KVG_DC Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Barneveld said: OOPS!! I meant the scores....... the other stuff is none of my business. I'm just happy to hear you're on the road to remission and wishing you the best going forward. Hah. As someone who had kidney stone surgery involving a cystoscopy this summer (nothing as serious as hostrauser's journey) I recognize the point at which, "I've been through enough there's just no point for me in holding back the details" becomes one's modus operandi. Here's to living life to the fullest while ya got it! Edited July 16, 2023 by KVG_DC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewill Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, hostrauser said: When we last saw our intrepid hero, he was undergoing a battery of tests (some of which involved objects being shoved in uncomfortable areas). On August 1st, 2022 the verdict came back: stage 4 colorectal cancer that had metastasized to the liver. Not the news I was hoping for. I was three weeks shy of my 46th birthday. A large part of the past year has been spent in hospitals and cancer wards having gallons of poison injected into my body. The goal was to knock the cancer down enough that they could perform a bowel resection and remove part of my liver. Seventeen rounds of chemotherapy and one week of radiation later, tests in May, 2023 could not detect any signs of active cancer in my body. We actually overshot the goal: both of my oncological surgeons agreed that surgery was no longer necessary, at least not right now. In June we decided to shut down chemo to let my body recover. My next round of tests is in early August and, if those come back clean, I will officially be in remission. Far too early to say we've won the war, but the first major battle has gone as well as we could have hoped, literally a best case scenario. I thank you for all of your prayers and good thoughts. To the delight of some and the dismay of others, I don't intend on leaving any time soon. So, in the words of Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force: "God has allowed me to live another day, and I'm about to make it everyone's problem." In DCI, everyone is facing the usual perennial problem: how to catch up to the Blue Devils. Forget going undefeated: will Concord even lose a CAPTION this season? Also, while Vanguard is inactive, another corps is stepping up to try to ensure that California continues to have three finalist corps. 99.045 Blue Devils 96.742 Bluecoats 96.517 Boston Crusaders 96.180 Carolina Crown 93.180 Phantom Regiment 92.078 Mandarins 90.711 Cadets 89.567 Blue Stars 88.956 Cavaliers 87.689 Troopers 87.433 Colts 84.440 Pacific Crest 82.923 Crossmen 82.736 Blue Knights 82.571 Madison Scouts 82.121 Spirit of Atlanta 81.582 Academy 79.217 Music City 79.185 Blue Devils B 76.129 Gold 75.215 Genesis 74.731 Spartans 73.194 Jersey Surf 71.011 Golden Empire 68.106 Cascades 67.426 Impulse 66.947 Southwind 66.894 River City Rhythm 66.191 Vessel 64.830 The Battalion 64.468 7th Regiment 63.830 Guardians 61.947 Colt Cadets 60.095 Blue Devils C 59.726 Heat Wave 58.979 Raiders TBD Les Stentors Great news! As for the scores, this is awesome! I do think it will take 86+ to get 12th this year solely on how high the early season scores are. That leads me to think the top 10 will break 90....but all a wild guess with no formulas used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawdn Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Glad you are here and stirring up trouble on DCP. Sending positive energy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutasaurus Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 You’ve been through the mill but came out of this in pretty good shape. And for this, we are so very thankful. It’s great to have you back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Anova Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Welcome back 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwellian Wiress Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Congrats! I'm so glad you're feeling well. I don't think I've ever seen you round here but can already tell I love your sense of humor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Wonderful news I am personally pulling for Les Stentors to show up 150-strong & sew major chaos in the 12-16 rankings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWW11 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Welcome back. We missed you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 18 minutes ago, DWW11 said: Welcome back. We missed you! There are others missing from DCP so far this season that I pray are in as good health as OP. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: There are others missing from DCP so far this season that I pray are in as good health as OP. Yah. I DM reached out to one I've had side conversations with in the past often. No response yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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