[Donut62]

Originally Posted by fat_wilhelm

Thanks. We actually got her into a very progressive clinical trial last fall when she was diagnosed with stage 3B cancer and couldn't even stand up due to the pain. The tumor was inoperable and wrapped around her blood supply. Her blood screens showed cancer levels so high that her doctors didn't think she would make it through treatment.

Today, after some very hard months of treatment and lots and lots of weight loss, she is in remission, thanks to the gene therapy trial she enrolled in. The main cancer level reading has gone from 19,000 at diagnosis to 240 this past Friday and it continues to drop. She looks great and has returned to a healthy weight. Even her doctor is giddy-ecstatic.

As you probably know, there is rarely any such thing as remission w/ pancreatic cancer. 99% of the time, you get it, then you die, so this is the best result we could have hoped for, regardless of what the future brings.

That's an awesome story. Gene therapy is some exciting stuff.

[ronin0352]

Originally Posted by fat_wilhelm

I was thinking about something to do w/ pancreatic cancer since my aunt has gone through a lot w/ that lately. We shall see.

JRT, nice vid!

Sounds like a good one to me fatty, for what my vote's worth.

[JRT6]

Originally Posted by bacon

I've been doing ring pushups for awhile now. They ain't easy. Did you buy those things or make them?

Yep. I got the nylon packing strap, two clamps and a piece of PVC pipe at the hardware store for under $15- as compared to $55- for the fancy ones at EliteFTS. The only thing I don't like about mine is the straps are wide and I think that's adding some stability to the lifts but I couldn't find anything narrower w/o driving around and wasting gas and time.

Thanks for the positve feedback on the video guys, I didn't know if anyone would be into pushups or not.

Pancreatic cancer is a terrrible disease. I had a co-worker who died of it and I don't know who it was harder on, him or his family and friends.

[Team Dragonfire]

finally got a video!

[Klotz]

405 or 495?

[Team Dragonfire]

fo-fity

[JRT6]

Good lift just becareful about pulling to one side as you can really eff up your back

[Team Dragonfire]

was i pulling harder on my right?

i'd assume to correct this i should reverse my grip often.

[Team Dragonfire]

just made a medley as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqnPAwF38MI

[JRT6]

Originally Posted by Team Dragonfire

was i pulling harder on my right?

Right at the end of the video you can see your right shoulder twist back a bit.

Since I can't hold a lot of weight anymore I've been experimenting in my DL and the other day I tried sumo with a stance so wide I only had to move a few inches it seemed. I got bored at 20 some reps with 315. I really don't see the point in DLing like that when the stance makes the weight irrelevant.