{"id":1396,"date":"2013-01-31T21:36:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2013\/01\/31\/theos-fight-a-unique-story\/"},"modified":"2013-01-31T21:36:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:36:23","slug":"theos-fight-a-unique-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/theos-fight-a-unique-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Theo\u2019s fight a unique story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">A bit about Theo and me, his wife, Debbie:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">We were a normal couple with ups and downs: busy, hard working, living our lives to the fullest and making plans for the future. We had no idea what lay ahead.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1395\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/images.theos_.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/images.theos_.jpg 700w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/images.theos_-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Friday, September 11th, 2009:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">the day that changed life as we knew it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">On that day, Theo was diagnosed with stage 4, advanced prostate cancer with metastases to his bones. Theo was 47 years old, &#8216;too young&#8217; the doctors had said. But in fact, Theo had been requesting a prostate test since he was 42, only to be told it was unnecessary given his age.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Theo was now a statistic.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Theo&#8217;s prognosis:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">2 months to 5 years<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Although older men typically die from old age and not from prostate cancer itself, it is not the case for younger men.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">In Theo&#8217;s case, the prostate cancer had metastasized and spread so quickly that it affected 80% of his bones.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">The first months after the diagnosis, life was almost normal. With medication, the pain was controlled.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">On Friday, December 17th, 2010,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">after a lovely evening spent with family, suddenly Theo doubled over in pain.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">This was the beginning of the debilitating pain, the physical deterioration, the loss of work and the impact on the social aspect of our lives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Theo began chemotherapy treatments on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011. He was scheduled to start a second round of treatments on November 22nd, 2012 when he was told his body was too frail to handle it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">I need your help to get Theo this alternative treatment as quickly as possible. If I could do it on my own, I would, but life has thrown me curve balls and has put me in a position where I need to ask for your help. Your generosity will bring me a step close to helping the love of my life.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theosfight.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div>http:\/\/www.theosfight.com<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A bit about Theo and me, his wife, Debbie: We were a normal couple with ups and downs: busy, hard working, living our lives to the fullest and making plans for the future. 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