Joe update #4
10:15 PM MST
Final update for tonight. Mike called me an hour ago, and I’ve been pondering what to write. So here goes.
The prognosis is pretty shitty. The operation is over and the doctors have decided that Joe’s cancer is inoperable. Hey — now you have an “i” word to hate.
It’s spread in too many places, is invading too many organs and has found too healthy of a blood supply. Cutting it out would simply endanger Joe, so there’s no point. They took a sizeable chunk out for for further study. With luck, this particular variety is vulnerable to either chemo or radiation therapy — cuz the knife isn’t the right tool for this job.
Docs say that he should be out and back home in a couple of days. Pray, cuss, rant, rave. Do what you need to do. With luck, there are therapies which will be helpful. More on that in the coming weeks/days when we know more and tests come back.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Good thoughts and vibes on it’s way to ya Joe!
January 26th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Fuck this fucking cancer.
We’re thinking, sending good vibes, ju-ju, rain dancing…all that for him.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
is there an emmotacon for having the air knocked out of you ?
January 26th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Yknow, seriously, for the first time in my fucking big jack ass mouthed life… Im speechless. Why the fuck does this shit happen to good fucking people? Dammit Joe….
Fuck it. Keep fighting, Mason Rocket. We’ll keep doing what we can. Theres too much good will in this community for this shit to beat you…
January 26th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Thanks Evo and everyone out there in AZ for keeping us informed. Most of all Thank You for helping out when most of us are too far away and can’t.
This totally SUCKS. It SUCKS that this is happening to a great person. It SUCKS that we can’t fix it. I personally feel like I should be able to fix everything if I am smart enough. In reality, there isn’t much I can do.
What can we do? We can support Joe just as we have been. Send him you prayers, your well wishes, good thoughts, and everything. Call and leave a message at: 206-202-5179 Even if it feels ineffectual, it makes a world of difference.
If you have the means, make a donation to the Kill Kuato fund.
Joe, we love you. We are rooting for you. Don’t ever give up hope.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Fuck.
I’ll continue sending the positive thoughts that chemo and/or radiation will knock this fucker out.
~Sharon
January 26th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Time to start living larger than ever! If Kuato want’s to shorten the length of the candle, then burn the fooking bastard with the short end.
I believe in miracles but not in waiting on them.
January 26th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
If we can’t get Kauto one way, we’ll get him another!
Best wishes, Joe!
January 26th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
The fight isnt nearly over Joe, and you have tons of love and support to help you fight it.
January 27th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Joe you don’t know me, I’m Andrea’s husband. As she said, this is no where near over. Long fight ahead of you, but you have support and that helps. Good luck man, from one survivor to another.
January 27th, 2007 at 12:14 am
God damn, mother fuckin’ Kuato! Shit on a shittin’ shitfaced piece of shit.
It can still be beaten. The battle is lost but the war is just beginning. Take a nuke to it, man! Bathe it in cosmic radiation. If there is justice in the world, you’ll develop superpowers from this. Fly, Joe, fly!
January 27th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Sometimes, things go the easy way. Sometimes, you’re stuck with the hard way. Sometimes, despite initial complications, landslides, and going totally off the mapped-out way, you still get where you’re going.
Let this be one of those times.
January 27th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Fuck.
And those that know me know that that is not a word I use loosely.
Philip
January 27th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Gah, i didn’t check this all day, hoping to see the last update a positve one…That is shitty, but there are tons of survivors out there and there is no reason you can’t be one of them.
Best Wishes and good luck!
January 27th, 2007 at 3:01 am
Mike, Evo - thanks for keeping us in the loop by telling us what goes on.
Real bummer
Joe, keep fighting! I hope the cancer is treatably by chemo or other ways!
January 27th, 2007 at 4:35 am
That greedy bastard, Kuato. This isn’t over by a long shot. Remember Joe, the bigger the setbacks, the sweeter the victory. You will beat this.
That chemo is gonna turn Kuato into a plushie.
All the best Joe. There is a world of love out here with your name on it. I added mine to the pile, but it got buried in the resulting landslide.
January 27th, 2007 at 4:43 am
Bugger !
Hang in there Joe.
E.
January 27th, 2007 at 4:45 am
Hang in there mate.
January 27th, 2007 at 5:33 am
This was Round One, and Joe is still standing. Let’s rally the troops, people.
See you in a few weeks, Joe.
January 27th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Joe,
Be strong. Ultimately, no one knows how much time they have. Live every day to the fullest and savor the times spent with family and friends. Everyone is pulling for you.
January 27th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Digg for Joe - Let’s get him on the front page
http://digg.com/celebrity/Joe_Murphy_Needs_Your_Support/
January 27th, 2007 at 8:08 am
I heart Joe enough that I got off my lazy arse and FINALLY registered for digg.
JUST so I could digg Joe!
January 27th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Goddamn fucking cancer. Peace, love, warmth and healing from GA.
January 27th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Hang tough Joe. We’re all pulling for you.
January 27th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Anything we can do to help, PLEASE let us know. I know I (and Leann if she’ll get on a plane) can get down there pretty easily. Cards, games, books, money, videos, phone calls, rubber bands, paper clips, longer lasting light bulbs — you name it.
January 27th, 2007 at 10:57 am
We need to get a cafe press shirt up, “Death to Kuato” and the proceeds go to Joe.
January 27th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Damn that Kuato.
Thinking about you Joe. This shit sucks. But we are here to support you.
I dugg Joe.
January 29th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
This *is* a sci-fi fandom-related podcast isn’t it? You *know* radiation and strange chemicals need to enter the equation somehow…
Take good care, Joe. We’re all thinking of you.
February 1st, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Fuck.
Sorry I took so long to read this.
Fuck.
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