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Just stopping by to say "Hi" and a public service announcement
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It has been awhile since I have posted on the boards...it seems I have lost interest in the hobby and have auctioned off some books over the past year or so.My Dad passing away...my daughter getting sick (see below)....the company I worked at for 28 being sold and working for the company that bought ours....Life just got really really busy.I had decided to clear out most of my collection via auction comiclink/heritage  except for some that I am leaving for my kids.

Well my snails pace to clear it out has come to a stop.

This is where the public service announcement comes in.

 Cancer has decided to pick a fight with me...A fight it will not win.

I have Cancer from HPV which seems to be a cancer (head and neck) that is picking up speed in men from ages about 40 and up who have not been vaccinated. Luckily for me mine isn't in my head,only in my throat.

I will say this though and it is for anyone reading this...if you or your partner have young kids and they have never been vaccinated against HPV then I would suggest you have that conversation.Not saying you should or shouldn't...at least do some research and have that conversation.

My daughter got the HPV vaccine in the 2nd year of highschool...she suffered a vaccine injury because of it...Health Canada had to be contacted and she had to go to a clinic in Toronto for about a year to have all the toxins removed from her body.She is now fully recovered and healthy.

I will be getting treatment in London Ontario for about 7 weeks which will include 35 radiation treatments (google Radiation mask for fun) as well as chemo spread out over the 7 weeks.

The treatment will leave me with no blood in my jawbone so if in the future I ever have to have a tooth pulled (it will not heal and will get infected) it will not end well...Bone will have to be removed from my leg and have new jaw made...I am told it is a 13 hr surgery.

I might lose some hearing and will have a dry mouth for the rest of my life.

I also had to have Flouride plates made so that I can apply Flouride gel to my teeth every day for the rest of my life.

At the end of my treatment I might lose the ability to swallow so I might have to have a feeding tube in my nose or stomach....I will fight like hell and do the  exercises so that I don't have to have a feeding tube.

Now to the "Hi" part

 

Thank you to Jim, Andy and Roy for being such good friends over the years at the conventions.

To those that participated in the lottery draw pick a number based on a comicbook title and issue...I wish we would have won because it would have made one hell of a story how we picked our numbers.

I am proudest to have contributed to many of the charitable causes for members that need help over the years.

Those in the comicbook collecting hobby are good human beings.

If this helps one person not to have to go through the hell I am about to step into I have achieved my goal.

 

John W. McArthur

formerly Cyclone Comic books

 

 

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I know this is going to be a hard fight for you, but judging by your attitude and determination, I think it is one you will win.

Thank you for sharing with us, and please bring us your updates if you want to and feel up to it.

Fight like hell, John. We're pulling for you.

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Hi John. We have never officially met here on the boards, but now is as good a time as ever. My name is Aaron and I realize everyone can see what I will write and I am good with that.

First and foremost, my prayers are with you as I am a current cancer fighter and survivor of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I will keep this short here, but in summary I was diagnosed in 2010, just a few months after turning 40. Fast-forwarding to now - almost 11 years in July of this year - by the grace of God I am still providing for my family to the best of my ability, though my cancer battle ultimately cost me finishing out my third decade of service in the public safety profession as I had to retire early. That being said, my hope is that along with the positive thoughts and prayers from your friends and family here, I can honestly state that I truly understand how you must feel right now. Specifically, there was a point in 2017 when my cancer progressed suddenly again that they had to fit me for the radiation mask - it is no doubt scary and it is okay and normal to be worried and scared. 

I would not mind sharing my whole story, as I have had well over 30 chemotherapy infusions since 2013. The worst was going through R-CHOP in 2018. I always joke with my wife that I could have at least gotten superhero powers out of the deal! :) My recommendation from being on a very similar journey and often wondering what tomorrow brings, is to surround yourself with family and friends who want to help you and let them. Early on I withdrew some and see how I could have benefited emotionally from allowing those who cared about me to help more than I did - I didn't want to put anyone out or have them go out of their way for me. This came to pass for me in 2018 as it took me more than a year to "recover" from that chemo, and fortunately because of a few good friends and family members I was able to get through the tougher times. Along with this, don't give up hope. It sounds cliché and you will probably face difficult moments during this fight. Mindset does have a lot to do with our will to stay strong and sometimes that's all we have to hang onto. Stay strong and tell yourself that daily when you need to. Also, know that you will feel better as you manage through what you have to endure.

If you ever need to reach out to someone, please feel free to get in contact with me. 

Aaron

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14 hours ago, CycloneComics said:

It has been awhile since I have posted on the boards...it seems I have lost interest in the hobby and have auctioned off some books over the past year or so.My Dad passing away...my daughter getting sick (see below)....the company I worked at for 28 being sold and working for the company that bought ours....Life just got really really busy.I had decided to clear out most of my collection via auction comiclink/heritage  except for some that I am leaving for my kids.

Well my snails pace to clear it out has come to a stop.

This is where the public service announcement comes in.

