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Men avoiding the doctor -- my father is the same way. And no prizes for guessing why I'm mentioning that. 
He's apparently been having vision problems (more than the usual being-blind-as-a-bat, anyway) for a while, but ignoring it. He "doesn't want to know that I'm going to die, if I'm going to die I'd rather it come as a surprise". (!!!)
So... my mother dragged him off to get an MRI scan. Turns out he has (had) a tumor sitting behind his (left) eye. |
YOWCH!!!
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Fortunately it isn't cancerous. It is, apparently, benevolent.
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Amazing. Seriously.
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I've always wondered, WTF is a "benevolent" tumor? "Excuse me, this benevolent tumor is going to benevolently try its utmost to kill you, mmmkay?"
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LOL. It's a tumor that doesn't MEAN to kill you; it's just an accidental snuffing. A side-effect of the tumor's growth. ;-) (for anyone reading: that's a
JOKE, that's not what a benevolent tumor is in actuality.) I've always wondered what the difference is between "malignant" cancer cells and "benign" tumor cells, myself. I mean, sure, anyone with a command of the language can figure out that one is BAD, and the other isn't, but...
@WTSharpe, @CC: Thanks. As you've no doubt noticed, while I like to bitch and moan about my biz, or this or that, I'm not big on sharing my personal life, but in this instance, I hope it will move someone--anyone--to ensure
that they try to catch things early. There was NO reason for this to have happened, not really. It could have been caught, it could have been handled,
without all the trauma (and ensuing cost, as well, I'd note).
Thanks again for the kind thoughts.
Hitch
STILL wife o' Mr. Hitch, despite his best efforts....