Man Shares End of Life Realities After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

[@Jomama02]

I wish my husband was this open about his cancer journey. He is stage 4 voicebox cancer that has now metastasized to his lungs. Going through brutal chemo, and his lung has collapsed 2x. He won't open up and talk. He just told me he was afraid to die last week. We've been married for 38 years. This has been a hard journey for him and myself. I keep things positive for him when I'm breaking piece by piece watching him struggle. Please keep him in prayer. Thank you for sharing your story of life.

[@southernsass-f3d]

Please ask your husband if he would be open to having someone from a church come speak with him, even if he doesn't believe in God or doesn't belong to a church. He needs to be able to open up to someone and share his fears, regrets in life, and possibly questions about the afterlife. Your husband's care team or social worker should be able to help put you in touch with a Chaplain or give you resources on someone he could speak with privately.

[@JoeyC-nr5yk]

@@southernsass-f3dI second this. Even if you don’t necessarily believe in it, I feel like it would greatly be beneficial. The thought of me dying is no longer a fear of mine. Something that’s going to happen to all of us.

[@cindyhesson9213]

Prayers for you and your husband, dear 🙏 ❤️

[@lindseygerner4677]

Make sure you're open with him and how you're feeling. You're the one who has to live without him.

[@kimberladawnkilgore5049]

Prayers🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@sarahfulvio]

It’s videos like this that makes me appreciate just turning 60.. God Bless you. So sad 😢

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

... or turning 70 as I am ...

[@user-jn1ew8rs8r]

i feel the same about reaching 76

[@susieast450]

Thank you Inside Edition for doing a story that matters.

[@U.Odyssey]

For real.

[@ViewtifulBeau]

Very sad for them. He's handling it infinitely better than I ever could. He looks damn good for being terminal.

[@rayromano6249]

Hes handling it better because it didn't just happen yesterday whereas you just thought of the idea of having it

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

​@@rayromano6249OK? 💀

[@firelordplayz]

Cause he is a Mormon and they believe in eternal life and eternal families.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

@@firelordplayz bruh 💀

[@Danuxsy]

@@firelordplayz yea how you handle it is simply a product of your biology and the circumstances you've lived through, that's all there is to it lol

[@sinead187]

Cancer sucks big time. Bless you both for sharing with us. ❤️

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Damn straight it is. I bless that young man's life to be a good one. 🕊️

[@LectronCircuits]

It sucks more than a big shop vac!

[@Jakepianos]

Tanner “Jiffy” Martin is a good friend of mine. He is one of the most amazing people you will ever know.

[@kathylynch9732]

How is he doing?

[@oscarcat1231]

Ask him to try ivermectin and panacur - can heal cancer

[@chazlon5061]

And it is no surprise why he got cancer. He was overweight.

[@chazlon5061]

@@kathylynch9732 how do you think

[@Woohchaiell]

@@chazlon5061it’s a crapshoot. I know many thin people diagnosed with colon cancer. Why kick someone when they’re down and essentially blame them for developing cancer?

[@shelleysedwick]

I lost my husband to this dreadful disease when he was 38. As someone who has lived it, it warms my heart that you guys had the time and made some really wonderful memories. Hugs to you both…as one lives with it and one will live after it.

[@Milaperadotti]

Blood in his stool and no colonoscopy, then letting this poor man go six months, allowing the tumor to grow to the point when they finally do a colonoscopy they can’t even get through the intestinal track because the tumor was so big. God please watch over this wonder couple . Truly godly people. Sending prayers

[@jenniferruth812]

It’s awful! I’ve heard so many stories like this. It makes me appreciate when I’ve had problems (like GERD) & my Dr immediately orders testing/imaging.

[@lauraelisee]

Right! I had blood in my stool once and my GI immediately sent me for a colonoscopy

[@shernandez2276]

Every doctor is different and there should be one protocol for anything that has to do with blood in stool, bloating, excessive gas, etc. He could have been staged differently had the Dr not waited to screen him. I get screened regularly because my brother was stage four at 54 and passed at 56 and my sister is stage four and diagnosed at 54. She’s now 66. I had my first screening at 48.

[@Nzmwwww1238]

Exactly. Should have done colonoscopy right away..

[@greghelton4668]

That’s our medical system. Vote blue if you care.

[@fireflymiesumae]

I love how chill he is

[@MMMC-z8y]

Probably a façade.

