mymango

I thought he was undergoing radiotherapy? It's Kate undergoing chemo. Anyway, his doctors are very encouraged, and the fact he's returning to public duties means they're not too worried about his immune system. They're also positive about his prospects for recovery. Surely it makes more sense to trust his actual medical team than the rumour mill? There's no suggestion of it being a terminal diagnosis.

They did say she had chronic mobility problems, though. Not once did they say she was making progress. Funny though how it's journalists saying he's getting worse while his actual doctors are saying the opposite. Who to believe...

When did they do this with the Queen? They never said she made encouraging progress. Also, it's weird how similar rumours aren't surfacing about Kate. She looks far worse than him.

It's more the way people are acting as if he doesn't have a chance, as if they've got a crystal ball. He's definitely got a chance, he's not given up nor have his doctors. People can live for years with the disease.

I don't accept this narrative at all. It's absolutely ridiculous to assume that when he's literally planning to tour Australia later this year.

You could say I've learnt from experience.

What was moronic or irritating in what I've said? I don't dispute their contributions, just in this instance I think they should be scrutinised. I've also tried to quote insightful commentary if you had a look through my post history. I'm not facepalming anyone now, and I've enjoyed this website just as genuinely as anyone. We can agree to disagree. Understood. I'll try to only respond to replies directed at me today. Of course he's in a dire situation, cancer is always dire. That doesn't mean he's done for.

Yes, and it could very well be from the same source. Even so, other intel suggests he's "progressing well" in his treatment.

And it could just as well be the reverse, in that once Charles returns to work they might start preparing us for her demise. Is this meant to be surprising? He's literally got cancer, of course he's very unwell. People can live with cancer for years, as most of us here should know by now. There are other rumours that's he's doing as well as can be expected. Again, people can live with cancer for years. If my tone was twattish, I apologise, but your intel isn't infallible. As much as it might be difficult for him now, it doesn't mean he's done for. He wants to fight it and his doctors are throwing everything possible at it.

He would do well to clarify that he meant to say Charles has fucked, therefore, the King is going to fuck cancer.

It's been weeks since I've had a back and forth with someone on that thread, is what I meant.

TQR said it about me first, so I think both questions are better directed to them.

No more than Ulitzer has a fetish for the King dying.

No, it's not you, Jeremy.

I'm undecided. I'll probably go back to lurking once my muse is gone.

So, the sources are all over the place. The truth is likely somewhere in-between.

Knew it.

When was the last time I posted there? It must've been weeks ago. Ulitzer messaged me to say his source "came from a head of a newspaper who spoke directly with the King's surgeon".

Ulitzer messaged me to say "he's fucked".

The idea that the King's surgeon would divulge private medical information to a guy at a newspaper, fully expecting him to keep his counsel, beggars belief, surely? I've hardly done most of the posting there. You've probably got me confused with tango.

Whatever. Just don't write him off. Look at how many times we've written Carter off. It's entirely possible he gets through this and you know that.

You've made a name for yourself as a twat on this forum, so I'd be careful throwing stones in that glasshouse.

You're a Wikipedia editor, like me, and I expected more from you. I still do, even after all this, since you've done a lot of good work there.

No, you can't label someone a nutjob for calling out unverifiable information based on anonymous sources that can't be independently confirmed. The idea that whoever you spoke to was able to get the King's surgeon to divulge private medical information? How on earth are you this gullible? I'm not giving a name, bad or otherwise, to anyone. I just think it's absolutely outrageous to be writing off the King's life. It's completely disgusting and I think anybody with a shred of decency would agree. I've frequented this forum for over a decade, so I think I'll be fine.

It's entirely possible Charles beats the odds just like Carter did. It's absolutely possible and I don't know why you're being so cynical about his prospects based on anonymous, unnamed sources that you haven't been able to independently verify. If that source told you they were sleeping with the Princess of Wales, would you believe them as well? To believe this rubbish is so ridiculous it would be laughable if it wasn't so outrageous and borderline treasonous. Whoever gave you that misinformation is a scumbag of the highest order.