sobo Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 ...Anyone, man or woman with more than one sexual partner is at a higher risk. The higher the number the higher the risk. (including the sheep obviously Sobo and Ivan are gonna die and thankfully I am not contagious Nice to see you haven't lost your sense of humor over this, Dane. Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Best wishes and heal quickly! Its just another summit to get up and over, and you will prevail. Quote
Dave7 Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Best of luck to you Dane! Â And thanks for raising awareness for this form of cancer. A family friend of mine has battled throat cancer for several years and i am proud to say he battled hard and beat it. Â Â Quote
Sol Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Keep up the good fight Dane! Best wishes going your way. Quote
pindude Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Damn it, Dane! Tough news to hear.  You’ve always been an inspiration. Not just to me, but to others I know, dating back to all of us who hung out at Minne and Dishman, and were led up to Chimney Rock and elsewhere. You were the first good climber I knew that wasn’t intimidating, welcomed me to the life, and let me know what was possible. If not for you I may not have spent thousands of days on rock and steep stuff, although I eventually found it on my own, too. You continue to influence presently, for me, primarily through your words here and with Cold Thistle—one of the best climbing blogs out there.  Thank you for being so open about this; hope you don’t mind me passing this on. Your intelligence, courage, and passion have always been evident in your climbing, and other aspects of life I’ve seen you involved with. Glad they’re serving you well in this battle. You’re right: you have to be your own advocate, especially in regard to our health system. I know first-hand cancer can be incredibly hard to diagnose. At least as hard is how to fight it. Even with your lack of early diagnosis, we do have one of the best medical communities in the world in the Seattle area.  I can see the effects of the chemo and Pred on you, but you look strong. May you beat this bastard. My dad recently beat oral cancer, and I know you can too.  My best to you, Friend.  Steve Reynolds  Quote
JosephH Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Damn, been buried so missed this until now. Sorry to hear this news as I'm sure you were. We all try to persevere as climbers and to be optimistic so I can see how vague clues could be easily overlooked in the beginning. I would imagine early on it's not easy to diagnose either which is tough as well. Â As someone with a child off in college, I'm glad the vaccines are now available even if they only hit part of the HPV spectrum - some protection is better than none. Best wishes to you in your fight and thanks for bringing it all to light so we have the chance to take better we care of ourselves. Â Hang tough... Quote
robpatterson5 Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 So sorry to hear this, I hope things get better for you soon. Quote
trainwreck Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Dane, Â You're a great guy and super strong willed. I have no doubt you'll manage the chemo and come through this thing! When you're healthy we'll go climb some ice and talk some gear. Â Stay strong and keep us informed. Â Grant Quote
mccallboater Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Ditto Pindude's comments. I too was one of those Spokane climbers who appreciated your commitment to the local climbing scene, especially when I was first starting out. Now I read your stuff to see what the cutting edge is doing. Â What's with Americans avoiding vaccinations for preventable, ugly diseases? Where is all the misinformation coming from? Who is paying to push that crap? Who benefits? Edited October 29, 2011 by mccallboater Quote
wetslide Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 I personally blame Al-Qaeda McCallboater. Quote
Dane Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 I personally blame Al-Qaeda. Â Al-Qaeda? I have a few incredibly beautiful suspects on my list and none of them Thai hookers. No one named Al-Qaeda or McCallboater though Unless someone wasn't telling me the truth Quote
rob Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 I personally blame Al-Qaeda.  Al-Qaeda? I have a few incredibly beautiful suspects on my list and none of them Thai hookers. No one named Al-Qaeda or McCallboater though Unless someone wasn't telling me the truth  Muslims don't eat pork, so it couldn't have been them. Quote
denalidave Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 I admire your courage and open-ness. I wish you the best. Stay strong. Quote
Zoran Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 If someone can beat this, it's you. You are a strong man. Just keep fighting. Don't slow down. Quote
mccallboater Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 I hope the guy meant to include a comma between al-qaeda and mccallboater. As a librarian, may I suggest Eats, Shoots and Leaves for his next book to read? Quote
Dane Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 Muslims don't eat pork, so it couldn't have been them. Â Hey I have read the Quran, nothing in there about fish tacos. Â But just to be clear here...supposedly I was infected in my early 20s. And I can tell you up front my taste for fish tacos took a decade or so past that to develope. So I call BS on the cause or at least the timing. My guess is there is a lot more the medical world doesn't know about all this than they do know. Â It's called practicing medicine for a real reason. Quote
t_rutl Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 here's to your recovery Dane. best wishes and best of luck on the journey. Quote
catbirdseat Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 Best of luck, Dane and the will to persevere. Quote
Adam Watts Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 I hope you get better Dane! I have long been a big fan of Cold Thistle, wish you the best! Quote
Matt Kidd Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Pretty easy to find pics from fun days out. Looking forward to the next ones! Â Chilly day on Professors: Â Â Warm day on Polar Circus: Â You'll be better before you know it! -m Quote
Jim Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I wish you well Dane, hang it there. I've thanked you before for your informative postings and patience with my, and other's, less informed questions. And big thanks for the education lesson. Anyone with kids should be prompted into a vaccine discssion with their family physician. Raising one for you and hope to meet you in person on some ice flow soon. Quote
monoloco Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 As a ChillyThistle lurker, I want to join in wishing you the best Dane! Greatly enjoy your posts - always informative and interesting. Quote
zeroforhire Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 So sorry to hear the news. Stay strong Dane! If there is one person who can overcome this, it is you! Quote
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