LoganRoy Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Breaking News. A bastard of a disease! A couple of guys at work were speaking about Prostate exams after the news he was going in for one, and one of them has been flagged for an irregularity. Fingers crossed its nothing. Hopefully a speedy recovery for Mr. Windsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I've no time for the institution of the royal family but it is indeed a wretched, wretched disease he's been diagnosed with. Hopefully he can beat it. Best wishes to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Couldn't happen to a nicer cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 10 minutes ago, Kirk said: Couldn't happen to a nicer cunt very poor. Have some humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 22 minutes ago, Malcolm said: very poor. Have some humanity. Think I'm agreeing with Malcolm on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 22 minutes ago, Malcolm said: very poor. Have some humanity. Humanity would be hoping everyone else in the same boat gets the same level of treatment and care without worrying how it will affect their job and finances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 45 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Humanity would be hoping everyone else in the same boat gets the same level of treatment and care without worrying how it will affect their job and finances i have no time for the Royal Family as an institution. He might be king and have untold wealth, but he puts his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us. I am sure he was terrified getting this diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 For the love of God Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 How long a waiting list is he on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Malcolm said: very poor. Have some humanity. Nope family of nonce protecting, murdering creeps 1 hour ago, Hertsscot said: Think I'm agreeing with Malcolm on this one. Nope 1 hour ago, Ally Bongo said: Humanity would be hoping everyone else in the same boat gets the same level of treatment and care without worrying how it will affect their job and finances Yep 42 minutes ago, Malcolm said: i have no time for the Royal Family as an institution. He might be king and have untold wealth, but he puts his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us. I am sure he was terrified getting this diagnosis. He's a knob 21 minutes ago, Orraloon said: How long a waiting list is he on? I'd imagine immediate treatment from the best specialists in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StirlingEgg Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, vanderark14 said: For the love of God I'm sorry he's had this news but has Cancer ever been taboo?? It's not an STD for goodness sake. Everyone on this board will have lost someone or know someone who is going through treatment (or waiting). We don't need the condescending messaging with the suggestion that being positive is the best way to cope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 11 minutes ago, StirlingEgg said: I'm sorry he's had this news but has Cancer ever been taboo?? A while back it was, this guy gets a lot of credit for changing the mindset... "In 1962 he had presented a documentary on the links between heavy tobacco smoking and lung cancer. Dimbleby decided to admit he was ill with cancer, which, at the time, was a taboo disease to mention. It was helpful in building public consciousness of the disease and investing more resources in finding a cure. The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund was founded in his memory." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 25 minutes ago, StirlingEgg said: I'm sorry he's had this news but has Cancer ever been taboo?? It's not an STD for goodness sake. Everyone on this board will have lost someone or know someone who is going through treatment (or waiting). We don't need the condescending messaging with the suggestion that being positive is the best way to cope. They are going all out to give the impression that it's a good thing he is going public - whilst they are not telling you what cancer he has and where The taboo seems to be prevalent within the celebrity industry - i'm thinking of David Bowie and Terry Wogan as recent examples I dont know why it is - maybe they want their fan bases to remember them as they were rather than the gaunt skeletal figures that cancer reduces humans too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 9 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: The taboo seems to be prevalent within the celebrity industry - i'm thinking of David Bowie and Terry Wogan as recent examples I think there's a difference between taboo and wanting to retain your privacy during the most challenging, and ultimately final, part of your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alibi Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 15 hours ago, scotlad said: I've no time for the institution of the royal family but it is indeed a wretched, wretched disease he's been diagnosed with. Hopefully he can beat it. Best wishes to him. It's not a single disease. There are lots of different types of cancer, some of them extremely treatable. A friend of mine recently celebrated his 80th birthday - he has had prostate cancer for many years and was told quite a few years ago that he will die with it but not from it. It's not necessarily a death sentence these days, albeit some types of cancer have a poor survival rate (pancreatic cancer seems to be one of the worst). As for the bit about "beating" cancer, my missus, who is a bowel cancer survivor and now totally clear of the disease for more than 20 years, dislikes that phraseology. Cancer treatment isn't really a matter of "beating" anything; it's a matter of firstly getting the right diagnosis as early as possible and getting the expert treatment needed to recover from or at least mitigate the disease. I don't think Charles will need to worry about waiting lists. On a slightly lighter note, as soon as I heard the date of the queen's funeral had been announced, I rushed into my local travel agent to book a long weekend abroad to avoid the whole thing. Going to have to put some money away just in case we're having to repeat the whole thing this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 10 hours ago, StirlingEgg said: I'm sorry he's had this news but has Cancer ever been taboo?? It's not an STD for goodness sake. Everyone on this board will have lost someone or know someone who is going through treatment (or waiting). We don't need the condescending messaging with the suggestion that being positive is the best way to cope. My granpa and uncle both had/have prostate cancer as has a close friend. My grandpa had it for 20 years and my uncle now has had it for at least 10. Like any cancer the treatment can be gruelling but it’s also a cancer that is manageable particularly if you are diagnosed when older. Like others have said , Charles will have the best of everything. Anytime my uncle has problems, which is becoming more often now unfortunately as he is 80, he needs to be ambulanced from Cove In Helensburgh to the RAH after having to be admitted by the NHS . He can be in excruciating pain and there will be so many people like him. I have sympathy for Charles like I would with any person receiving this news. However the hypocrisy coming from the type of people who usually have nothing but contempt for modern ‘grief culture ‘ but are treating this like a Shakespearean tragedy, is sickening . 