r/cancer • u/Enough-Scholar7153 • 5d ago

Patient 👋 Who here is going through terminal?

Hello everyone, I didn’t want to feel alone in this situation but I wanted to know who is going through terminal stage and how are you coping? Thank you 🙏

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u/ItzGoghTime 5d ago

I haven’t been told I’m terminal, but I’m stage 4 incurable. On my 4th line of treatment I have one line left after this and a clinical trial. Some days I am at peace with death and others I’m not. I’m kinda a mixed bag of nuts right now.

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u/TheEvilSatanist 5d ago

What's the difference in "incurable" vs "terminal?"

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u/Bruce_McBruce 5d ago

Not a doctor, but I've heard that terminal means death is likely within the next 12 months. And I was first diagnosed as "incurable but very treatable", meaning they hoped that treatments could give me years or even decades more.

That was over 6 years ago, and I've tried and failed with a bunch of treatments since then (some better than others) so if I'm not terminal now then I'm pretty close to it. But at least i got that extra time to spend with my family.