[@kadesta123]

@@MMMC-z8ywrong

[@srso4660]

@@MMMC-z8y he’s made peace with the fact he’s transitioning soon. It’s not uncommon for people with a terminal condition to be at peace with their approaching death

[@k.b2457]

with the state of the world and being so young/barely having a legacy its now easier to find peace in leaving it. Its the pain of the illness that makes everything scary

[@Annie805]

He has no choice

[@cynthg9547]

Beautiful couple I pray he gets more time with his wife and family ♥️😥

[@sharonsolana]

Amen

[@felyxmillicent6538]

Time flies so fast, when you feel you're near the end there is a relief if you embrace it.

[@greghelton4668]

This is one of those things that one doesn’t know how they’ll react unless one experiences it. Hope you don’t have to experience it.

[@harishpavan995]

Please don't cry ,i feel extremely sad watching this video more strength to you

[@j-h-123]

😢🙏💔🕊️ My heart breaks for them. Tanner seems like a great person and they seem like a wonderful couple.

[@cindyhesson9213]

Their story is truly beautiful!! They found a way to deal with their grief in an honest and loving way ❤❤ God bless this couple 🙏

[@JustEmilyyy]

gosh i hate cancer, its taken so many people 😢 took a friend of mine last year she was 18. Hope his transition is peaceful ❤

[@leighhoppins9273]

Yeah, but at least you don’t have to live the life like I do on a daily basis. I mean, I struggle a lot with My mental health I have autism and a very rare chromosome disorder as well, which causes me to have like psychotic behaviours as well as OCD behaviours To me it’s like I am living a cancer world on its own you know it’s not good you know when I’m not happy A lot of the times But you know I try to be happy. I try to be positive and I just try to do the best I can do you know I try to live my life to the fullest and that’s all you can ever hope for

[@Sabouma28]

@@leighhoppins9273 sorry, but you cannot compare cancer to having mental struggles.... each issue is bad in its own way

[@jackeroo75]

It is the plastic, wipes, amd processed food

[@Xane_Dragon]

​@@Sabouma28 Mental struggles is cancer because it eats at you for a lifetime! 🤨

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

​@@Sabouma28 You wouldn't know unless you've lived it !

[@wowzatrishiebunz]

This couple radiates love and beauty.

[@maryj4876]

Fly high buddy when its time. Love that this interview is a little lighter coz it's really hard to endure in real life. You wife is beautiful and supportive. ❤🙏

[@donnawargacki6612]

Praying for you dear. My husband has Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma, there is no stage 4 with this cancer. This is his second cancer diagnosis in less than 5 years. He's been fighting for 15 months, he had a stem cell transplant in January to keep him with us longer. He will be on oral chemo and infusions of chemo for the rest of his life. Now, he was diagnosed on his 70th Birthday. I pray for you sweet boy and your lovely wife. I pray you don't have a lot of pain. God bless you always. Love, hugs and light coming your way.

[@MrsRobinson0741]

My best friends’ daughter was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer 6mos after having her 2nd daughter. She fought hard to beat it but 1 & 1/2 years later she lost her battle 🥹😔 Her husband is now a widower w/2 young daughters 🥹😔

[@Sharonlee334]

That’s so incredibly sad. 😞

[@michelleclawsey9565]

Such a beautiful couple .Sending many prayers .He's such an amazing man ❤

[@DancingOnGlass89]

Thank you for sharing this couples story. This was just beautiful. The living funeral is lovely .

[@debrakleid5752]

My now ex had an appointment for a colonoscopy several years ago due to GI symptoms and he was only 34 or 35. He had huge precancerous polyps and the doctor said that had he waited until 50 to get his first routine colonoscopy he would have definitely had stage 4 colon cancer by then. Colon cancer is rare in the 20’s and 30’s but it can happen. I’m so sorry to this beautiful couple

[@bonmam9511]

I thank God that your ex found that out right away it saved his life

[@AaronTorres1000]

This is sad 😢😢 He seems in good spirits

[@LectronCircuits]

Soon he will only be a good spirit. Audience wishes him all the best. Cheers!

[@sonicgalaxy27]

My thoughts exactly.

[@chazlon5061]

He's not its a facade. He's terrified

[@ZeusTheGuitarLord]

​@chazlon5061 who wouldn't be

[@amandapratt6270]

Im crying so much 😭.. Tanner you have an amazing attitude and soul

[@ZILLAMAYNE]

The prices on medical insurance and funeral expenses should be illegal.