15 hours ago, LoganRoy said: A couple of guys at work were speaking about Prostate exams after the news he was going in for one, and one of them has been flagged for an irregularity. Fingers crossed its nothing. I wish your colleague well. My friend was diagnosed a few years ago and is now doing really well. I don’t know enough about the specifics of it but I do know that if you are diagnosed with it, if it hasn’t spread to the bones you have a very good chance of overcoming it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, Alibi said: It's not a single disease. There are lots of different types of cancer, some of them extremely treatable. A friend of mine recently celebrated his 80th birthday - he has had prostate cancer for many years and was told quite a few years ago that he will die with it but not from it. It's not necessarily a death sentence these days, albeit some types of cancer have a poor survival rate (pancreatic cancer seems to be one of the worst). As for the bit about "beating" cancer, my missus, who is a bowel cancer survivor and now totally clear of the disease for more than 20 years, dislikes that phraseology. Cancer treatment isn't really a matter of "beating" anything; it's a matter of firstly getting the right diagnosis as early as possible and getting the expert treatment needed to recover from or at least mitigate the disease. I don't think Charles will need to worry about waiting lists. On a slightly lighter note, as soon as I heard the date of the queen's funeral had been announced, I rushed into my local travel agent to book a long weekend abroad to avoid the whole thing. Going to have to put some money away just in case we're having to repeat the whole thing this year... Our posts overlapped and very similar. I already had a holiday booked abroad when the Queen died , I couldn’t believe my luck, hardly heard a thing as it wasnt a Brits abroad resort thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 48 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: Our posts overlapped and very similar. I already had a holiday booked abroad when the Queen died , I couldn’t believe my luck, hardly heard a thing as it wasnt a Brits abroad resort thankfully. We've got 4 nights in Madrid booked for the first weekend in May. Chosen partly because it's the final day of the championship season and Morton are away at Inverness that weekend, but it could double up if necessary... Edited February 6 by Alibi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 BTW first thing I said to Mrs Alibi last night when the news came on and they had some woman described as the royal correspondent was "where's Nicholas Witchell"? Turns out he picked a bad time (for him) to go on holiday. He'll be kicking himself, the obsequious wee arse licker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 27 minutes ago, Alibi said: It's not a single disease. There are lots of different types of cancer, some of them extremely treatable. A friend of mine recently celebrated his 80th birthday - he has had prostate cancer for many years and was told quite a few years ago that he will die with it but not from it. It's not necessarily a death sentence these days, albeit some types of cancer have a poor survival rate (pancreatic cancer seems to be one of the worst). As for the bit about "beating" cancer, my missus, who is a bowel cancer survivor and now totally clear of the disease for more than 20 years, dislikes that phraseology. Cancer treatment isn't really a matter of "beating" anything; it's a matter of firstly getting the right diagnosis as early as possible and getting the expert treatment needed to recover from or at least mitigate the disease. I don't think Charles will need to worry about waiting lists. On a slightly lighter note, as soon as I heard the date of the queen's funeral had been announced, I rushed into my local travel agent to book a long weekend abroad to avoid the whole thing. Going to have to put some money away just in case we're having to repeat the whole thing this year... I know it isn't a single disease, but it isn't clear what kind of cancer Charles has, and even with the more treatable types, I'm sure even they're not nice experiences. Hopefully whatever it is has has been caught early though. I understand what you're saying about timing being crucial. I'm pleased your wife has been clear of the disease for so long - and hopefully she will be for a lot longer still. My faither had the same type of cancer but unfortunately he didn't get the right diagnosis initially and by the time he did it was too late. Anyway, I was just reacting to a piece of news I'd become aware of moments earlier, I didn't mean to be insensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StirlingEgg Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, TDYER63 said: I have sympathy for Charles like I would with any person receiving this news. However the hypocrisy coming from the type of people who usually have nothing but contempt for modern ‘grief culture ‘ but are treating this like a Shakespearean tragedy, is sickening . That's a good point re the usual victim blamers. It's weirdly fascinating to observe the attempts to 'modernise' the monarchy by trying to suggest they are just like us. William & Harry on the wellness/mental health bandwagon and now this re a Cancer diagnosis. I thought this had all been done with Jade Goody...Yes the King is a human being just like the rest of us with family dysfunction, health worries etc but their lives are not remotely relatable. Cove still a bit of a drive on from Helensburgh - those minibus/ambulances are quite a rickety rattly trip! Edited February 6 by StirlingEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 51 minutes ago, scotlad said: I know it isn't a single disease, but it isn't clear what kind of cancer Charles has, and even with the more treatable types, I'm sure even they're not nice experiences. Hopefully whatever it is has has been caught early though. I understand what you're saying about timing being crucial. I'm pleased your wife has been clear of the disease for so long - and hopefully she will be for a lot longer still. My faither had the same type of cancer but unfortunately he didn't get the right diagnosis initially and by the time he did it was too late. Anyway, I was just reacting to a piece of news I'd become aware of moments earlier, I didn't mean to be insensitive. Didn't read your post as insensitive in the slightest. More about the news coverage which had folk rabbiting on about something while not having any details at all - just wall to wall obsequious reverence. It goes without saying that Charles will get the best treatment available; would that everyone else could too. I have no time for the royals but I don't think anyone would wish this on any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 hours ago, Fairbairn said: I think there's a difference between taboo and wanting to retain your privacy during the most challenging, and ultimately final, part of your life. Yes i know and retaining your privacy is something everyone would want However the point i was making is those i mentioned went to extraordinary lengths to keep their illness a secret which is something 99% of people dont do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Would just add that it is possibly the fear of the paparazzi looking to get photos of them when they are unwell but that can easily be avoided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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