Death Impends 7,373 Posted February 23, 2016 May 11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted February 23, 2016 May 27th, just before Carlisle United romp to play-off final victory. Note; well into double figures in sweepstake entry hereabouts, yet to win one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted February 23, 2016 Could be less than 3 months, could be more. I'll go for more - August 7th... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,605 Posted February 23, 2016 July 10, 2016. Born 6 months after Bowie, dies 6 months after Bowie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,969 Posted February 24, 2016 I'll take June 14. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 2,955 Posted February 24, 2016 June 4th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Toast 14,847 Posted February 24, 2016 These bloody sweepstakes. Open a thread thinking there might be news to find it's just another guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted February 25, 2016 https://twitter.com/diski/status/702883605551382528:Well according to this she doesn`t think she will make 3 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,565 Posted February 25, 2016 31st March Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted February 25, 2016 https://twitter.com/diski/status/702883605551382528:Well according to this she doesn`t think she will make 3 months.Yeah, doctors usually tend to overestimate survival times of terminal patients by a little (or at least give a date near the upper end of the confidence interval) in order not to make things worse than they already are (also: knowing that if they DO survive longer than that, they might sue them). 10 April. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted February 25, 2016 Yeah if a Doctor gives you a time scale like that it is almost certainly accurate or overly optimistic !They are normally very reluctant to say how long so they must have found it in several other organs or something equally dire.Also on a side note has anyone heard of any of her work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,763 Posted February 25, 2016 Well, it depends. Someone I am quite fond of was told they had "about three weeks left" due to cancer in 2006. His response was to go "Right, fine, I'm going to enjoy myself while I can." He's still going a decade later, and no one is quite sure how. So it depends on the person and circumstances. But that said, in Diski's case, she's fucked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted February 25, 2016 Well, it depends. Someone I am quite fond of was told they had "about three weeks left" due to cancer in 2006. His response was to go "Right, fine, I'm going to enjoy myself while I can." He's still going a decade later, and no one is quite sure how. So it depends on the person and circumstances. But that said, in Diski's case, she's fucked. That is true.I think I am over generalising by using this case as an example! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted February 26, 2016 July 8, 2017, on her party-pooping 70th birthday. That puts Sir Creep's guesstimate at a whopping 14 months beyond her physician's. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted February 27, 2016 Yeah if a Doctor gives you a time scale like that it is almost certainly accurate or overly optimistic !They are normally very reluctant to say how long so they must have found it in several other organs or something equally dire.Also on a side note has anyone heard of any of her work? Apparently Piers Sellers was given 12-18 months last month, even with stage 4 pancreatic cancer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 2,955 Posted February 27, 2016 Yeah if a Doctor gives you a time scale like that it is almost certainly accurate or overly optimistic !They are normally very reluctant to say how long so they must have found it in several other organs or something equally dire.Also on a side note has anyone heard of any of her work? Apparently Piers Sellers was given 12-18 months last month, even with stage 4 pancreatic cancer... So far as I am aware Cancer Stages are a only a guideline as to how far the cancer has spread and not a 'life expectancy' diagnosis. Stage 4 refers to metastasised or 'spread to another organ'. Amongst many other possiblities of variation between individuals there appears to be no difference in this somewhat simplistic numbering system between one other organ and many other organs. If such is correct, there could well be wide variations in the prognosis of different people although they all may have "stage 4". Thus comparing Diski's life expectancy directly with that of anyone else with 'stage 4' isn't meaningful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted February 29, 2016 Yeah if a Doctor gives you a time scale like that it is almost certainly accurate or overly optimistic !They are normally very reluctant to say how long so they must have found it in several other organs or something equally dire.Also on a side note has anyone heard of any of her work? Apparently Piers Sellers was given 12-18 months last month, even with stage 4 pancreatic cancer... That is very strange.The average for Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer is 4-6 months.Also he had been feeling shit for 9 months before his diagnosis in October which is a very bad sign as it means it has been detected particularly late.He already looks like Patrick Swayze towards the end.He is clearly gaunt and pale to the extent that if you didn`t know he was ill you would probably guess that something was badly wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,023 Posted March 10, 2016 Not much in the way of Diski updates recently, although we did learn that she is in the mood for walnut cake and that her least favourite Louis Malle film is Zazie dans le métro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted March 10, 2016 Not much in the way of Diski updates recently, although we did learn that she is in the mood for walnut cake and that her least favourite Louis Malle film is Zazie dans le métro. It is a bit of a let down if you're expecting lots of action in the Métro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