[@AZHITW]

My partner and I discussed funeral arrangements when a close friend passed and his wife arranged for his memorial service, minister (yes you have to pay him too) and the reception hall, the catering service, we both agreed that we would rather the survivor in our partnership have the money than to give it to a funeral home. We were together 44 years, and he passed from dementia, and I made arrangements to have him cremated with no service. It is always better to discuss such matters, we were both in our 70s, can't imagine having to do so in your 20s.

[@TravelJennie]

My dad died of colon cancer at 58 when I was 23. I started getting colonoscopies at 23. I fought hard to get those approved and now the VA does them as frequently as patients need. My sister had breast cancer when I was 32. I was pregnant at 33 and breastfeeding until I was 38, so I couldn’t get mammograms until then. Now I get them twice a year through the VA and biopsies once a year. So far cancer free. I truly believe and agree with early screening. I’m 46 now

[@gunarr6]

Great work fighting for your and other's rights to get screened.

[@Celisar1]

Mammograms 2x per year is madness. Such a lot of radiation!

[@Celisar1]

PS and from such a young age….!

[@ForPeace14]

Mammograms should be once in two or three years. You can do a biopsy twice a year. ​@@Celisar1

[@PneumaNoose]

Oh I CRIED when he got to meet his childhood hero! That’s like getting to go back in time and giving your kid-self a hug. What a beautiful story 😭

[@mrdanielleebrown]

Dude, you married the right woman. What's worse than cancer is marrying the wrong woman. God bless you guys.

[@arellytran]

38 mother of 3 here diagnosed with incurable terminal cancer myself while pregnant with my third… cancer is a joy stealer. I do my best to stay positive and make memories with my children. God bless everyone. ❤

[@jamescoughlin6357]

God bless you

[@astardustparade]

Why would you allow yourself to get pregnant again if you have terminal cancer? That’s so irresponsible!

[@jamescoughlin6357]

@@astardustparade no its not, bringing life into the world is heroic

[@barbmagee3224]

@@astardustparade She was diagnosed during her pregnancy, not before.

[@laurad3497]

I’m glad you’re open during all of this. Death is a part of life.

[@SwimKam]

Being open about mortality is normal. What they should be ashamed of, is being Mormon. 😂.

[@kepckatherinec805]

This wonderful couple gives new meaning to the concept of making the best out of a difficult situation. I wish them every joy and happiness, help in every way they need it and peace wherever and whenever they find it.

[@bluejunegraduate]

I never knew about the Dream Foundation. Like Make a wish for adults too. Thanks for being so brave to share your story.

[@debracrews5216]

As an end of life Doula, I’m so happy you all have openly discussed and planned Tanners end. Why? Because you all can now enjoy your time left and live life to the very fullest as much as possible. Thank you for sharing your fears, tears, joy,pain and appreciation for life and each other!

[@Julie-si3hi]

I didn't know that was a thing? How beautiful and what a privilege! My husband has terminal cancer and it's so hard to see him decline.

[@DancingOnGlass89]

I have a friend who does this. Thank you for existing and doing what you do. What you do is beautiful. It takes a strong human to do it too. Thank you again.

[@nicolaxoxo1]

My father died from colon cancer. His Dr at the time told him that a fecal occult blood test was sufficient. It was not! By the time he was diagnosed, he was stage 4. No One likes a colonoscopy, but trust me, dying of colon cancer is far worse!!!!! My dad had no known risk factors and was in excellent condition. I miss him a lot!!!!!

[@anthonynoneyabusiness420]

Sorry for your loss ❤

[@bevcamren1316]

Yes I was so scared to get one but it was nothing you don't feel it please get your colonoscopy friends

[@nouvel0001]

Red meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer. Processed meat increases the risk further. A Research in Europe & US pegs high intake of red meat at anything equal to or more than *5* ounces/ abt *142* grams per day . Check National Cancer Institute article -- 'Pattern of DNA Damage Links Colorectal Cancer and Diet High in Red Meat ' . Harvard Medical School also has reports on this. Plenty research papers available. online . Search red meat and colon cancer or anything along the same lines

[@AaronTorres1000]

@nicolaxoxo1 so sorry for your loss. I'm 45 and I've already had two colonoscopies due to stomach issues. I thank God everything came it normal. Get a colonoscopy, it could save your life!!!

