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calimary

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37. Well that sucks.

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 10:58 PM

Oct 2020

Fortunately, lymphoma IS survivable.

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Jeff Bridges aka The Dude has lymphoma. [View all] edbermac Oct 2020 OP

Oh no. FM123 Oct 2020 #1

Oh, no! He is right that prognosis is good with regionally contained lymphoma hlthe2b Oct 2020 #2

My wife currently has it. Hope he has non-hodgkin's variety. Hassler Oct 2020 #3

I'm so sorry. May she fight a good fight and defeat that horrible beast. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #6

She is lucky the tumor was in her jaw and grew so fast Hassler Oct 2020 #11

Great! I lost my mom in 2016 to Lymphoma. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #26

Damn....... a kennedy Oct 2020 #8

Hodgkin's is one of the most treatable cancers dflprincess Oct 2020 #36

I am so tired of 2020 UpInArms Oct 2020 #4

👆 crickets Oct 2020 #12

I'm ready to take this year out to the back and shoot it. Initech Oct 2020 #23

That is what you do with mad dogs too. spike jones Oct 2020 #29

This has definitely been a mad dog of a year! Initech Oct 2020 #39

Depending on the type.. luvs2sing Oct 2020 #5

Fuuuuuuck. nt coti Oct 2020 #7

great attitude Jeff! BootinUp Oct 2020 #9

Positive vibes, Dude! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #10

The Dude ABIDES, damnit. Zoonart Oct 2020 #13

Well, damn. A friend of mine was in a movie with him and said he's a really great guy. Siwsan Oct 2020 #14

Oh no MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #15

The Dude abides . . . Journeyman Oct 2020 #16

This is awful news but he sounds optimistic and I hope he beats it. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2020 #17

The Dude abides Brother Buzz Oct 2020 #18

I am old enough to remember him from Seahunt. sheshe2 Oct 2020 #19

Yes, so do I FakeNoose Oct 2020 #28

Yep. sheshe2 Oct 2020 #30

Me too! Remember thunderbolt and lightfoot? bedazzled Oct 2020 #41

Yes! Even more so in Starman FakeNoose Oct 2020 #42

That one is so sweet bedazzled Oct 2020 #44

i got to think the stress ppl are under in this crazy year is wrecking their health. mopinko Oct 2020 #20

I hope all goes well blogslut Oct 2020 #21

2020 officially sucks. Abide, Dude... Wounded Bear Oct 2020 #22

This aggression will not stand, man! Initech Oct 2020 #24

Shit. I can't bring myself to share this. nolabear Oct 2020 #25

Lymphoma can be quite treatable and moonscape Oct 2020 #27

One of our faves for cilla4progress Oct 2020 #31

Good prognosis on that stuff.... 5 year 85% .. 10 year 80%... albacore Oct 2020 #32

Lymphoma is definitely one of the more curable cancers Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #33

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2020 #34

Fuck 2020!!! LW1977 Oct 2020 #35

Well that sucks. calimary Oct 2020 #37

I don't know if there is a more revered actor Upthevibe Oct 2020 #38

The prognosis sounds relieving and I hear the Dr Thyla Oct 2020 #40

Damn, that really sucks PatSeg Oct 2020 #43