Gamma,  I am very sorry.   But no, to answer your direct question quite directly, I don't worry about you getting cancer.   (Bloody Nora, that sounded harsh didn't it?)

18 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Gamma, is that why you've been posting less ?? 

 

 

 

Nope.

 

But, I think it might be because I have been dreaming, during the past weeks.

 

I have been dreaming of tooling down the Jersey Turnpike, smelling the hydrocarbons outgassed from the stacks, along the way.

 

When I was young, we would drive on the Jersey Turnpike, and inhale the stink, along the way.....

 

I loved the refineries when I was young....

 

Even if you closed all the windows in the car, when cars were not air-conditioned, the stench was.....

 

MAGNIFICENT.

 

We would drive on the Turnpike, from PA to near New London, every summer, and the refineries along the way was the single thing that we loved best.

 

So, no, I have been posting less, because less is more, and because Gemini has been occupying much of my output....

 

Also, I post more when I get a thumbs up, and less when I get a thumbs down...because.....I am no different than any other animal in a Skinner Box.

Just feed me the likes, and I will post more.

Feed me fewer likes, or negative reinforcement, and I, like any rat in a cage, will produce less.

 

The New Jersey Turnpike was truly amazing.....with so many lanes.....

And even more interesting smells.....

 

Those were the days.....

 

 

Realise it is difficult but try to minimse stress, maximise exercise to benefit physical & mental fitness, optimise diet to increase quality of life (increase fibre, increase fermented foods [traditionally fermented]), make sure you socialise enough (isolation & lonliness really bad for mental health).

Enjoy life, this will maximise chances of not suffering from cancer (not guarenteed, of course) by increasing chances of immune system capturing & destroying many mini cancers before they take hold.

The worry can do far more to damage your life if you do not reduce it by doing practical steps.

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

John Wayne...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

 

 

Is this a Chin cancer?

30 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Nope.

 

But, I think it might be because I have been dreaming, during the past weeks.

 

I have been dreaming of tooling down the Jersey Turnpike, smelling the hydrocarbons outgassed from the stacks, along the way.

 

When I was young, we would drive on the Jersey Turnpike, and inhale the stink, along the way.....

 

I loved the refineries when I was young....

 

Even if you closed all the windows in the car, when cars were not air-conditioned, the stench was.....

 

MAGNIFICENT.

 

We would drive on the Turnpike, from PA to near New London, every summer, and the refineries along the way was the single thing that we loved best.

 

So, no, I have been posting less, because less is more, and because Gemini has been occupying much of my output....

 

Also, I post more when I get a thumbs up, and less when I get a thumbs down...because.....I am no different than any other animal in a Skinner Box.

Just feed me the likes, and I will post more.

Feed me fewer likes, or negative reinforcement, and I, like any rat in a cage, will produce less.

 

The New Jersey Turnpike was truly amazing.....with so many lanes.....

And even more interesting smells.....

 

Those were the days.....

 

 

And still the same, according to my relatives in New Jersey. I was born there, and was less than 1/4 mile from the Garden State parkway, and also traveled on the Turnpike numerous times going to the beach or fishing in south Jersey.

Very few of us die from nothing.

9 hours ago, saintdomingo said:

 OP I've had cancer twice, it's nothing to worry about.

Speak to your primary health care providerabout antipsychotic drugs, it's wonderful what they can do nowadays.

Really? What types?  I don't have too much anxiety but if I had to guess, being a healthy 58 old that a decade ago stopped tempting fate, cancer is probably going to my end.  I had a bump appear on my back a couple years ago and as the doctor did years ago for a prior bump, I cut it off with a razor.  A few months later and it much smaller but I think it is getting bigger 🙂

If you are over 70 then the Sword of Damocles is always hanging over you resisting that last little tug of gravity.  
Something is gonna kill you.  Everyone dies.  So don't worry, be happy.  So says 75 year old Bobby McFerrin.
 

While your enjoying the tune, look up "Fenbendazole Protocol." 

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

Of what?  😨 

Probably Melioidosis - I hear it's all the rage among hypochondriacs nowadays! 

 

@GammaGlobulin Maybe Melioidosis will get you in the end?

 

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Are you saying that you now agree with my friend and fellow-alumnus, Noam Chomsky?

 

If only everyone would read more Chomsky, then this would be a better world.

 

And, what might Chomsky say, today, if he could talk, which, very unfortunately, is impossible, due to his incapacitation as a result of his stroke?

