Zone1 Encouragement for member and friend Dale Smith

[Hossfly]

Dale Smith is experiencing a severe medical condition and needs some moral support. I won't go into details but if anyone wants to contact Dale, there are a couple methods to use. He checks the forums often and replies to messages. To get his attention, tag him in your replies. Also you can PM him. He likes to talk to people and you can PM him for his phone number or you can give him yours. He plans on visiting me in the near future when he returns home. I will keep the board informed of his situation and progress.

 

[deannalw]

I wish the very best for him. Thanks for letting us know, Hoss.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Aside from the political bullshit...........nobody seems to be having a very good year.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I hope he improves and feels better soon. May the forum provide some comfort for him.

Of course prayers as always if this is a severe health issue.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

I love this guy.
He's one of my favorite new comics on the circuit.
Hope Mr. Dale gets a good giggle out of it.

 

[Thunk]

You're bigger & tougher than this dale! You can win! Hang in there and just remember what curly said to billy crystal...

I SHIT BIGGER THAN YOU!

 

[night_son]

Dale Smith is experiencing a severe medical condition and needs some moral support. I won't go into details but if anyone wants to contact Dale, there are a couple methods to use. He checks the forums often and replies to messages. To get his attention, tag him in your replies. Also you can PM him. He likes to talk to people and you can PM him for his phone number or you can give him yours. He plans on visiting me in the near future when he returns home. I will keep the board informed of his situation and progress.

We'll keep him in our prayers and pass the word for prayers around our part of the world.

 

[MarathonMike]

Dale Smith is experiencing a severe medical condition and needs some moral support. I won't go into details but if anyone wants to contact Dale, there are a couple methods to use. He checks the forums often and replies to messages. To get his attention, tag him in your replies. Also you can PM him. He likes to talk to people and you can PM him for his phone number or you can give him yours. He plans on visiting me in the near future when he returns home. I will keep the board informed of his situation and progress.

Thanks Hossfly, I always liked Dale I noticed he hadn't posted in quite awhile. Hope he recovers soon.

 

[Gracie]

Dale Smith DUDE!!! You hang in there. Too many are dyin' around here and I don't want you joining them. You have my prayers.

I hate talking on the phone, but if you need anything and I can supply it besides a telephone, holler. I am not around often, but I do check in every day even if I don't post.

 

[skye]

Sending thoughts of strength and harmony to you Dale~

Get well soon.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Hang in there Dale Smith you got this.

 

[Dale Smith]

I gave Hoss the "go ahead" to update you all of what I am dealing with those that I care about here. I was signed off for hospice care because I have been just that bad. I beat colon cancer six years ago when it looked like I was going to succumb to it. I did the "juicing" treatment and I felt sheepish when I beat that but I believe that the support I got here played a huge part.....I am not out of the woods yet but the protocol of vitamin regiment and this 3 in one drug called Biktarvy that costs 3K month is already helping. I have an appetite now and have gone from 139 Pds to 146 and that is just 8 days since I started the regiment. I am covered in cancerous and painful legions and bumps all over my upper face, neck and back that itch that even .5 percent Lidocaine barely take the edge off. As you know, my son died in February and I couldn't eat and two months later is when I got really sick.

BTW, my heart was broken when I heard about Ridgerunner and Kat leaving us. I want you all to know that I hated to see posters from our side being dogpiled and I defended them and interjected when I saw it. The leftists are cowards at the core and only feel safety in numbers. It takes twenty of them to one of me an they would still lose which is why they hated me or would abandon a thread. Funny thing about facts versus emotions....they can't refute it. Thank you for the well wishes. I have an affection for those that are actually awake. I love ol Hoss. He is one tough dude and he is dealing with his own health issues as well as his wife.....keep him in your thoughts and prayers....if you don't mind? I would like to copy and paste something I wrote on FB tonight.....

Just an update for those that have been concerned about me and what I am dealing with. My little brother Eric Smith convinced me to move back to Amarillo, Texas to live in the house our daddy left us. Eric did most of the legwork to get me get into a non-profit organization that subsidizes the 3K worth of meds I am going to have need to help me with the time I have left. He is practically a doctor, has a full case load but finds the time to help me navigate the mountain of red-tape to get me in it. It's not that I am lazy, I have just been too weak to jump through the hoops. My case worker told me that I had a couple of months to live had I not started the protocol of meds. 8 days in and I already feel better. My appetite has returned and my energy level is ten times better than it was. My case worker told me that they can only do so much and the success of this depends on my will to live....that's a tough one because since my son died? I have suffered from a case of "I just don't give a shit". I have always had a low self-esteem anyway, like I was the least important in any room I was in. So many people have had my back....supported and encouraged me even it was just a text message or an IM . I have been through hell and back....but I was never alone.
I never wanted pity (still don't) but what I needed was for those I have always been there for through "thick and thin' and gave help too even when it put me in a bind. Where are you?? People I have known for as long as 30 years have deserted me. I know we all have busy lives and I don't want to be coddled. I will send a text or an IM and I'm not even acknowledged.....a few words of encouragement is all I wanted. Those that do care, far out number those that have blown me off. I am going to beat this and make the most of the time I do have. But do me a favor....for those that had not even so much as a minute to reply to me? Don't expect me to feign happiness at seeing you......because my goal is to come home by December. I would NEVER and have never deserted someone I thought of as a friend. We toss that word around too loosely. Those that have taken the time to inquire about me know exactly what I mean....just needed to get this off my chest.
I asked my caseworker "Why me, I'm a nobody and I am going to be 59 years old" she said "You are a human being and we have a mission to do what we can". I plan on volunteering and be an advocate for those that are going through what I have. Pay it forward.....

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[WinterBorn]

Hang in there, Dale. I hope things work out for the best.

 

[Dale Smith]

My ex-sister in law is dying of cancer........I never thought this song would apply to me.....I hate the "f" he drops as it wasn't necessary.

The line that gets me the most is "It's one thing that is clear to me.......no one dies with dignity....we just try and ignore the elephant somehow". I always "tear up" when I hear this song".

 

[Vastator]

Stay strong man. I'm rootin' for ya.

 

[miketx]

Hang in there Dale!

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

Dale,
You've got this! You are surviving the death of your son; no small feat at that! Use him as your strength. I put odds on you being home before December.

 

[Disir]

Hang in there, Dale!

 

[SassyIrishLass]

You can do this thing, Dale. I'll keep you in my prayers

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Praying that God grants you the inner peace and strength through this journey.