Jeeeesus I wasn't ready for that. my wife was diagnosed 11 years ago. we had been trying for kids for 4 years prior and finally had to give up. the drugs they put you on for cancer for 5 years, well, you cannot have kids. and she was already getting up there in age. she finally came off of them in 2020. then a year later, we found out she was pregnant. and because she was pregnant with a girl, my wife got a genetic test and found out she has the BRCA-1 mutation which explained her breast cancer diagnosis from 2014... and also put her on high alert for ovarian cancer. after the preventative surgery, it turns out she had precancerous cells in her fallopian tubes. this little girl of ours had saved her life. just by being born. she's now three. and my wife is healthy, and happier than ever. I'm a lucky, lucky guy.
This one touched me deeply, when I first read it. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 5 years ago. Mean survival after diagnosis, I learned then, was 5 years. "Next year"? Damn. For a long time I couldn't think past next week! I'm finally venturing some thoughts about "next year."
This one, Lanes[0], has always stuck with me. I've not really kept up with webcomics after the death of Google Reader, so very happy to see this update so many years down the line!
An elderly neighbor rolled up on his golf cart the other day and said out of nowhere, "growing old isn't for pussies". He wasn't lying. You get to feel old; you don't want to.
Jeeeesus I wasn't ready for that. my wife was diagnosed 11 years ago. we had been trying for kids for 4 years prior and finally had to give up. the drugs they put you on for cancer for 5 years, well, you cannot have kids. and she was already getting up there in age. she finally came off of them in 2020. then a year later, we found out she was pregnant. and because she was pregnant with a girl, my wife got a genetic test and found out she has the BRCA-1 mutation which explained her breast cancer diagnosis from 2014... and also put her on high alert for ovarian cancer. after the preventative surgery, it turns out she had precancerous cells in her fallopian tubes. this little girl of ours had saved her life. just by being born. she's now three. and my wife is healthy, and happier than ever. I'm a lucky, lucky guy.
good on you, Randall. Congratulations.
That made so happy to read, wish you all the best!
This one touched me deeply, when I first read it. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 5 years ago. Mean survival after diagnosis, I learned then, was 5 years. "Next year"? Damn. For a long time I couldn't think past next week! I'm finally venturing some thoughts about "next year."
This one, Lanes[0], has always stuck with me. I've not really kept up with webcomics after the death of Google Reader, so very happy to see this update so many years down the line!
[0] https://xkcd.com/931/
This is the one. Its impact on me has grown with time. I've read nearly every xkcd, but this is the one I think of.
This is beautiful
Yes, this is true.
As a person whose wife got her "you're in remission" statement a few months ago, this one hit me right where it counts.
> "Want to feel old? Yes."
No you don't.
An elderly neighbor rolled up on his golf cart the other day and said out of nowhere, "growing old isn't for pussies". He wasn't lying. You get to feel old; you don't want to.
As my mother-in-law would say, "It beats the alternative." If you're feeling old, it means you're alive.
I was introduced to XKCD by a friend 20yrs ago. Dann, time.
darn, something in my eye again.