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Nuge

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  1. I haven't. Could you please elaborate?
  2. Nuge

    Fuck Cancer

    They've moved him to palliative care with a DNR. He was ok a week ago. Fuck!
  3. Nuge

    Fuck Cancer

    It sucks to have to come back and add to this thread. As I type this my BIL, Joe, is in the hospital unresponsive. He's getting worse by the minute and I fear the end is imminent. He had melanoma 10+ years ago and thought he had beat it. It reared its ugly head again in January of 2023. My son, mom, father, and I traveled down (from Portland) to Houston to see he and my sister for Christmas and to spend some time on the coast fishing. They have a house in Matagorda and go out fishing in the bay a lot. Joe got my son hooked on fishing and it was a great bond between the two. We fished for two days and then the crazy freeze happened and temperatures dropped to 14 degrees. Shortly after that trip Joe started feeling ill but being the big tough guy that he is he disregarded it until he passed out one day. He and my sister went to the hospital and ran tests. Cancer. All over. He's been fighting it for the past year and had good success. Had a PET test that showed 95% of it had disappeared but that last 5% was another story - it just wouldn't go away. He was put into a trial at MD Anderson where they remove his T-cells, kill off his immune system, and reintroduce them into his body to combat the cancer. It had the opposite effect and the tumors exploded everywhere. Eventually he was diagnosed with LMD, Leptomeningeal Disease, where the cancer invades the meninges and spinal fluid. At that point there wasn't anything really to be done. The funny thing is I was in Texas last month for the eclipse and stopped by to visit. Joe appeared fine, strong, if a bit irksome, but otherwise looked healthy. He and my son went fishing on their lease by the Trinity river. It was a good day. I'm glad that will be my son's final memory of his uncle Joe. The LMD prognosis and lack of success with the trial made Joe realize that he wasn't going to beat it and he started to deteriorate pretty quick. They had planned on inserting a port into his head to release the chemo drugs directly onto the meninges but it would have interfered with his other nephew's graduation. Joe was the only male figure in his nephew, Michael's life and helped raise him. He was determined to see Michael graduate and walk the stage. Michael asked if Joe would host a crawfish boil for his graduation party. Joe agreed and it gave him another goal. The ceremony and party was last weekend. During the party Joe started feeling ill and weak and went into the house to rest for 15 minutes. He never made it back out to the party. He started throwing up and couldn't stop. Stopped eating on Sunday and is disoriented. My sister took him to the ER and they said he was having seizures. He doesn't recognize her or his family and can't talk. He's dying. I don't know if he'll leave the hospital. I've been doing a lot of crying today. Fuck Cancer
  4. Gonna see Wine Lips Sunday. Looking forward to their opener, The Macks, too.
  5. Jeff is playing at my friend's house in Detroit this Friday 5/17. Small world
  6. First hot weekend of the year in the PNW so it's time to swim.
  7. The hops are coming along nicely.
  8. I'm really excited to host Loch Lomond. They have a pretty large following and are going to embark on a European tour shortly after playing in my back yard.
  9. Saw my cousin's band, The Black Doors, last night. Sounded great!
  10. Nashville guitar and fiddle aficionado Colin O'Brien will be performing in the backyard on July 27th.
  11. Damn. RIP He certainly left his mark
  12. Got $25 tickets to The National w/ The War on Drugs and Lucius. Also picked up two for Kings of Leon. $25 all in is a great deal. Seeing Brainstory tonight. Gonna check on those Johnny Marr tickets
  13. Funny timing - seems almost intentional...
  14. Better, he turns his head when the ball is in the air. I'm sure we'll coach that right out of him
  15. Nuge

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    Is Cousins healthy? Didn't he just have achilles surgery in November?
  16. First show of the season is booked for the backyard stage.
  17. I wish - I live in the Portland area (Vancouver, WA). I'm also hosting a concert in my backyard that night.
  18. Thank you
  19. Why isn't the upper peninsula of Michigan just part of Wisconsin? It's connected by land to Wisconsin. Someone plant a flag in it and said, "mine"?
  20. I wish I was in Austin - I'd definitely take you up on this.
  21. Went old skool last night and saw Helmet with Cro Mags as the opener. Great show - those old guys can still bring it. I really appreciate earplugs.
  22. Speaking of Chick-fil-A... https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2024/04/portland-approves-chick-fil-a-location-at-strip-club-site-of-recent-shooting-homicide.html
  23. Been working out in the garden all day. It's time for a beer.
  24. Nuge

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    Hopefully Vegas doesn't draft him.
  25. At least we were in a bowl game...
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