Good Day Everyone
What did the ambitious hat say to the other hat?
You wait here while I go get A-Head
How do you communicate with a fish?
Drop it a line!
Why did the fish cross the road?
Cause it was hooked!
Why did the vegan go deep-sea fishing?
Just for the halibut!
Genetic Testing
Recently I went through some consulting and a genetic test. This was a continuation from the clinical trial I participated in. Part of the trial was that I qualified for a Genetic Test which normally you would have to pay for at $6000 - $7000. Made the skin torture not so bad as there was a great benefit. Now the test results of this genetic test showed I had a mutated BRCA2 gene. Which puzzled the clinical trial Dr and she requested them to retest - not once but twice with the same result. Now the DR was really baffled as
BRCA2 mutation is not common or never heard of in Colorectal Cancer cases it is mostly found in breast and ovarian cancer. So my situation is once again RARE. There is no direct benefit for knowing this information, But information is power and future Clinical Trial Treatments may or may not be available based on the Gene Mutation. Only the future will tell. BTW this is the same gene Angelina Joliee was found positive for and had the Mastectomy. In summary - I was born defective and unknown to the family was at a EXTREME high risk on developing Cancer. Through some further digging turns out my fathers side of the family has the mutated gene and my father is a carrier. How long the information has been known? We dont know yet. This information came to me yesterday and I am still trying to get my head clear of the anger and frustration. I know 1 thing - from me forward the family will be aware of the risk and take appropriate action with screening and prevention.
MRI
Went for an MRI last week and get the results today - will share with everyone later on. Want to have some time to understand the results first. The reason for the MRI is that there were some mixed results in the June CT Scan which we did not realize till a couple of weeks ago. There has been some pain development when I walk or stand which could be caused by Cancer cell growth adding pressure to nerves or just simply some swelling. The MRI will help clarify what is going on or what is not going on. Overall though I am ok.
Treatments are going well. The side effects are not to bad. Only being able to drink room temp beverages can be very trying. Cold drink initiate a choking sensation which sucks alot. Happened once and not going through that again. Fingers also tingle when I touch cold items - getting things out of the freezer is not good. The medication is also beating up my
hemoglobin development and lowering my numbers. May have to get a blood transfusion this week. Will find out later. Otherwise I am able to handle the treatment ok.
Fishing
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| Josh with a big 20+ lb'er. |
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| Dan and a 28+lb beast. Fish of a lifetime. |
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| The big one that did not get away. 35+ lbs |
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| Rob and another one over 20lbs |
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| Chris landing over 25lbs of fight. |
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| Tony with his monster 31+ lb catch |
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| Rampage Sport Fishing Charters boat. |
Went muskie fishing on Lake St Clair - chartered the same boat as last year. This year the weather was fantastic though and we had a great day. There were 6 of us. Brothers Chris and Dan were able to join in and we all caught a fish of a lifetime. Our other 3 friends Tony, Josh and Rob all caught alot of fish and some monsters as well. Tony also had a fish of 50" and 30+lbs. Thank you to Rampage fishing Charters for an amazing time. A day with Jay that none of us will ever forget. the pictures say the rest.