[@sonicgalaxy27]

So sorry about your father mate. Really I am. :-(

[@earthstrong1616]

Thank you for sharing your story ❤❤ prayers for you both. Stay strong 💪❤❤

[@camzcrazy7786]

Beautiful story, thanks for sharing and wish all the best❤

[@lockedin24]

This brought tears to my eyes. 😢

[@hatarismom]

I just lost my husband on July 11 to cancer. It’s a god awful disease the loss of someone that you love the love of your life. This is traumatic as it gets. I’m a psychotherapist with 30 years of private practice retired. But nothing prepared me For the loss of the love of my life. There’s not a day goes by that I don’t miss him. Thankfully, the good Lord has given me the knowledge that it was a goodbye. It was just see you later. If I didn’t have my faith I would be lost.

[@francetogo794]

Thank God you have faith and a believer of Jesus Christ. I know it must now be lonely but whenever you don't know what to do or feel lonely or scared, just pray and continue to keep your faith. God Bless, Renee`

[@Xane_Dragon]

​@@francetogo794 I found that to be absolutely useless. I guess it helps to have a child's imagination, which I don't.

[@Julie-si3hi]

So sorry for your loss x

[@hatarismom]

@@Xane_Dragon I’m really sorry that you think faith is nothing more than a child’s imagination. It must be very lonely if you’ve lost someone to not believe. Xane I’m not a Bible thumper. I don’t attend church. I’m very cautious about organized religion but this is more than a child’s imagination. My father used to say” convincing men against his will he’s of the same opinion still“. For what it’s worth Zane, just know that I’ll pray for you. It must be very lonely, not believing.

[@francetogo794]

@@hatarismom Thanks for coming to my defense or for providing an explanation that being a Christian with faith isn't part of an imagination. I refused to try and explain myself to her. But she can ask any Christian and walk into any church and they will tell her the same. Belief in God and having faith isn't part of imagination.

[@Sans-nx4cx]

Thank you for sharing this video, he has an incredible attitude 🎉

[@Shylis-rs9dy]

Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you both. Seems like cancer is not just for the older people anymore.

[@chlumbis]

I hope that he will go on to live and if not rest in absolute and complete peace

[@reneearriaga7485]

So sorry I’ve had to go through this, Tanner. ❤ God bless u and ur beautiful wife.

[@kendallevans4079]

I have lost 3 family to cancer and I have to say: Is all the treatment (radiation and chemo mostly) worth it? I'm talking about late stages/big cancer like colon or pancreatic. My last family member it was 11 months from diagnosis to death. In those 11 months, the first 2 were ok then it was 9 months of doctor/clinic/hospital visits and being sick constantly....he died anyway, was it worth it? At 67, I think I would just ask the doctor for pain meds and let me go. Nothing lasts forever.

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

What a beautiful person, he displays such grace, humility and strength. ❤ Amazing message on the sweatshirt at 9:27 ❤

[@what2toinquarantine64]

God bless you guys I admire your courage!

[@carrolynostuni23]

Very touching video. Thank you for sharing.

[@Antandjune]

Wow! He is uplifting. Thanks for sharing guys.

[@CourageUnderFire87]

Doctors need to take patient symptoms more seriously! His doctors waited 6 mos of critical time to finally take him seriously! Being treated sooner may have made all the difference! I hope they sue the doctor for malpractice!

[@sonicgalaxy27]

He is really a chill dude during the interview and handling his rare stage 4 cancer diagnosis well. I really hope he recovers from it. Once again, cancer sucks big time.

[@julieunderwood525]

Amazing Man living his life to the fullness with a wonderful loving Lady I've never seen a man with such courage and still smiling with the cards he was Dealt ❤ I'll be praying for a miracle for you 🙏🙏

[@gigiowens7241]

Tanner STRONG 💪! Cancer sucks. I had breast cancer. Thank God i didn't have to have chemo. I do, however, have to take a chemo pill twice a day it makes me sick most of the time. I know my Cancer journey is nothing compared to some. I have made peace with the fact that someday the Cancer can take my life. I'm ok with that. My sweet grandma will come get me and usher me inside the pearly gates. May God be with everyone affected by this horrible disease. Sending love and big bear hugs from north Ga. ❤

[@ColleenC-n5v]

Thank you for so bravely sharing your journey with us. I pray you won’t suffer too horribly. God bless you both.