 

"Based on Chomsky's consistent and long-standing critiques, Chomsky's assessment would be sharp and framed by his broader political and economic philosophy.

 

The United States: An "International Scandal"

 

Chomsky has repeatedly described the U.S. healthcare system as an "international scandal." He would argue that its fundamental failures at the present time are direct consequences of its design.

 

 

Failures of the U.S. System:

• Extreme Inefficiency and Bureaucracy: Chomsky points out that the U.S. spends far more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation. He attributes this to the enormous administrative waste inherent in a privatized, multi-payer system. This includes money spent on marketing, complex billing, executive salaries, and denying claims—costs that do not contribute to patient health.

   

   

• Fundamentally Immoral: A core of Chomsky's critique is moral. He argues that a system that ties healthcare to employment and profitability is inherently cruel. It leaves millions uninsured or underinsured, leading to preventable deaths and financial ruin for those who get sick. He sees the commodification of health as a profound moral failing.

• Poor Outcomes: Despite its astronomical costs, the U.S. often has worse health outcomes (like lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality) compared to other wealthy nations. Chomsky would see this as the ultimate proof that the for-profit model fails to deliver on its most basic promise: health.

   

   

• Undemocratic and Dominated by Elites: He would argue that the system is not a reflection of what the public wants. Polls have consistently shown that a majority of Americans would prefer a government-guaranteed healthcare program. However, powerful insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies fight viciously to maintain the status quo, which serves their profits, not the public good. This is a key example of what he calls the "class war" fought by elites against the general population.

   
   

   

Pluses of the U.S. System:

From Chomsky's perspective, there are virtually no pluses to the overall structure of the U.S. system when viewed from a societal or ethical standpoint. While acknowledging that the U.S. has excellent doctors, hospitals, and medical research, he would argue that access to this excellence is rationed by wealth, which is not a "plus" but a central feature of its cruelty.

 

Canada: A More Rational, Humane Alternative

 

Chomsky frequently uses Canada as a direct point of comparison to illustrate the failings of the U.S. model. He would frame the Canadian system as a more civilized and rational approach, though not without its own challenges.

 

 

Pluses of the Canadian System:

• Universal Coverage: The primary advantage is its principle of universality. Healthcare is treated as a fundamental right. Every citizen is covered, regardless of their income, employment, or health status. This removes the fear of financial ruin from illness that plagues so many Americans.

• Greater Efficiency: By having a single-payer system (or more accurately, a provincially administered single-payer system), Canada eliminates the massive administrative waste of the U.S. private insurance industry. This allows it to provide universal care for a fraction of the per-capita cost of the U.S. system.

• Focus on Health, Not Profit: Because the system is publicly funded and administered, its primary goal is to provide healthcare, not to generate profit for shareholders. This aligns the system's incentives with the public good. Chomsky would see this as a result of successful popular struggle, particularly by labor unions, who fought for healthcare for everyone, not just for their own members.

Failures and Vulnerabilities of the Canadian System:

Chomsky is not an uncritical admirer and would acknowledge the system's vulnerabilities, especially in the current political climate.

• Wait Times: He would recognize that wait times for certain procedures can be a legitimate issue. However, he would immediately reframe this by stating that the U.S. also has rationing—it's just rationed by wealth. If you can't afford a procedure, you have an infinite wait time. He would argue that a publicly managed system that struggles with wait times is still preferable to a system that rations care based on ability to pay.

• Threat of Privatization: Chomsky's biggest concern for Canada would be the persistent efforts by conservative political and business interests to undermine the public system and introduce more for-profit, U.S.-style elements. He would see this as part of the same elite-driven "class war" that has so thoroughly shaped the U.S. system, and he would warn that this is the primary danger to the integrity and success of Canadian healthcare.

• Underfunding: He would likely argue that many of the problems within the Canadian system, such as wait times, stem from political decisions to underfund it, often by the same groups who advocate for privatization.

In summary, at the present time, Noam Chomsky would argue that the debate between the two systems is not a close call. He would present the U.S. system as a failed, cruel, and deeply undemocratic outlier, and the Canadian system as a fundamentally more sane and humane model that, despite its challenges, gets the big things right by treating healthcare as a public good rather than a commodity."

 

Also, I endorse everything that Chomsky said, or might say, if he could say it.

 

We have lost a very valuable asset.

 

Now, I ask you, who will take up Chomsky's cudgel, now that he is down?

 

You????

 

Why don't you THINK ABOUT IT, while you are waiting for your next visit to your doctor.....

