lot of.
Well, the doctor offered this hormone treatment as a last ditch effort. It can typically bring a 7 down to a 4 or a 12 down to a 6 if you're really lucky. Really, really lucky. So yeah. This wasn't, in truth, as much of a last ditch effort as much as it was a delay to the inevitable. Give us some more time before Dad's quality of life slipped into a nightmare.
The treatment lasts three months and you go get your PSA score tested at the end of it.
The results came in and we already knew that it wasn't going to be great news. I mean, we were kind of hoping that it might drop it back to give us even more time but hoping for anything more than that... Hoping for recovery was comparable to hoping you would get struck by lightning. So just... all we wanted was as much time as we could get.
And yet, the results came back as 1.
From a 33 to 1.
Not even the doctor could believe it. It's... It's just ridiculous. But that's the long and short of it. My father is on the impossible road to recovery.
As my friend said, "Man, your father doesn't half-ass it, does he? He's either got all the cancer or it's Sunday-Sunday-Sunday and all the cancer must go-go-go!"
:|
So now I have to put up with the jerk for a few more decades or so. And he has to put up with me. We... begrudgingly admit that this is preferable to him dying a slow, painful death to an aggressive prostate cancer.
Also, he said you guys can send him ponies, too. He's jealous of my Rainbow Dash.
He just won't admit it. XD
Also, I'm a car salespony now. o:
Congrats!
Always good when your loved ones kick cancer's arse back to sunday.
that's extremely lucky.
Congrats on your father's recovery. It's always great when such a thing occurs.
And a car salesperson? Oh, my. Do not envy.
God damn now that was a miracle if anything! If that was good news I don't know what is!
Glad for you, your father and congrats on the new job as well!
That is amazing! I'm happy you guys got dealt a better hand than previously thought.
Wish we could all give him a card or something, that's amazing!
Oh my gosh. That... th... fuck the lottery. That is what I call a jackpot. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are dead to me.
Well, I suppose congratulations are in order. If I knew how Pinkie does the whole "fourth wall" thing, I'd have her throw you a party. Heck, that's such good news, I'd even get her to send an invite to that giant sunglasses wearing spider.
Medical wonders happen, my sister had eye problems that seemed to get bigger. On one day she almost reached normal levels of sight again, the doctor was amazed.
Many congratulations on your father
, I know how it is to have loved ones with cancer. 
Hot damn, congratulations on that one!
You deserve some happy news after what you've gone through.
Uhh... that's statistically improbable...
Congratulations! ike, really... That's bloody amazing. Like seriously... That's actually stupidly amazing... I'm... I'm amazed.
Your father just won the freakin lottery of life. Give him a handshake, pat on the back and a get out of jail free cause I'm one lucky son of a *yay* card from me.
Now go, young Laughter. Go forth and sell used customers to cars. Sell them like one of your french ponys!!
Also... cupcakes.
That's fucking awesome man. I'm happy for you.
Oh boy, I'm so glad to hear that. Your last blog post had me crying, and I was already getting anxious upon seeing the title of this one. So yeah, this is a real relief.
A medical wonder? Nah, we all know that your dad got well thanks to the Magic of Friendsh—Ow! Okay, okay, no need to hit me.
Wow, that's incredible! I've lost far to many family members to cancer, and I know for sure that they're not the last of them, but I try and stay hopeful, and THAT is why. Give your dad my best from us all, he sure lucky!
Congratz man glad things are looking up for you and on the car sales thing can't be worse the being a telemarketer. god i hated that job.
A recovery on that level is impressive, yet you also snagged a job...
What dice are you using? They are obviouslly weighted.
NOONE nat20's life this hard. I call hacks.
As much as I hate to encourage bad news, you might wanna go for test #3. I mean, the difference is just SO improbable, it sounds like human error on at least ONE of the tests. Like Kramer spilling yogurt into the test tubes in Seinfeld. I'd suggest getting a third test in a bit just to make SURE. Still hoping its gone and everything! But hearing such widely differing results it would nag at me forever wondering if the doc fucked up the tests.
I'm calling your dad Captain America now. Seriously he gets a shot at becoming better, takes it, and then proceeds to punch cancer in the face until it gives up.
Seriously though that's fantastic news. May you both have great amounts of luck with any and all future endeavors.
Wow, congrats dood! One hell of a hat-trick your Dad managed to pull there.
Car Salespony... not sure if want. On the People I Don't Like Scale, you're somewhere between a lawyer and a person who talks at the theatre.
All snarks aside, your dad really did play roulette on a wheel with a million spaces...and won. That's just...woah. Tell him the guys from FimFiction say hi.
Can I rub your dad's belly? I could use some of his luck.
Life, the best comedian in existence.
Tell him the Internet loves his son.
Holy shit dude, that's awesome! Good luck selling cars. What kind of cars are you selling anyways?
......where is the prostate located, again?
(why is there no pony emoticon for ;fingerupthebutt: )
Seriously, awesome news.
Also, congrats on the new gig. My job has me in close contact with many many car salesmen, and my only advice is to not be 'that guy.' Be humble, listen to your customers, be there to help them find the right car for their situation, rather than selling them the car that you want to sell them. /soapbox
Here. Have ALL of my Rainbow Dash's! Give 'em to your dad!
But anyway, congratulations for the great news!
Holy hell. Go, CardsLafter's dad!
HAXXXX
fc00.deviantart.net/fs47/i/2009/244/0/8/Dr_Hax_by_Tigergruppen46763.jpg
@ ur dad
Your dad is a trooper, man!
thank science! good news!
Wow, that's fucking great
I feel like a horrible person laughing at this...
In my defense, it is legitimately funny when taken out of context.
In other, more-than-slightly related news, it's great to hear that your dad's going to be around for quite a while yet, Cards.
1159469
25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hzfw5GcC1qmg4b2o1_500.jpg
This is what I'm going to imagine his dad looking like now.
And they say miracles don't exist. Psssshhh.
From nearly dead to nearly nothing by the Grace of Celestia and the Might of Luna.
Now THAT'S a friggin' My Little Miracle, baby!
Glad to see some good news finally came your way.
1159492 Replace 'hi' with 'You're a freaking badass' and you might be more accurate.
Thats awesome
I sound like your friend....not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing
I...I don't even have words, Card...well, these, and a few more. And they are:
And thus, the tale extends further, this event in his life forever to be recorded in history.
I swear, dude, Your life has more ups and down than a friggin' roller coaster. Congrats to your da for his miraculous recovery. Also, good luck on the car sales front as well. I know for a fact that that profession can be very cut-throat when it comes to sales quotas and the like.
Tell your dad that Mono says he is one tough bastard. Holy crap. Congrats to you two.
The RNG gods have smiled in his favor.
That's really awesome.
Your friend is one hilarious dick isn't he? Haha that quote made my day.
That is really, really good to hear.
That is wonderful news Cards!!! Both about you dad and the new job. If you don't mind me asking, what type of cars are you selling? (Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Honda, etc)
We had a saying in my Flight during BMT. It went a little like this, BALLS TO THE WALL YEE YEE!
Your dad truly is a trooper bro.
You deserve this miracle and more. May fortune continue to smile upon you.
This is...beautiful. It truly is. *Hoofbump*
I'm happy for you Cards, I guess miracles can happen and I'm glad it happend to your dad, heck, maybe the cure to cancer is in his genes
If I ever feel like vacationing in Florida and I want to rent a car, I guess I know where to go