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Offline Greg5280

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Re: Hello
« Reply #38 on: September 07, 2011, 10:18:00 PM »
Man that is some powerful shit. My prayers go out to your friend and his family. His story should be a must read for any newbie on this site.

Wow... thanks for sharing.

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Re: Hello
« Reply #37 on: September 07, 2011, 08:07:00 PM »
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Sending some props Capt. Hope you're well and Randy is getting better. Keep fighting.

I quit with you brother.
Thoughts and prayers on the way Capt.

Godspeed and a quick, sucessful recovery for your friend.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #36 on: September 07, 2011, 07:44:00 PM »
Sending some props Capt. Hope you're well and Randy is getting better. Keep fighting.

I quit with you brother.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #35 on: September 01, 2011, 02:34:00 PM »
So I am updating...Randy has been discharged to home care and I just got back from visiting him at home.....looking at him he could have been Rick Bender http://www.nosnuff.com/bio.html or Gruen von Behrens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns5FrRUaHT0
or Sean Marsee http://oralcancerfoundation.org/people/sean_marsee.htm. His face and neck were a swollen mess and where his peck should be one side is now flat and mangled. One thing I noticed that was truly different about him was his attitude.....receiving all your nourishment through a tube directly into your stomach has a way of changing you I suppose. I asked him if he was quit from tobacco....he told me that tobacco is a loaded gun and he had pulled the trigger one to many times and his will to live had overcome his desire to kill himself with Nicotiana tabacum. He now wants to go on a one man anti-tobacco crusade to anyone who wants to listen (especially children) about what tobacco will do for and to you. But first he must endure 31 days of radiation treatment and pack some weight on his 115lbs body. Stay quit, it is life or death.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #34 on: August 18, 2011, 12:45:00 PM »
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Well I wanted to give an update on Randy....after many delays he finally had a 12 hour surgery today to remove as much cancer from his jaw, tongue and throat as they could...they then dissected the lymph nodes on the left side of his neck that were found to be cancerous. Then to cover the defect left from the removal of the soft pallet and jaw they used a portion of his pectoris (chest) muscle. He will now spend the next week in ICU as he is on a vent to breath and has a feeding tube inserted for at least a month. As soon as he is able they will start radiation and chemo to try and kill this aggressive form of squamous cell carcinoma. That's a lot of suffering for being an addict to a poison plant. Stay quit.
There's no solace in this except that Randy's story reinforces our own quits. Every prospective quitter and every newbie should read this pronto!!!

My prayers for Randy and his family . . . .

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Re: Hello
« Reply #33 on: August 18, 2011, 11:32:00 AM »
Capt. I am hearing more and more ot these stories these days. Everyone I hear about reinforces my quit!!! Thanks for sharing you friends story. I send my prayers for his cure and recovery.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #32 on: August 18, 2011, 11:11:00 AM »
Unreal, yet so real. Please let your friend know his pain is helping others stay off that shit. Maybe some solice in this dark time.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #31 on: August 18, 2011, 10:20:00 AM »
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Well I wanted to give an update on Randy....after many delays he finally had a 12 hour surgery today to remove as much cancer from his jaw, tongue and throat as they could...they then dissected the lymph nodes on the left side of his neck that were found to be cancerous. Then to cover the defect left from the removal of the soft pallet and jaw they used a portion of his pectoris (chest) muscle. He will now spend the next week in ICU as he is on a vent to breath and has a feeding tube inserted for at least a month. As soon as he is able they will start radiation and chemo to try and kill this aggressive form of squamous cell carcinoma. That's a lot of suffering for being an addict to a poison plant. Stay quit.
Prayers for healing, peace, and comfort heading Randy's way right now. And my quit is stronger, too. Thanks for sharing, Capt.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #30 on: August 18, 2011, 12:06:00 AM »
Well I wanted to give an update on Randy....after many delays he finally had a 12 hour surgery today to remove as much cancer from his jaw, tongue and throat as they could...they then dissected the lymph nodes on the left side of his neck that were found to be cancerous. Then to cover the defect left from the removal of the soft pallet and jaw they used a portion of his pectoris (chest) muscle. He will now spend the next week in ICU as he is on a vent to breath and has a feeding tube inserted for at least a month. As soon as he is able they will start radiation and chemo to try and kill this aggressive form of squamous cell carcinoma. That's a lot of suffering for being an addict to a poison plant. Stay quit.
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Before you cave read this http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=4938
Acting with almost as much speed as cyanide, nicotine is well
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60mg (a drop) is a lethal dose, and death follows intake within a few minutes. Dr. Charles Ksir
Mouth cancer kills
one American every hour.
Stay Quit...it's life or death.....
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Re: Hello
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2011, 08:25:00 PM »
Here is that information on Randy's cancer fund for those interested

