Back home now and walked into a real situation. My fishing buddy for years just told me he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. This guy is an expert rod builder and his stuff is unbelievable. He has collections of cane rods and float reels, float rods he built like I never seen before, its so sad. He is holding up pretty good and told me he will be selling everything and use the money to go see his grandkids in Ireland and his brother in Cyprus, he said this stuff means nothing to him now. I offered to help him out but not sure what I can do.
I posted on a couple of other sites and got some feedback but the problem I have is how do you deal with the sickness and watch your fishing buddy pass away.
One thing he has going for him he is a stubborn SOB sometimes and I am sure that will help when he starts some of the bad treatment, he has just done the 5 days of radiation at an intense level, he is in agony now. Had over 17 scans of all kinds and they found it in his lung (non smoker) and his rib cage. He said the biopsy was complex and hurt like hell and now the radiation is just killing him.
He loves fly fishing for any fish, float fishing for any and now he sits there wishing, to much pain to go.
I may post some stuff for sale for him but not sure yet, he has no get up and go right now.
I am sure there are guys here that have been through this and can offer a little guidance on how I should react, its easy when its somebody you know casually but friends the equation sure changes.
Thanks for reading
Dan
I posted on a couple of other sites and got some feedback but the problem I have is how do you deal with the sickness and watch your fishing buddy pass away.
One thing he has going for him he is a stubborn SOB sometimes and I am sure that will help when he starts some of the bad treatment, he has just done the 5 days of radiation at an intense level, he is in agony now. Had over 17 scans of all kinds and they found it in his lung (non smoker) and his rib cage. He said the biopsy was complex and hurt like hell and now the radiation is just killing him.
He loves fly fishing for any fish, float fishing for any and now he sits there wishing, to much pain to go.
I may post some stuff for sale for him but not sure yet, he has no get up and go right now.
I am sure there are guys here that have been through this and can offer a little guidance on how I should react, its easy when its somebody you know casually but friends the equation sure changes.
Thanks for reading
Dan