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  On 10/19/2024 at 11:22 PM, heywoodu said:

Oh wow, says he has '2 to 4 years to live' (in so far doctors can do more than give a rough estimate with these things). Damn.

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2-4 years is not a short time to enjoy life - the question is what will life be like after 2 years? Will it not be full of pain in hospice and under morphine?

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  On 10/19/2024 at 11:51 PM, copravolley said:

2-4 years is not a short time to enjoy life - the question is what will life be like after 2 years? Will it not be full of pain in hospice and under morphine?

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Sure, but if you're 48, you've got two young children and a wife with a very strong form of MS, having 2 years left isn't exactly a great look. And that is, indeed, if those 2 years are somewhat 'healthy' instead of being full with painkillers and such.

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  On 10/20/2024 at 12:08 AM, heywoodu said:

Sure, but if you're 48, you've got two young children and a wife with a very strong form of MS, having 2 years left isn't exactly a great look. And that is, indeed, if those 2 years are somewhat 'healthy' instead of being full with painkillers and such.

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Sven Goran Eriksson probably had 1 year to live after the diagnosis but it was a good life or so it looked like - he traveled, for example, he was in Rome at the Lazio stadium in the spring. If he felt really bad, he probably wouldn't have traveled. I hope it's similar for Hoy, although unfortunately cancer with metastases to the guests can cause severe pain :(

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  On 10/19/2024 at 11:22 PM, heywoodu said:

Oh wow, says he has '2 to 4 years to live' (in so far doctors can do more than give a rough estimate with these things). Damn.

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Happened to the rock guitarist Wilko Johnson.  He was also given a short time to live but survived for nine years.

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  On 10/19/2024 at 11:51 PM, copravolley said:

2-4 years is not a short time to enjoy life - the question is what will life be like after 2 years? Will it not be full of pain in hospice and under morphine?

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my mom was given a 2-month diagnosis with leukemia...she survived 23 months, a few of them even with decent quality of life

 

but I wish you'll never ever get to experience what being a "dead man/woman walking" (or living every single day of that period beside him/her) means ;)

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More track action this weekend with some big names in action at the London 3 Day.   Day 1 was yesterday, but you can catch up - live streaming via YT at the link.  

 

London 3 Day | October 2024

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  • 4 weeks later...

Round 1 of the Track Champions League from :FRA on Saturday.  Just to remind you, this is the Diamond League of cycling, 5 Rounds between now & Christmas, individual competitions for invited men & women, 2 Sprint & 2 endurance races per meet.

 

https://www.ucitrackchampionsleague.com/

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  On 11/21/2024 at 6:37 PM, Grassmarket said:

Round 1 of the Track Champions League from :FRA on Saturday.  Just to remind you, this is the Diamond League of cycling, 5 Rounds between now & Christmas, individual competitions for invited men & women, 2 Sprint & 2 endurance races per meet.

 

https://www.ucitrackchampionsleague.com/

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Any idea where a full schedule can be found yet? I remember last seasons the website was always godawful in terms of providing that basic kind of information..

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