SHAWN FARRAH

1) I got to slow dance with @dfarrah426 at our middle kid’s marriage reception Saturday night. It may not sound like much, but I was mostly wheelchair bound from January until just a few weeks ago. Combine that with the bad scan results I just got & I tried to savor every second.

@JJSingleton1 Just keep on going JJ, I know how hard this has been on you, but you just continue to defy the odds. You also continue to save lives by advocating. Congrats on this huge milestone, love you brother!!

9 years ago today I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age of 27. The odds said I wouldn't make it 5 years the approved treatments failed many including me at times didn't think id ever see 30 but here I am getting chemo round 155 today beat the odds by 3 years and counting

@gotthegistofit So sorry to read this Chris, you’ve given everything you had to this💪🏻

This Sunday will certainly be my last running event. There are some things I just can’t do any more. I don’t know what next year holds but I won’t be giving up though. ❤️

@ThanksCancer After discussions with my oncologist & my wife, I’ve decided to enter hospice. Chemo & my clinical trial both failed & I felt stopping treatment was better than my remaining chemo option. I’ve decided I want quality for whatever time I have left instead of quantity.

@JJSingleton1 Me too JJ.

@JJSingleton1 Same brother

I wish sports and sports teams didn't have such a hold on me. Life would be easier

@GoldAndBlueNtn @PatMcAfeeShow @TonyCaridi This is fantastic!!!

"This is the @PatMcAfeeShow. This isn't the Tony Caridi Show." Not much has changed with @TonyCaridi and Pat McAfee over the years 🤷 #HailWV

@GoldAndBlueNtn Jo zo u Usuau. b. ?

After it did not allow a goal in its first two matches, the #WVU women’s soccer team has now lost two consecutive games. #HailWV / Recap from Penn State: trib.al/Dli4fR3

Happy #NationalDogDay, here are a few pics of our furry son Miles.

1 week. LFG 💪🏽

I am dedicating every tackle and turnover I make this season to raise money for Maddox Potter, a 16 y/o from WV with stage four cancer. Please pledge a donation for every tackle or turnover I make this season to help Maddox beat cancer!!! #HailWV 💙💛 champsraise.com/athletes/garne…

@TheCancerSutra What’s your favorite distance (for me it’s half marathon)?

I've run (if we want to call it that) 400m each of the last 3 mornings to test my leg out. ~5:00 (had to walk, so DNF) 3:31 (still essentially walking) 1:54 (plodding) My PR is 52 seconds set 18 years ago (51.9 actually because track people lol) At this rate I should be breaking that tomorrow 😬 #thankscancer #melanoma

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Please think of us tomorrow morning. We have some extremely tough decisions to make. Unfortunately, it may be months before we’ll know if we made a good decision. #ColorectalCancer

@DicusJoe @ThanksCancer @JulieCromley Wow, that’s amazing Joe!

@ThanksCancer @JulieCromley I have great outcome from my treatments. Cancer had spread everywhere. Found a surgeon in St. Louis. He got most all the cancer out. It reappeared later and we used a new fangled radiation and it destroyed the new cancer. 6 years later I’m still NED. There can be hope!

From the TC mailbag: Recently posted about clear scans, cuz I was so elated! I got a reply saying I’m insensitive to celebrate being rescued from cancer — when so many carcinomies are still waiting for rescue. I felt bad & deleted my happy post. What is appropriate to share?

@colin_dunlap That’s awesome, hope she achieves her dreams💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

I will forever post this photo on each first day of school for Brenley. She wants to be an Oncologist. Know why? Because she’s a cancer survivor who fought through hell. We were in hospital with her and saw firsthand. One of the toughest people I have ever seen in my life. ❤️🎗

There is so much courage in oncology, not just in patients who weigh the risk/benefit of chemo & proceed after informed consent, but also in those who decide to focus exclusively on quality of life You and Whose Army? | The Oncologist | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

@ThanksCancer Rectum, liver, lungs. They’re what’s for dinner.

Cancer: showing us which body part is the most delicious.

@stacy_hurt Congrats Stacy! That is such a huge milestone, so happy for you!!!!

From an 8% chance of surviving 5 years to celebrating TEN YEARS of beating down stage IV #coloncancer 💪 Take THAT cancer!!! 👊 BTW- my shirt says “Badass” 🙌 #grateful #thankful #blessed #cancerfree #thriver

@rossell_sarah Great to stay hydrated.

At the infusion center getting hydration, pain meds and anti-emetics. My nurse today got it on the first try! 😲 #HarrisWalzLandslide2024 💙💙💙

@TheCancerSutra Glad recovery is going well for you Mike!

Keeping it mildly NSFW and about my groin 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ A few people asked me about getting a lymph node excision and how bad it is/what recovery is like. I’m exactly one week out from my lymphadenectomy and I have two scars from others right above this incision. I’ve had wildly varying results in recovery; the first one was maybe the most painful medical procedure of my life, and I’ve had plenty of those. I was bedridden for a month (to be fair, I also had 50 stitches/staples in my calf). Because of my prior experience, I was legitimately scared for this one. Luckily, I got a renowned surgeon who specializes in this type of procedure, and it has made a huge difference. I tried to get the best lighting/angle possible for this pic - both for vanity and information. Minimal swelling 1 week out, still bruising all down my quad. Don’t get me wrong, it still hurts like a bitch, but I’m treating recovery like my job: -Scheduled icing/elevation -Using a massage gun -Going on walks/mini workouts -Eating cleanly so I don’t feel like shit -Cycling NSAIDs -Weed so I can sleep (vs. painkillers) This might seem like a lot of superfluous details about a minor procedure, but I think sharing stuff like this helps. I believe seeing real anecdotes from relatable people is much more reassuring than clinical information (though that stuff is obviously important and takes precedence). Mostly I just wanted to show you my groin 😜 #thankscancer #melanoma #surgery