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Hello Flydiver,

I find myself in your same questioning situation. I too am without child or wife. My parents are gone (not from cancer) and I am wondering if I should just blow off these treatments that appear to have poor to short relative success. I am stage IIIb and wonder about quality of life going through this treatment, hold up in hospital, with a potential of such little time to remain. Additionally, how well could I “see the world” if I’m a basket case?  I suppose the film The Bucket List kind of approached this matter. After all we are all temporary.  I could sell it all and trip across the world only to end up in a worse position afterward. The study and progress of treatment for Melanoma does not seem to be making much headway, only in higher stages and I still read the percentages of making it 5 years… really? Five years? How many of those five were spent in hospital, pain, boredom??? So I wonder, (if you are still reading this board) Did you do it?? Are you out there living life? I think someone like you and I in their 40’s without a nuclear family perspective on this thing we call life is a little different.  Additionally, I am a firm believer in science and an agnostic realist so “praying it away” gives little comfort to a mind based on the reality of Melanoma and how deadly it actually is…

Let us know where you ended up these past few months, I know we all have to decide our own path but it would be good to learn yours.

Thanks!

Hello Flydiver,

I find myself in your same questioning situation. I too am without child or wife. My parents are gone (not from cancer) and I am wondering if I should just blow off these treatments that appear to have poor to short relative success. I am stage IIIb and wonder about quality of life going through this treatment, hold up in hospital, with a potential of such little time to remain. Additionally, how well could I “see the world” if I’m a basket case?  I suppose the film The Bucket List kind of approached this matter. After all we are all temporary.  I could sell it all and trip across the world only to end up in a worse position afterward. The study and progress of treatment for Melanoma does not seem to be making much headway, only in higher stages and I still read the percentages of making it 5 years… really? Five years? How many of those five were spent in hospital, pain, boredom??? So I wonder, (if you are still reading this board) Did you do it?? Are you out there living life? I think someone like you and I in their 40’s without a nuclear family perspective on this thing we call life is a little different.  Additionally, I am a firm believer in science and an agnostic realist so “praying it away” gives little comfort to a mind based on the reality of Melanoma and how deadly it actually is…

Let us know where you ended up these past few months, I know we all have to decide our own path but it would be good to learn yours.

Thanks!

Hello Flydiver,

I find myself in your same questioning situation. I too am without child or wife. My parents are gone (not from cancer) and I am wondering if I should just blow off these treatments that appear to have poor to short relative success. I am stage IIIb and wonder about quality of life going through this treatment, hold up in hospital, with a potential of such little time to remain. Additionally, how well could I “see the world” if I’m a basket case?  I suppose the film The Bucket List kind of approached this matter. After all we are all temporary.  I could sell it all and trip across the world only to end up in a worse position afterward. The study and progress of treatment for Melanoma does not seem to be making much headway, only in higher stages and I still read the percentages of making it 5 years… really? Five years? How many of those five were spent in hospital, pain, boredom??? So I wonder, (if you are still reading this board) Did you do it?? Are you out there living life? I think someone like you and I in their 40’s without a nuclear family perspective on this thing we call life is a little different.  Additionally, I am a firm believer in science and an agnostic realist so “praying it away” gives little comfort to a mind based on the reality of Melanoma and how deadly it actually is…

Let us know where you ended up these past few months, I know we all have to decide our own path but it would be good to learn yours.

Thanks!

Sounds like you are doing what I want to. I don't have your cash but I do have the same outlook! Thanks for the reply, enjoy life while we can….

Sounds like you are doing what I want to. I don't have your cash but I do have the same outlook! Thanks for the reply, enjoy life while we can….

Sounds like you are doing what I want to. I don't have your cash but I do have the same outlook! Thanks for the reply, enjoy life while we can….