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thecakes

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the stupidist thing people said....
« on: March 14, 2006, 07:23:46 am »
   Iworked in a factory.  When the big news came out, the talk about " the tumor was as big as a "grapefruit".  I thought this was funny.  How can a brain tumor be that big?  My skull is'nt large enough to accomodate that baby.
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2006, 09:41:01 am »
now that is funny! :)

Ok, stoopidest thing said in my office about mine and treatment... "will she foam at the mouth after her radiation?"   ;D  They wish!
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2006, 10:17:57 am »
I liked the "so were you surprized?".

"No, actually, I've been planning all my life to grow a tumor in my brain."    Duh!!!!!!
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2006, 10:37:22 am »
eveybody kept saying "no ****' like it was some big joke..DUH who'd joke about having a brain tumor?
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2006, 11:29:15 am »
Lets see...


Join the military....check

Have Kids..... check

Finish my degree.......check

Brain tumor.......check !!    :D


People are amazing...

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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2006, 12:59:43 pm »
he he he...I love you guys.  You make me laugh.  This is a good thread.

Laughing is good.
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2006, 01:00:59 pm »
Thanks for the laughs! :D

Needed them today!
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2006, 01:41:05 pm »
MRI to confirm the AN diagnosis: $1500.00

Surgeons bills for AN translab surgery: $20000.00

Hospital bill for AN translab surgery: $73,000.00

Having a co-worker ask (to my face!) "Did you die?":  Priceless

There are some things in life that insurance will cover; for the rest of coping with AN, there are the stupid!   ;D
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2006, 01:54:49 pm »
Cakes - You always come up with the best threads!


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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2006, 02:06:05 pm »
  My 18 month old grandson, kept walking around to my left side, pointing at my scar and saying "Boo-Boo" for the first month after surgery.
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2006, 02:07:53 pm »
Now he's allowed to say that :o)  My niece just didn't quite get the connection..maybe she needs more boo boos? 
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2006, 02:30:19 pm »
now THAT'S funny! :)

Quote from: JHager on March 14, 2006, 01:41:05 pm
MRI to confirm the AN diagnosis: $1500.00

Surgeons bills for AN translab surgery: $20000.00

Hospital bill for AN translab surgery: $73,000.00

Having a co-worker ask (to my face!) "Did you die?":  Priceless

There are some things in life that insurance will cover; for the rest of coping with AN, there are the stupid!   ;D
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2006, 02:37:37 pm »
6 weeks prior to the tumor discovery my husband had a work related accident in which large roofing  sheet metal slid off a truck, knocking him to the ground, literally covered his body in sheet  metal..  Move ahead to the tumor discovery and being treated on an emergency basis. I asked his boss at the time to meet me in the hospital cafeteria.  I don't know what I expected, maybe alittle compassion, but the first words out of his mouth was "Could the tumor of caused his accident?"
Guess this tumor was a pretty special tumor, we know how rare these tumors are, and 6 cm tumors are fairly rare, but how about a telekenisis Acoustic Neuroma that can make objects move, especially big objects 26 ft long, 700 pounds.  Now that's some tumor!!!!!

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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2006, 03:00:04 pm »
Wow incredible ....now why would you want to hurt the man who's going to help you through the ordeal.  Think he was just hoping to get out of a workers comp claim?  Geesh...that's up there with my son's grandparents telling him I caused his dad's brain cancer...DUH...I got special powers ya know...no where's my wand? 
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Re: the stupidist thing people said....
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2006, 03:09:39 pm »
I must have had at least 4 people ask me if I was awake for the surgery
YIKES!
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