 Cancer has decided to pick a fight with me...A fight it will not win.

I have Cancer from HPV which seems to be a cancer (head and neck) that is picking up speed in men from ages about 40 and up who have not been vaccinated. Luckily for me mine isn't in my head,only in my throat.

I will say this though and it is for anyone reading this...if you or your partner have young kids and they have never been vaccinated against HPV then I would suggest you have that conversation.Not saying you should or shouldn't...at least do some research and have that conversation.

My daughter got the HPV vaccine in the 2nd year of highschool...she suffered a vaccine injury because of it...Health Canada had to be contacted and she had to go to a clinic in Toronto for about a year to have all the toxins removed from her body.She is now fully recovered and healthy.

I will be getting treatment in London Ontario for about 7 weeks which will include 35 radiation treatments (google Radiation mask for fun) as well as chemo spread out over the 7 weeks.

The treatment will leave me with no blood in my jawbone so if in the future I ever have to have a tooth pulled (it will not heal and will get infected) it will not end well...Bone will have to be removed from my leg and have new jaw made...I am told it is a 13 hr surgery.

I might lose some hearing and will have a dry mouth for the rest of my life.

I also had to have Flouride plates made so that I can apply Flouride gel to my teeth every day for the rest of my life.

At the end of my treatment I might lose the ability to swallow so I might have to have a feeding tube in my nose or stomach....I will fight like hell and do the  exercises so that I don't have to have a feeding tube.

Now to the "Hi" part

 

Thank you to Jim, Andy and Roy for being such good friends over the years at the conventions.

To those that participated in the lottery draw pick a number based on a comicbook title and issue...I wish we would have won because it would have made one hell of a story how we picked our numbers.

I am proudest to have contributed to many of the charitable causes for members that need help over the years.

Those in the comicbook collecting hobby are good human beings.

If this helps one person not to have to go through the hell I am about to step into I have achieved my goal.

 

John W. McArthur

formerly Cyclone Comic books

 

 

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Thoughts and prayers 

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Whoa -- prayers and good wishes your way, John, and an impassioned hope for your recovery.  I really appreciate what you said here, both for other people's health and for the moral goodness you're thankful for.  I am too -- which means I'm grateful for this post and your honesty in sharing your journey.  God bless.

Dan

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15 hours ago, CycloneComics said:

It has been awhile since I have posted on the boards...it seems I have lost interest in the hobby and have auctioned off some books over the past year or so.My Dad passing away...my daughter getting sick (see below)....the company I worked at for 28 being sold and working for the company that bought ours....Life just got really really busy.I had decided to clear out most of my collection via auction comiclink/heritage  except for some that I am leaving for my kids.

Well my snails pace to clear it out has come to a stop.

This is where the public service announcement comes in.

 Cancer has decided to pick a fight with me...A fight it will not win.

I have Cancer from HPV which seems to be a cancer (head and neck) that is picking up speed in men from ages about 40 and up who have not been vaccinated. Luckily for me mine isn't in my head,only in my throat.

I will say this though and it is for anyone reading this...if you or your partner have young kids and they have never been vaccinated against HPV then I would suggest you have that conversation.Not saying you should or shouldn't...at least do some research and have that conversation.

My daughter got the HPV vaccine in the 2nd year of highschool...she suffered a vaccine injury because of it...Health Canada had to be contacted and she had to go to a clinic in Toronto for about a year to have all the toxins removed from her body.She is now fully recovered and healthy.

I will be getting treatment in London Ontario for about 7 weeks which will include 35 radiation treatments (google Radiation mask for fun) as well as chemo spread out over the 7 weeks.

The treatment will leave me with no blood in my jawbone so if in the future I ever have to have a tooth pulled (it will not heal and will get infected) it will not end well...Bone will have to be removed from my leg and have new jaw made...I am told it is a 13 hr surgery.

I might lose some hearing and will have a dry mouth for the rest of my life.

I also had to have Flouride plates made so that I can apply Flouride gel to my teeth every day for the rest of my life.

At the end of my treatment I might lose the ability to swallow so I might have to have a feeding tube in my nose or stomach....I will fight like hell and do the  exercises so that I don't have to have a feeding tube.

Now to the "Hi" part

 

Thank you to Jim, Andy and Roy for being such good friends over the years at the conventions.

To those that participated in the lottery draw pick a number based on a comicbook title and issue...I wish we would have won because it would have made one hell of a story how we picked our numbers.

I am proudest to have contributed to many of the charitable causes for members that need help over the years.

Those in the comicbook collecting hobby are good human beings.

If this helps one person not to have to go through the hell I am about to step into I have achieved my goal.

 

John W. McArthur

formerly Cyclone Comic books

 

 

I

John, fight hard every day. I have two male age 50+ friends who have beaten this type of cancer back (throat /neck/jaw from HPV) and the thing they both have in common is that they fought hard. One of them is back on radiation and chemo after several years in remission.  It is not easy, that is for sure. Thank you for your courage and your message.

--Sean.

 

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