[@erical7051]

This story broke my heart, I lost my Mom to colon cancer a few months ago. It’s so unfair, cancer sucks! My prayers and love go out to this beautiful couple and their families. Colon cancer is not an “old people” disease any longer. I’m proud to see them spreading the word to prevent more undiagnosed cases in our youth.

[@Former_Pastor]

Mine died from it in April. Didn't even know she had it until emergency room visit. Died the next morning due to metastasis

[@tawandahaulcy8700]

I'm so inspired by both you. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.. your lives with us. God bless both of you 🙏

[@Jebbie1976]

😭Lifting you guys up in prayer.♥

[@HoneyRyderThree]

I really wish I had known about something called “living funeral” eight years ago before my partner passed away from liver cancer. We could have celebrated life and all the sweet memories we shared. Love you always, Apiy ❤️

[@axlesolace6502]

What an amazing couple. 😢

[@RM-ww5td]

God plz help tanner & I will have u in my prayers Tanner, trust me I know you will beat this cancer…

[@HFXmermaid]

A co worker of mine is going through this, but as a young mum of 2. She was so gaslit by the medical community. She is still living, and still fighting. It's so unfair

[@Amazingvideoos3]

I’m sorry he’s going through this. I hope that God keeps both of them safe and happy until the end 🙏

[@hellotinashe]

This is without a doubt, my biggest fear for my family. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@jizzlordthecat]

This is heartbreaking. Sending hugs and positive vibes your way.

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Even if you’re not actively dying from cancer or another disease, eventually you have to accept your own mortality. There’s no point in being afraid of something you have no control over. Best of luck to him in his final days.

[@Bunny11344]

That’s not the point 🙄 nothing is worst than losing loved ones especially watching them go thru pain

[@courtneymiszczak6413]

This may seem insensitive to some but I’m reading a memoir about a theologian who was slowly dying from pancreatic cancer and some realizations were that it not life OR death, its life AND death, amongst other profound realizations that helped me accept my own mortality though I am currently healthy. I get what you’re saying.

[@bethanyoneal5789]

@@courtneymiszczak6413 It is life and death, death is part of life.

[@Diamond-pm3vt]

​@@Bunny11344well said 👏

[@Thao-nw6bz]

Everyone should be transparent with their love ones about their illness. She is right about planning his funeral together so she doesn’t have to stress about it later. Losing someone you care about is stressful enough without having to deal with funeral arrangements. My dad passed away from lung cancer. He didn’t tell us until it was too late. I guess he was in denial. So when he passed We didn’t know what to do. It was a very stressful time but we made it through. It would have been nice if he helped us planned it like this couple.

[@GamingKingdom91]

While i dont have cancer nor do i know anyone with cancer... All i can say is that any type of cancer sucks...

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Agreed. No matter how many times you go to chemotherapy or surgeries to remove it, it always comes back in a year or so. It always does in any part of your body.

[@Breezy-o1w]

​@@sonicgalaxy27wow. So am I wasting my time? I'm battling stage 3 breast cancer right now 😢

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

​@@sonicgalaxy27 Agree. The best thing to do is leave it alone

[@fitnessonly9134]

@@Breezy-o1wstay strong and eat healthy only please 🙏🏾

[@sonicgalaxy27]

@@SUGAR_XYLER Yes true. We just have to leave it alone. It always finds it way back. I really hate saying this.

[@chrissmith-no3bo]

My mum fought for 17 yrs of colon cancer. Every other yr after remission it had moved. Treatment and surgery. When we knew it was over when she lost her last kidney. But she did survive a few months after that one... She went back to the village in Germany we lived in when my dad was in the military... She passed soon after. 17 yrs and six days after my dad's battle with cancer

[@Jamiefit11]

God bless you, Tanner, and thanks for sharing your story.

[@ronbenjamin4351]

God Bless! Tanner you’re a hero!

[@sherizazzetti1824]

Sending prayers, I just lost my mom. Due to lung cancer terminal she died in 5 weeks, Cancer sucks, I wish they would find a cure for cancer

[@SanFernandoValleyRose]

I feel so bad for this young man and his wife. My mother had colon cancer when she was 51 and she survived it but she passed from Leukemia when she was 85. I have tested positive for blood in that area three times but I won't go through a colonoscopy because of the pain, I am 78 years old and I hope my time is up sooner than later. I hope he can enjoy his life with the time he has left.😢🙏💔❤

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

What pain? Your out of it the whole time

[@annetfranklin5516]

Gracias por compartir esto con el público , es necesario que la gente aprenda sobre seguro de vida y las enfermedades llegan así repentina mente

[@maxsredditreadingclub8353]

Hope you live long x😊

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Agreed.

