Might as well??
Coach Dahl
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Terminally ill man runs half marathon with only 3 days to live
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Yes indeed. God bless. Inspiring. Best of luck my friend.
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the430miler wrote:
Might as well??
Coach Dahl
Your reading comprehension is on par with your ability to tell the truth.
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Can't look for it right now, but I'm pretty sure I have previously seen published scientific/medical journal research that found consistent exercise during cancer treatments measurably correlated with better outcomes.
I'm sure it was more narrow in terms of what types of treatments their study subjects were undergoing out of all the possible options, but the gist of it was that it seems beneficial to exercise to the extent you are able, even if you're otherwise feeling pretty beat up by your treatment.
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If he asks 30 more doctors and they each give him 3 days, he'll have enough time to do another half marathon.
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__tempo wrote:
Can't look for it right now, but I'm pretty sure I have previously seen published scientific/medical journal research that found consistent exercise during cancer treatments measurably correlated with better outcomes.
I'm sure it was more narrow in terms of what types of treatments their study subjects were undergoing out of all the possible options, but the gist of it was that it seems beneficial to exercise to the extent you are able, even if you're otherwise feeling pretty beat up by your treatment.
Yes but I think there's a difference between regular exercise and exerting yourself for a marathon. I still train a ton because I like to see what I can do in races. But if I found out I had a short amount of time left to live I'd cut back quite a bit. Instead of doing a 2 hour long run Sunday morning I might just do a short 30 minute jog in the afternoon.
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Way to completely misrepresent what was actually reported
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Hot Takes wrote:
Yes but I think there's a difference between regular exercise and exerting yourself for a marathon. I still train a ton because I like to see what I can do in races. But if I found out I had a short amount of time left to live I'd cut back quite a bit. Instead of doing a 2 hour long run Sunday morning I might just do a short 30 minute jog in the afternoon.
In ither words, you would do less running if your days were numbered. Gotcha.
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What was his time?
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Yeah man, that’s the tough thing about chemo. It’s like trying to burn out the weeds without damaging the rest of the garden. You’re going to take out some good cells along the way no matter what. Medicine’s come a long way, but they still haven’t figured out how to target only the bad ones. Apoptosis is fascinating in that way — your body literally programs its own cells to die when they’re supposed to. Once that system fails, things like mutations and aneuploidy start showing up, and everything goes off track.
That story about your athlete really hits hard. Pancreatic cancer moves fast and doesn’t give many signs until it’s already serious. For him to be working his way back, expecting to run again, and then have his white blood cell count crash like that is heartbreaking. Watching someone go through that, especially as a coach, has to change your whole outlook.
You’re right about the lesson in it. He could have spent his time lying in a hospital bed, but he chose to live. He chose to run because it mattered to him. That kind of courage stays with people. It’s a reminder that life isn’t about how much time you have, but what you do with it while it’s still yours.191 -
He doesn’t have to worry about recovery I guess
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Elliotb16 wrote:
He doesn’t have to worry about recovery I guess
"You will always recover"
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the430miler wrote:
Might as well??
Coach Dahl
A bit misleading…he was told he “might have three days to live” according the post. Still, very inspiring. Hope it’s not the end of his story!
Oh and you’re not a coach.
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The OP may have mischaracterized it a bit, and in the process actually disrespected the awfulness of the person’s long term fight with this disease for which he started treatment in March of ‘24.
So, this is a long fight and, for that, he is due huge respect and admiration!
Here’s the truth:
“In March 2024, he was approved for CAR T-Cell therapy in March 2024 - a special kind of immunotherapy that uses a patient's own T-cells to recognize and attack cancerous cells.”
“Previously given just 3 days to live”. “Still has two years of chemotherapy to endure…”.
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I’ve always pictured the ideal way to die would be like crossing the finished line at the 90-95 year old age group global 800 championships, after narrowly closing the gap and overtaking competitors one last time while the crowd roar and video broadcasts everything live.
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Best Way To Go wrote:
I’ve always pictured the ideal way to die would be like crossing the finished line at the 90-95 year old age group global 800 championships, after narrowly closing the gap and overtaking competitors one last time while the crowd roar and video broadcasts everything live.
Not bad, but I've got a better way.
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