 

But, do not worry because.....

With GROK 6, we will finally begin to address this issue of wait times....FOR SURE...!!!

 

 

 

 

Granted, but id rather be sick there than here

I have had four types - bladder cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkins' lymphoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.

 

Apparently the record stands at five different cancers in an individual.

 

IME survival mostly depends on seeking medical advice early, when symptoms show up.

 

IMO it's useless to worry about things one has no control over.

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Cancer can take 10 years to get to a size to be detected, good luck

Unless he has taken the mRNA shots , then it could be turbo cancer.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/julian-mcmahon-niptuck-charmed-actor-dies-cancer-battle-at-56/

You have to wonder , did he get the shot ?

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Honestly speaking, I must say that Plant's amber/golden curls, back-lit on stage, with his siren voice, is probably the closest I have ever come to experiencing heaven on Earth.

 

Also, I must say that.....

 

If one were to be diagnosed with a serious disease, then....

All of this, everything, goes out the window...and does not matter much.

 

So then, sometimes, before one's time is called....

 

Enjoy Plant, the closest thing to an angel on Earth that we will ever know.

 

IF I knew how to use Photoshop, and  to crop and highlight Plant's curls, then I would upload the result here.

 

I am in love with Plant.

 

I think he gave more to Mankind than most humans.

I REALLY DO....actually.....

I have benefited so much from Plant, you would not even know.

 

 

 

 

Plant makes me feel young, even today, just recalling his music in Tokyo and Yokohama, 1971.

 

Even If I might be diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, at the very least......

 

I have had Plant in my life......

 

Life is strange......

 

So Strange.....

 

 

 

I wish He were still among us.....

 

RARE.....

 

John Bonham croaked at 32.  So look at all the years you've had that he hasn't.  And dear beloved David bit-it at the ripe age of 69.

But look on the bright side.  Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul are all still sucking air.  I wonder how much fabulously rich and famous people who have access to the best health care in the world (like Bowie) worry about cashing in their chips and kicking the bucket. Stay away from drugs, rope, and water and you should add a few years.  Maybe you'll beat Tina Turner GammaGobulin.  

 

Name	Most Famous Band	Age at Death	Cause of Death	Date of Death
Dusty Hill	ZZ Top	72	Undisclosed (died in sleep)	July 28, 2021
David Bowie	Solo artist	69	Liver cancer	January 10, 2016
Prince	Solo artist	57	Fentanyl overdose	April 21, 2016
Tom Petty	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	66	Cardiac arrest	October 2, 2017
Chris Cornell	Soundgarden	52	Suicide by hanging	May 18, 2017
Chester Bennington	Linkin Park	41	Suicide by hanging	July 20, 2017
Aretha Franklin	Solo artist	76	Pancreatic cancer	August 16, 2018
Mac Miller	Solo artist	26	Accidental overdose	September 7, 2018
Scott Weiland	Stone Temple Pilots	48	Drug overdose	December 3, 2015
Whitney Houston	Solo artist	48	Drowning (drug-related)	February 11, 2012
Amy Winehouse	Solo artist	27	Alcohol poisoning	July 23, 2011
Donna Summer	Solo artist	63	Lung cancer	May 17, 2012
Tina Turner	Solo artist (Ike & Tina Turner)	83	Natural causes (after long illness)	May 24, 2023
Christine McVie	Fleetwood Mac	79	Stroke and cancer	November 30, 2022
Jeff Beck	The Yardbirds	78	Bacterial meningitis	January 10, 2023
David Crosby	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	81	Long illness (unspecified)	January 19, 2023
Taylor Hawkins	Foo Fighters	50	Drug overdose	March 25, 2022
Dolores O’Riordan	The Cranberries	46	Accidental drowning (alcohol-related)	January 15, 2018
Glenn Frey	Eagles	67	Complications from rheumatoid arthritis	January 18, 2016
Natalie Cole	Solo artist	65	Heart failure	December 31, 2015

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Thank you.

 

And, I will take your advice...PDQ...for sure...but...

 

Fortunately, even before reading your comment....

 

I have already gotten rid of these FIVE THINGS...which had been driving me....NUTS....

 

 

In the past, I had wished to have a desk chair which was on wheels.

But then, the wheels became clogged with hair from the rug, and not the GF.

 

So, I removed these, and replaced them with a different type of thing I found on Lazada.....

 

And.....YESSSSS......

 

I am now BACK ON LAZADA.....

 

I love Lazada, now.....