[@joannewynn4431]

Thank you for sharing your difficult journey!

[@shelbisueno9647]

Colon cancer took a friend of mine 5 days ago. I’m still torn up about it. She fought a good fight. I had just talked to her and then a week later she was gone 😔

[@angieselenge7940]

God bless you guys .I admire your courage;)

[@Soymaxlbc]

Love your guy’s story ❤, thanks for sharing the story.

[@applejellypucci]

As a death doula I love the idea of a living funeral. What a beautiful couple! I wish that they had more time together.

[@Julie-si3hi]

I had no idea that was a thing! Beautiful and what a privilege

[@marshabailey1121]

Mark Hamill is known to be a super good guy; you picked a great celeb hero. What a beautiful celebration of life; what an incredible gesture. Blessings.

[@AmandaAllen-c2q]

5:26 I had my Papa Carlyle (mom's mom) pass away from stomach and esophageal cancer in 2010. Cancer SUCKS. Then my Daddy died in December 2020 after beating throat cancer..his heart just gave out.

[@krish-zx77]

God bless this couples

[@trishsavage5790]

God bless and thank you for sharing your story.

[@exiromero7597]

Thank you! Both of you for sharing your story, is very important always talk about our wishes for our own funeral plans one day, is very therapeutic for us, to be prepared, even when it's not easy to talk about it. God bless all of you 🙏🏼❤️

[@Amk4792]

His woman is amazing. Truly a wonderful person. My wife divorced me for “feelings” to run off with another man and with my 4 year old girl. Yet, Shay stood by his side through every second. She is one in a billion.

[@RainFall-wz2yp]

came home crying on balcony, listening to good good father by Chris tomlin, and gratitude by brandon lake, wailing my soul out, because I want to be closer to jesus and I don't know how to be, and because I miss and long for Bryan from the very core of my being

[@sbsb6481]

Whose Bryan?

[@nimbly1693]

My little brother died at 25 from lymphoma. Cancer sucks.

[@bigchina5279]

Praying 🙏🏻 🤲🏻 ❤ cancer really sucks!

[@angelique2150]

So very sad. He's so young and should have a long life ahead of him. So many young people die from this disease. This young man seems like such a nice guy. It will be a true loss for the world and, of course, his loved ones.

[@lisamunoz2684]

Thank you for sharing your story! 🤗❤️

[@leemayhan4199]

I admire this couple for their strength together, their being open and taking head on the diagnosis of terminal cancer and how the young man wants to prep for death feeling that he would be ready when his time comes.

[@dearboy05]

Putting an ad in the middle of this is diabolical

[@QueenReina6419]

Well done Warrior! God bless you!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@justinisbecoming]

Sending sooooo much love to you both and your families!

[@margaretwallace2021]

So courageous. God be with you. So sad

[@amywantland5359]

I love how much they live and love each other. God Bless.

[@TheVikingblonde]

Such a sad story. Everyone needs to pay attention to their body and advocate for their health. It's a shame that you just can't have a colonoscopy at any age without having to fight doctors and insurance companies to get it. I was lucky that my colon cancer was found at stage 3. Wishing the best for this lovely couple.

[@elizabethod]

Praying for him❤

[@MeoMiyo]

Beautiful couple. He sounds amazing.

[@Galvin-j7u]

Last year my sister-in-law was diagnosed with liver cancer. I watched her go from disbelief, to acceptance and finally end of life. Just knowing she’s no longer in pain and that death is imminent keeps me going forward.

[@beach-px5dy]

Picc lines suck I see him with one and brings me back to when I had mine. I battled sepsis this year I couldn’t imagine battling sepsis and terminal cancer at the same time. My grandfather has stage 4 prostate cancer for over 15 years and still kicking it he did every other treatment besides chemo. I hope he pushes through or at least spend time rest of his life spending time with his family.

[@Xane_Dragon]

Exactly. My mother's husband has had bone cancer for 17 years and hasn't had any treatment. He's still living!

[@paulconlan180]

Always remember their is no way to avoid the death of your body but your soul will love forever