OT Mort has stage 4 throat Cancer

RobertWeathers · Jan 15, 2016

MUFC7 said:
Damn, what is it with cancer in 2016? Wish him the best!

Dan Haggerty AKA "Grizzly Adams" passed away this morning from cancer. He was 74.

RobertWeathers · Jan 15, 2016

Pat the Pats Fan said:
Wish him and his family well. I had a good friend that passed last year after being diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. He lived 3 months. He never smoked or used any tobacco products. Prior to the diagnosis, he was very active. we went running everyday up til about 2 years ago.

Based on what Deus posted earlier in the thread Mort has a 30-50% chance of beating it.

Off The Grid · Jan 15, 2016

CISGS said:
There better not be one negative comment in this entire thread.

You've got absolutely nothing to say about what others say.

And acting like the Morality Police doesn't change that.

This Thread is about Mortensen, not you.

Compensate elsewhere, please.

Wheelman · Jan 15, 2016

Don't give a ****. If he dies or lives. I won't bat an eyelash. Too many horrible human beings in this world. Don't expect me to give them my sympathies.

Mark. · Jan 15, 2016

Throat cancer can also be due to reflux and that is very prevalent in the U.S. Our neighbor was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer three years ago and didn't smoke either. He is miraculously cancer free and doing well so we can hope Mort has a similar recovery.

PatsFanSince74 · Jan 15, 2016

Deus Irae said:
Survival rates:

Survival rates for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers by stage

God willing, he'll beat the thing.

Yeah. Hopefully. But I think those survival rates apply after a nasty set of treatments that entail cutting out part of the poor guy's throat.

PittPatriot · Jan 15, 2016

I feel bad for the guy.
The negative effects of his false information and possible dishonest reporting will persist well beyond his life or most of the lives of his family. It would be nice if he set the record straight while he is still able.
Good luck, Mr. Mortensen.

Halifax_Pats_Fan · Jan 15, 2016

I echo the comments of posters here that wish him the very best and strength it will take to beat this god awful disease.

moejr · Jan 15, 2016

Hoping for the best but unfortunately at Stage 4 the survival rate is only about 25%

Overall, the 5 year survival for T4 laryngeal cancers may be much lower, at about 25 in 100 people

YOUGOTMOSSED · Jan 15, 2016

Dr Pain said:
I hope he recovers. Hated what he did with deflategate but this is sad news

Well it's the classic bad thing happening to a bad person dilemma. I'll save my sympathy for the good people who have bad things happening to them. Lord knows there's more than enough of that and I only have so much "sympathy capital."

MagicMarker · Jan 15, 2016

25% isn't great, but it's not hopeless. It's basically winning two coin flips in a row. Wishing him the best.

PatsFanSince74 · Jan 15, 2016

Mark. said:
Throat cancer can also be due to reflux and that is very prevalent in the U.S. Our neighbor was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer three years ago and didn't smoke either. He is miraculously cancer free and doing well so we can hope Mort has a similar recovery.

When I read of a high profile guy like this being diagnosed with an advanced stage cancer or any illness, I wonder what kind of medical care he was receiving over the years.

For all of you out there, if you have acid reflux (and, if you have it, you know you have it) and are downing Tums or some other OTC antacid like it's going out of style, get your sorry butts to a good GI doctor, get an endoscopy and take it from there.

Believe me, I know from my own experience. I had an endoscopy about 15 years ago, which my doctor asked me to get on what he called a "hunch," after I told him I had acid reflux and was taking a lot of Tums. The test showed early signs of damage (but nothing even close to malignant yet). He put me on medication, the damage was reversed in about a year and I get an endoscopy every three years just to be sure.

Do it!

Galeb · Jan 15, 2016

patfanken said:
I opened this thread expecting the worst, but got the best. I like most of us will never forgive him for his part in the Brady smear. But I wish him well in his fight against cancer. I want him at 100% when he goes to testify and be deposed in Brady's defamation suit (I hope).

BTW- At least to this part of the thread, we have proven to be a pretty classy group of fans. Happy to be one of you

IMO, anyone whose seen the sheer brutality of what cancer can do would never wish such a thing on anyone. On kind of a weird tangential note, the common internet terminology of drinking and tastings someone's tears confounds me. Most anyone whose actually tasted someone's tears was probably consoling another through some tragic or excruciating experience. There are few things I can think of that are more intimate and less appropriate to the intended meaning.

Fixit · Jan 15, 2016

Wheelman said:
Don't give a ****. If he dies or lives. I won't bat an eyelash. Too many horrible human beings in this world. Don't expect me to give them my sympathies.

Holy ****, guy.

thecore762 · Jan 15, 2016

Even though I hated his comments on deflate gate I'm praying for him to get well soon.

obgod3 · Jan 15, 2016

Very evil deal...my dad had the same...didnt make it, very tough to fight and if it goes to surgery the outcome isnt good at all. I dont wish this on anyone, hope he does well. After watching what happened to my Dad, a strong man, I worry about this happening to me.

I dont know where the numbers are coming from but when my dad was at 4 we were clearly told the chances are very slim, once surgery occurred to replace the esophagus the chances get even slimmer. I know it didnt work for us.

Patients with stage IV esophageal cancer have metastatic cancer that has spread to distant sites.

Stage IV Esophageal Cancer | Texas Oncology

How is cancer of the esophagus staged?

Halifax_Pats_Fan · Jan 15, 2016

Galeb said:
IMO, anyone whose seen the sheer brutality of what cancer can do would never wish such a thing on anyone. On kind of a weird tangential note, the common internet terminology of drinking and tastings someone's tears confounds me. Most anyone whose actually tasted someone's tears was probably consoling another through some tragic or excruciating experience. There are few things I can think of that are more intimate and less appropriate to the intended meaning.

Very well said and for those of us that have experienced this through the sad tears of friends or family, the saying really annoys me. It is often said by people who have no compassion, which is terrible as it is one of the strongest human traits...it is often passed off as a joke but in the end it says the most about the content of the posters character...

RabidPatsFan · Jan 15, 2016

That's sad news. Stage 4 is an ominous diagnosis. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

My hope is that he finds a way to beat the odds.

Mark. · Jan 15, 2016

PatsFanSince74 said:
When I read of a high profile guy like this being diagnosed with an advanced stage cancer or any illness, I wonder what kind of medical care he was receiving over the years.

For all of you out there, if you have acid reflux (and, if you have it, you know you have it) and are downing Tums or some other OTC antacid like it's going out of style, get your sorry butts to a good GI doctor, get an endoscopy and take it from there.

Believe me, I know from my own experience. I had an endoscopy about 15 years ago, which my doctor asked me to get on what he called a "hunch," after I told him I had acid reflux and was taking a lot of Tums. The test showed early signs of damage (but nothing even close to malignant yet). He put me on medication, the damage was reversed in about a year and I get an endoscopy every three years just to be sure.

Do it!

There are different types of reflux-Some with atypical symptoms like mine. Just had an endoscopy-Thankfully, no damage here. Totally agree with what you said.

YOUGOTMOSSED · Jan 15, 2016

Fixit said:
Holy ****, guy.

Well, I agree that we shouldn't wish something like this on even your worst enemy but do we really owe sympathy to a despicable human being when something bad happens to them?

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