Barhite Cancer Fund
Attention Monica
First Bank
1707 N. Main Street
Longmont, Colorado 80501


There is also a benefit concert for Randy at the Dickens Opera House in Longmont tomorrow July 13th at 7:00 pm $10.00 at the door for and all proceeds go to the Barhite Cancer Fund. Local quitters come on by and listen to some great music and help if you can.
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Before you cave read this http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=4938
Acting with almost as much speed as cyanide, nicotine is well
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60mg (a drop) is a lethal dose, and death follows intake within a few minutes. Dr. Charles Ksir
Mouth cancer kills
one American every hour.
Stay Quit...it's life or death.....
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Re: Hello
« Reply #28 on: July 04, 2011, 11:28:00 PM »
Hey JRan I spoke with Randy and his wife and they are in the process of setting up a fund for Randy at his wife's credit union...I will let you know as soon as I have information..thanks for your kindness...just to let you know Randy is a painter by trade with little money and no insurance as he has been unable to work. What is most unsettling is the amount of pain this guy is in....he is taking heavy duty narcotics and he is still in unbearable pain, and the worse part is that the pain is only going to get worse with all the surgery. A painful drawn out torture is what tobacco induced cancer gives you, before it takes your life. Stay quit.
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Chew is for the weak, the ignorant, the stupid.....don't be stupid. Not stupid as of 11/28/10
Before you cave read this http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=4938
Acting with almost as much speed as cyanide, nicotine is well
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60mg (a drop) is a lethal dose, and death follows intake within a few minutes. Dr. Charles Ksir
Mouth cancer kills
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Stay Quit...it's life or death.....
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Re: Hello
« Reply #27 on: July 02, 2011, 10:06:00 PM »
I wish that I was there to come to the concert. Is there a website or anything like that where we can donate some money to his family? I would be happy to donate and I'm sure there are other folks here who would as well. Let us know when you get a chance. That was an unbelievably touching story for someone with a recent quit. It just reinforces everything that I'm doing. While I am so terribly sorry that your friend is going through this, it really is a reminder of the stakes at play here. Thank you for sharing it despite how hard it must be for you.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2011, 11:12:00 AM »
Just a quick update....Randy's surgery was delayed for a week because he is battling a fever of unknown origin.....his wife told me that his weight has dropped to 126lbs and eating solid food is almost impossible.....sad shit....there is a benefit concert for Randy on July 13th at the Dickens Opera House here in Longmont Colorado featuring The Broken Everlys and special guest for $10.00....all proceeds to go to The Randall Barhite Cancer Fund.....any Denver Metro area quitters should come on up for some excellent music and help out someone less fortunate than yourself.
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Chew is for the weak, the ignorant, the stupid.....don't be stupid. Not stupid as of 11/28/10
Before you cave read this http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=4938
Acting with almost as much speed as cyanide, nicotine is well
established as one of the most toxic drugs known. In humans,
60mg (a drop) is a lethal dose, and death follows intake within a few minutes. Dr. Charles Ksir
Mouth cancer kills
one American every hour.
Stay Quit...it's life or death.....
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Re: Hello
« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2011, 09:10:00 PM »
Oh captain my captain. . .

This sucks. I'm sorry to hear it. I will pray for your friend.

Thank you for sharing this though. This is among the most powerful stories I've heard told on this site in the almost year that I've been around. It scares me tremendously, but further validates my decision to quit. None of us can undo the damage that we may have already done, but we can all chose how to live moving forward.

New quitters, commit this story to memory. There will be a time when you will think 'yeah, no way that will happen to me.' I'm sure Randy said the same thing. Nobody cares about the odds if you're the one that it happens to. Call someone, text someone, hop into chat. . .do WHATEVER IT TAKES to keep you from going back down that road.

26%. . .Damn.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #24 on: June 29, 2011, 01:56:00 PM »
My quit is stronger. Crap.
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