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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 9:52:14 GMT
full name grayson thomas lamb date of birth 09.11.92 (21) home town london, england current city new york, new york education high school graduate occupation former entrepreneur, retired
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BUCKET LIST• swim with sharks • float in the dead sea • own my own business • base jump • chase a tornado • see pompeii • run a marathon • attend the kentucky derby • marry luna • eat sushi in japan • give up smoking • see the northern lights • write my sisters' future birthday cards • go on holiday with mum • get a tattoo • learn another language • do a reddit AMA • meet bret easton ellis • win an eating challenge • set luna up with someone else • apologise to my exes • go to thailand again • strawpedo a bottle of jack daniels • move to new york
I'm a twenty year old with less than a year to live, thanks cancer. AMA.
Hi Reddit. I'm a twenty year old guy living in London. About a year ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma, and I've been on chemo on and off since then. Recently I've resigned myself to the terminal nature of my illness, and I'm just trying to make the most of whatever time I have. AMA!
EDIT: Woah, guys, thanks so much for your support. It's honestly been pretty overwhelming! To update, six months on and I'm still here. Success! Luna and I are engaged, and we're moving out to New York next week. Don't wait until something like this happens to you to follow your dreams, guys, life's too short at the best of times.
To those of you asking how you can donate to me, you're honestly just too sweet. There needs to be more people like you in the world! But I've been lucky and money isn't a problem for me - if you're still keen to donate, please choose a cancer charity of your choice. Macmillan have done a lot for me and my family so they would be my first choice.
Thanks again everyone. I was in a pretty dark place when I decided to open this up, and the warmth of response I've had has truly meant the world to me.
Stay strong, seize the day, and try not to be a dick xx
Really sorry to hear about your illness dude. How are your friends and family coping? Thanks, but I'm sure it's not your fault! Haha, that's a biggie. My mum's an oncologist and my dad's a GP, so they're taking this hard. Really hard. I think my mum feels like she tempted fate. My brothers are pretending it's not happening.
Most of my friends have been great. My girlfriend has been so supportive it's unreal, she's only eighteen and she's been there with me the whole time, never letting me see when it's getting her down. She's amazing, I don't know what I'd do without her.
Your mom's an oncologist? No offense, but how did it get so advanced without her noticing? Don't worry, it's a fair question and I know she asks it of herself all the time. But she didn't really have a chance to. I was lucky and launched an internet start up company at seventeen, and after selling it on I had enough money to move out at eighteen. I barely saw my family for the next couple years. My cancer is pretty rare and really aggressive, but all I really felt was some pain in my stomach... One day it got so bad that my girlfriend drove me to A&E, and that's when we found out.
I'm so sorry you're going through this, and if this question upsets you. But you've mentioned your girlfriend a few times... Do you feel bad that she's going through this with you? How is she coping? I feel bad about it all the time, and when I was first going through chemo I constantly pushed her away. But it eventually became clear that she was going through this with me whether I wanted her to or not, and actually the only way she'd get any closure was if she could stick it out by my side. I do sometimes wish she'd be more selfish. If I'm totally honest, I think she's in denial.
Is it bad that this thread is really making me want to fuck your brains out? Sounds like a better way to go! But my girlfriend's a hero, and an absolute babe in the bedroom. Thanks though.
You're facing this with amazing stoicism. Do you have any advice for us? I feel like I'm a little too young to really tell people how to live, but if this has taught me one thing, it's that you should do you. Don't hesitate to sack in your shitty job, don't let that girl walk away without telling her how you feel, don't worry so much. Try not to live your life for anybody else.
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