 

Lazada is improved, now, IMHO.....

 

NOTE: I once read from that f3llow ROBBINS, the self-help guy, that I must get rid of FIVE THINGS in order to feel better about myself.....

 

I got rid of three wives.  And after the last wife I got rid of the house and virtually everything in it, packed was was left in backpack and carry-on along with a laptop computer, and grabbed an LAX to BKK non-stop to Thailand.  That was a great start.  I've never looked back. 

55 minutes ago, atpeace said:

Really? What types?  I don't have too much anxiety but if I had to guess, being a healthy 58 old that a decade ago stopped tempting fate, cancer is probably going to my end.  I had a bump appear on my back a couple years ago and as the doctor did years ago for a prior bump, I cut it off with a razor.  A few months later and it much smaller but I think it is getting bigger 🙂

Bowen's disease?  This is a benign form of cancer.  But go get it checked quickly.  Peace of Mind is important.

No I don't worry about it. If I get it so be it but worrying wont stop you getting it. Worrying will however make you miserable and miss the great things that life has to offer.

6 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I vote this sentence the best sentence of the decade.

 

Let's all take note, and keep this in mind.

 

Still, let's also keep in mind that this is the definition of anxiety.

Mother's little helpers were born of this type of anxiety.

 

Maybe, we should all go back to the bush....?

 

While in the bush, we worried less about the nebulous....

 

Give me a tiger, any day.

 

 

I think you are totally wrong believing that.

Worrying about something you are not even sure off is the worst thing you can do.

So many people are ruining their existence by worrying a bout things that may never happen or they 

are worried about things they are not in control off.

That is where most Thai people are way ahead of us ,today is today and tomorrow is not a given.

 

 

3 minutes ago, jvs said:

I think you are totally wrong believing that.

Worrying about something you are not even sure off is the worst thing you can do.

So many people are ruining their existence by worrying a bout things that may never happen or they 

are worried about things they are not in control off.

That is where most Thai people are way ahead of us ,today is today and tomorrow is not a given.

 

 

Are we talking about Tigger, Hobbes or the Tiger Tiger Burning Bright?

5 minutes ago, MarkBR said:

Are we talking about Tigger, Hobbes or the Tiger Tiger Burning Bright?

Never heard of them,so no,probably not.

1 minute ago, jvs said:

Never heard of them,so no,probably not.

Apologies was replying to something that Gamma Globulin said but somehow ended up replying to you.  He was taking about tigers.  Just trying to find out the context of what he was talking about.

12 hours ago, Clapped out said:

Isn't there a 22 wheeled truck with your name on it ?

 

There are probably several, all being driven by AN members

 

Please join the back of the line!

 

13 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

 

Since a tender young age, I have worried that I might have cancer, the Big C, just as John Wayne referred to it, as did Linus Pauling, when he spoke about Vitamin C, as being so beneficial.

 

Anyway, I sometimes worry about the Big C, which John Wayne battled and won, before he finally succumbed, when the cancer regrouped and attacked him, once more.

 

So, I am just saying that....

 

With Cancer always in the news, then how can we happily live our lives.....UNDER THE   Sword of Damocles.....

 

And, for that matter, why is it that the W is not pronounced in the word SWORD?

 

================

 

So, what do you do when you DO NOT have Cancer, but you see this word CANCER everywhere you go....????

 

It is almost like......

 

a.  You could live your life happily.

b. But, since they tell you, every single day that you might get cancer

c. So then, you cannot be happy....

d. Just thinking that you might get cancer....

e.  And then you begin to check yourself out, daily

f. You feel your balls in the shower, just to see if there might be an extra lump

g. Or, you palpitate your throat, just to see if your lymph nodes might be sensitive....

 

Really....

 

IS this any way to live.....?

Always in FEAR of cancer, ....

Just due to idiotic media?

 

So then....here is what I do to get rid of this fear....

 

I listen to the rock bands that were popular before this Cancer Fear......

 

And, what might be the best bands to blast out of you any fear of cancer?

 

Of Course....Led Z.

 

And, in this case....Must be Stairway to Heaven....after one,...presumably,.. had died from cancer....

 

Because, why?

 

Because:  If you were to take a look at this video, here, ROBERT PLANT is the very closest thing you will ever come to seeing an angel, either in this life, or in the hereafter .....

 

 

Yeah.....

 

It's really good for us who do not have cancer, just to listen.

 

But, for those who do.....

Then....the world has changed, the worm has turned...and then.....

