Gene Upshaw RIP

cranberry · Aug 21, 2008

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

txsportsscribe said:

Stoney said:

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.
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there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil bastard will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!
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Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?

txsportsscribe · Aug 21, 2008

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

cranberry said:

txsportsscribe said:

Stoney said:

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.
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there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil bastard will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!
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Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?
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she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!

cranberry · Aug 21, 2008

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

txsportsscribe said:

cranberry said:

txsportsscribe said:

Stoney said:

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.
Click to expand...

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil bastard will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!
Click to expand...

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?
Click to expand...

she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!
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Wow. It's really great to hear about someone who defeated pancreatic cancer. Just to know it can be done.

Mizzougrad96 · Aug 21, 2008

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Bubbler said:

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.
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Matt Stover did it!

Simon_Cowbell · Aug 21, 2008

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Piotr Rasputin said:

Bubbler said:

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.
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WFFW.

Sometimes, there isn't "more to the story."
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More often, there is.

Listen, we GET that pancreatic is especially virulent and fast-moving. Usually a matter of months, perhaps even weeks.

But not dead-three-and-a-half-days-after-walking-out-of-a-doctor's-office-with-initial-diagnosis fast.

If there isn't more (a coincidental heart attack, something intentional...), I will be shocked.

Simon_Cowbell · Aug 21, 2008

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cranberry said:

txsportsscribe said:

cranberry said:

txsportsscribe said:

Stoney said:

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.
Click to expand...

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil bastard will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!
Click to expand...

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?
Click to expand...

she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!
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Wow. It's really great to hear about someone who defeated pancreatic cancer. Just to know it can be done.
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What I was thinking.

DanOregon · Aug 21, 2008

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Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

Football_Bat · Aug 21, 2008

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Piotr Rasputin said:

Bubbler said:

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.
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WFFW.

Sometimes, there isn't "more to the story."
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Some people cut themselves whilst shaving with Occam's razor.

2muchcoffeeman · Aug 21, 2008

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DanOregon said:

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?
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I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

Football_Bat · Aug 21, 2008

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2muchcoffeeman said:

DanOregon said:

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?
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I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.
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We wouldn't have that problem if YOU were the moderator.

Football_Bat · Aug 21, 2008

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Oh wait ...

2muchcoffeeman · Aug 21, 2008

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Football_Bat said:

2muchcoffeeman said:

DanOregon said:

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?
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I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.
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We wouldn't have that problem if YOU were the moderator.
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I can think of a bunch of people who would hate that. We'd have the long-gone questions about "hey, where'd such-and-such a post go?" twice a week.

(Admittedly, seeing some of those posts get wiped out might not be a bad thing.)

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