I had a cold and missed Christmas dinner with my two brothers, but made it through feeling okay. Everybody here locally is doing pretty good.
But some of my extended family and a friend didn't fare so well. My cousin's spouse (65yo) passed away on Christmas Day from turbo cancer, in spite of a prognosis of 2-3 years more with treatments when he was diagnosed back in October. Another cousin who turns 62 this month let us know that he's got prostate cancer on Christmas Eve, and has opted for a six month treatment program of hormone therapy and radiation. Apparently the cancer has not spread outside of the prostate. This was very scary for him, as his father went in for surgery for prostate cancer about 20 years ago at age 70, and didn't make it. A friend of mine in Kentucky had a brain tumor 3 years ago, and had "clean" scans for a bit, but her husband let me know on New Year's Eve that recent scans have indicated spots of it are back.
Since we're starting on four years now of when the first round of Jabs were rolled out, it's going to be difficult to nail down the root cause of these kinds of cases. My family had been spared up to this point (about 30 of us all told on one side of the tree), but the numbers are catching up fast now. Even my older brother (72 yo) who has enjoyed great health his whole life has really slowed down the past few months. He got the first couple of Jabs, but no boosters AFAIK. His wife did pass away early last year though, so maybe that stress just caught up with him.
The Covid, Long Covid, and Jabbed numbers will never be accurately known. The avalanche of Big Harma commercials I saw on TV over the holidays (watching some football) tells me the "Evil Ones" are still running the show....
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Mixed bag on the health front over the holidays
Date: 2025-01-14 09:55 pm (UTC)But some of my extended family and a friend didn't fare so well. My cousin's spouse (65yo) passed away on Christmas Day from turbo cancer, in spite of a prognosis of 2-3 years more with treatments when he was diagnosed back in October. Another cousin who turns 62 this month let us know that he's got prostate cancer on Christmas Eve, and has opted for a six month treatment program of hormone therapy and radiation. Apparently the cancer has not spread outside of the prostate. This was very scary for him, as his father went in for surgery for prostate cancer about 20 years ago at age 70, and didn't make it. A friend of mine in Kentucky had a brain tumor 3 years ago, and had "clean" scans for a bit, but her husband let me know on New Year's Eve that recent scans have indicated spots of it are back.
Since we're starting on four years now of when the first round of Jabs were rolled out, it's going to be difficult to nail down the root cause of these kinds of cases. My family had been spared up to this point (about 30 of us all told on one side of the tree), but the numbers are catching up fast now. Even my older brother (72 yo) who has enjoyed great health his whole life has really slowed down the past few months. He got the first couple of Jabs, but no boosters AFAIK. His wife did pass away early last year though, so maybe that stress just caught up with him.
The Covid, Long Covid, and Jabbed numbers will never be accurately known. The avalanche of Big Harma commercials I saw on TV over the holidays (watching some football) tells me the "Evil Ones" are still running the show....