 

Maybe this music might not feel the same.

 

And, is there really any music which resonates once one is diagnosed?

 

No....there is not......

 

Oh!

Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

 

Cancer can be conquered?

So said Many US Presidents....

 

But, they were wrong......

 

And, why is that?

Did they even know?

I do know, but did they?

 

Is there any Heaven for those who died from Cancer, after so much torture on Earth?

 

Horrible disease.

Horrible life.

But, this is the life that God dealt us, and smelt us.....

 

Or not?

 

Who knows?

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

NOTE:  I have always thought, for so many years, that the LIGHT shining down upon Plant's Golden Curls, on stage, made him look more like an Angel than anything I have yet to see on this planet.  Thank the gods for Plant, I say....

 

NOTE2:  Does anyone remember laughter?.....

 

 

 

 

 

I'm new here. Are you a shut in or cripple?   Ruminating over this stuff is a mental cancer. Go out for a walk, get your p niss sucked,  smell the roses.  We're a long time dead. 

On 7/12/2025 at 10:21 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

The New Jersey Turnpike was truly amazing....

haha, Jersey. 

good for you for escaping from that craphole. 

 

anyway, what is this thread about?

what do you mean "worried"? 

did you go for a medical checkup? 

and do you need someone to tell you this? 

 

On 7/12/2025 at 11:53 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

 

Since a tender young age, I have worried that I might have cancer, the Big C, just as John Wayne referred to it, as did Linus Pauling, when he spoke about Vitamin C, as being so beneficial.

 

Anyway, I sometimes worry about the Big C, which John Wayne battled and won, before he finally succumbed, when the cancer regrouped and attacked him, once more.

 

So, I am just saying that....

 

With Cancer always in the news, then how can we happily live our lives.....UNDER THE   Sword of Damocles.....

 

And, for that matter, why is it that the W is not pronounced in the word SWORD?

 

================

 

So, what do you do when you DO NOT have Cancer, but you see this word CANCER everywhere you go....????

 

It is almost like......

 

a.  You could live your life happily.

b. But, since they tell you, every single day that you might get cancer

c. So then, you cannot be happy....

d. Just thinking that you might get cancer....

e.  And then you begin to check yourself out, daily

f. You feel your balls in the shower, just to see if there might be an extra lump

g. Or, you palpitate your throat, just to see if your lymph nodes might be sensitive....

 

Really....

 

IS this any way to live.....?

Always in FEAR of cancer, ....

Just due to idiotic media?

 

So then....here is what I do to get rid of this fear....

 

I listen to the rock bands that were popular before this Cancer Fear......

 

And, what might be the best bands to blast out of you any fear of cancer?

 

Of Course....Led Z.

 

And, in this case....Must be Stairway to Heaven....after one,...presumably,.. had died from cancer....

 

Because, why?

 

Because:  If you were to take a look at this video, here, ROBERT PLANT is the very closest thing you will ever come to seeing an angel, either in this life, or in the hereafter .....

 

 

Yeah.....

 

It's really good for us who do not have cancer, just to listen.

 

But, for those who do.....

Then....the world has changed, the worm has turned...and then.....

 

Maybe this music might not feel the same.

 

And, is there really any music which resonates once one is diagnosed?

 

No....there is not......

 

Oh!

Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

 

Cancer can be conquered?

So said Many US Presidents....

 

But, they were wrong......

 

And, why is that?

Did they even know?

I do know, but did they?

 

Is there any Heaven for those who died from Cancer, after so much torture on Earth?

 

Horrible disease.

Horrible life.

But, this is the life that God dealt us, and smelt us.....

 

Or not?

 

Who knows?

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

NOTE:  I have always thought, for so many years, that the LIGHT shining down upon Plant's Golden Curls, on stage, made him look more like an Angel than anything I have yet to see on this planet.  Thank the gods for Plant, I say....

 

NOTE2:  Does anyone remember laughter?.....

 

 

 

 

I don't really bother about it. In fact, I'll go further - the thought that you might have cancer never crosses my mind.

 

Everybody dies of something, and from the limited experience I have of close family and friends passing on, cancer is as quick and clean as anything else, once you stop biking. 

My worry is taking a long time to die - you might as well go as soon as you stop living  You might want to cut back on medical insurance, move to a country with poorer medical infrastructure, and take up with a family who have no interest in prolonging your suffering.

 

Sadly, those that suffer from the Hippocratic oath cannot agree with me there.  But they can acquiesce to your wishes

 

SC