Rob Ford's Toronto

[ChesterCopperpot]

I think we can all guess that

So did Ford lie to Warmington, or did Warmington lie to everyone about the bullshit lung biopsy story?

 

[PinkLucy]

Ford has fat ass cancer because he was swimming with the sharks and it's his own fault in the end.

So wait, it's not the media's fault?

 

[EagleEye]

And he never had a tumour on his appendix, he had appendicitis. WTF?

Also, gotta love how CBC news is showing the picture of him from the cover of Crazytown!

 

[ROFOMOFO]

So did Ford lie to Warmington, or did Warmington lie to everyone about the bullshit lung biopsy story?

Probably both.

 

[blearghhh]

And he's in for chemo.

According to that cancer site:

The role of chemotherapy in the treatment of liposarcoma is not clearly defined, but it may be recommended in certain situations where patients are at high risk of recurrence or already have widespread disease

Which I suppose means something...

 

[A Torontonian Now]

12 centimetres in diameter does sound like a pretty huge tumor to be floating around in fatty tissue.

 

[PinkLucy]

Of course all cancers are different, but I do know a number of people who have had chemo/radiation to shrink a tumour followed by successful surgery.

 

[Jimmi T]

There are still good stats on long term survival. Not 100%, but nothing is. It's not the deathbed watch that Warmington was predicting. It's more than a bump in the road, but there is definite hope and he has a good management team.

But pleomorphic has the worst prognosis of sarcomas I believe

 

[TOBorn]

Makes one wonder why CT of cranium was not performed.

 

[PinkLucy]

But pleomorphic has the worst prognosis of sarcomas I believe

I am not saying that Ford isn't facing some major health issues, but I am saying that it is not the deathbed scenario that some media folk have led us to believe. There is hope and it's not an automatic death sentence. Sure I'm cynical and jaded, but when we are lied to again and again, even in this type of situation, that's what happens.

And I must say that I'm very glad that only the doctor spoke. He is very professional, and explains things well within the parameters that he has available to him.

 

[rutefoot]

So did Ford lie to Warmington, or did Warmington lie to everyone about the bullshit lung biopsy story?

Perhaps the growth is pressed against his lung and they're checking for cancer cells just in case

 

[YYZ2YHZ]

How old are his kids now? He hasn't seen them since he was admitted from the sounds of it.

His children were in on the weekend to see him.
Besides, if he's in really bad shape, it may be best that they not visit frequently. Is imagine that would be upsetting for young kids.

 

[khris]

I don't care at all if he's sick, dying or in any pain...do you really think that lying fuck would give a shit about any of you?

This was my exact response to someone who didn't seem happy that I don't care that he is sick.

 

[whatthe]

so the lung biopsy story was horse shit

I don't think that's fair. It sounds like he's been poked and prodded for days and probably hasn't understood a lot of what's going on. We don't know what other tests have been done, and there may very well have been something done involving the throat/chest - a scope, perhaps - that left him with the symptoms he talked about.

 

[LordWanker]

Perhaps the growth is pressed against his lung and they're checking for cancer cells just in case

Did you not listen to the presser where the Dr confirmed no lung biopsy was done?