Gabe's instagram says that her cancer did not respond to the chemo. Apparently, she will be starting immunotherapy treatments at Sloan Kettering in NYC. I've heard there might be a gofundme page to help defray treatment and related costs.
Hopefully, the link is embedded below:
Thanks for posting this.
Fuck
Shit. If there's a gofundme page that needs to be advertised widely.
Based on her comment below the post, she is getting it set up, but it isn't set up yet. I'm not much of a gofundme contributor, but I will be making an exception in this case.
I had a dedicated runner friend who died of pancreatic cancer recently.
She put things into two buckets - that which she could control, and that which she could not.
This bought her an extra 15 months of life, with only the last month being really miserable. She changed the way I look at things, and quite frankly, no matter how challenging or stressful my job or my life (I have a significant job with lots of responsibility), it all doesn't matter. Control what you can control, and move on.
I admire Gabe G.'s attitude here, and by focusing on what she can control, she is doing the same kind of favor for all of us that my friend did for me by making me adopt the same approach towards life, without or without a serious illness.
She may not win here. But I sure as heck hope she does.
Hope her treatments can start VERY soon and are VERY successful, She's in quite a battle with a challenging opponent.
Staying current with her story takes me back to the LR days of 'Cancer Guy'. Hopefully Gabe's story has a better outcome.
If you were not around for that thread you should search Cancer Guy and read the huge thread. It was LetsRun at its very best.
look to the law wrote:
I had a dedicated runner friend who died of pancreatic cancer recently.
She put things into two buckets - that which she could control, and that which she could not.
This bought her an extra 15 months of life, with only the last month being really miserable. She changed the way I look at things, and quite frankly, no matter how challenging or stressful my job or my life (I have a significant job with lots of responsibility), it all doesn't matter. Control what you can control, and move on.
I admire Gabe G.'s attitude here, and by focusing on what she can control, she is doing the same kind of favor for all of us that my friend did for me by making me adopt the same approach towards life, without or without a serious illness.
She may not win here. But I sure as heck hope she does.
If she does everything that she can and fights the good fight, she WINS!!! I hope she gets through this.
Forgive my ignorance, what kind of cancer does Gabe G have? Also pancreatic?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma that has recently (within the past year to 18mo) metastasized to her liver. She also had an unrelated instance of lymphoma cancer a couple years back.
Not Really a Brojo wrote:
marathonman7 wrote:Forgive my ignorance, what kind of cancer does Gabe G have? Also pancreatic?
In the time it took you to type that, it would have been faster to go to google and type in "Gabe G cancer"
Yeah, maybe, but now we all know exactly what Gabe is fighting. GO GABE!
This book is worth the read
GoFundMe, America's health care plan! But only if you're popular enough to make other people care. Otherwise, hurry up and die.
What's to lose wrote:
Laetrile treatment is super cheap...which is why it is illegal in the US
also it doesn't work and is dangerous (http://www.cochrane.org/CD005476/GYNAECA_laetrile-treatment-for-cancer) but why let facts influence your decision making?
Obese America wrote:
GoFundMe, America's health care plan! But only if you're popular enough to make other people care. Otherwise, hurry up and die.
Trump Trump Trump
agwt wrote:
Obese America wrote:GoFundMe, America's health care plan! But only if you're popular enough to make other people care. Otherwise, hurry up and die.
Trump Trump Trump
You're going political on this thread? You're an a**hole.
Yep, that's what is sad about Letsrun and will never change. No accountability but hey, someone like that would probably act the same way face to face...I've met people like that...then I get away quickly.Go Gabe, hang in there!
Moran Mocker wrote:
agwt wrote:Trump Trump Trump
You're going political on this thread? You're an a**hole.
Outstanding article on Gabe in this week's Sports Illustrated.
Anyone know the URL to her Go Fund Me page? Gabe seems like an awesome person!
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