Omar Henry

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  1. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Thoughts and prayers with this guy, He's got pancreatic cancer. Saw a thread in GF.

    Friends surrounding the unbeaten fighter admit that “it’s not looking good for him right now, but he’s still fighting. One day at a time” as he eyes February 8, when he turns just 26 years old. Henry hopes to make it to that point, but it’s far from the only goal has he set for 2013.

    “I’m coming back by the end of the year,” insists Henry (12-0-1, 9KO), whose last fight was a ten-round shutout over Tyrone Selders last June. The Chicago-born fighter – who now calls Houston home – didn’t quite take to his first attempt at chemotherapy, but is scheduled for a second treatment on Monday.

    He's been in hospital for two months now. Horrible news lads and this is how quick things can change in life. Hope like all sufferer's he pulls through.

    Just thought i'd share.
     
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  2. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    :-( Agreed. Horrible..
     
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  3. |A|C|S|

    |A|C|S| Boxing Junkie banned

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    Hope he call pull through
    Whats the chances of gettin better from stage 4 tho?
     
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  4. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Doesn't seem good mate, I presume it's advanced. Not clued up on Cancer. Scary stuff..

    Edit: Mick knows his stuff.
     
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    Shittt
    When I read this stuff happening to boxers it gets to me that little bit more because this is the only sport I follow
    Hope he can make a miracle comeback the support he'd get again if he fought would be nuts
     
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  6. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    thoughts with the man and his family
     
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  7. Jdsm

    Jdsm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :-(
     
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  8. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    26 years old. That is brutal. Life seems very cruel.
     
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  9. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    Shocking. Absolutely terrible
     
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  10. KidJackal

    KidJackal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Poor guy, horrible for anyone to go through that...
     
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  11. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    Cancer in general is bad. Pancreatic cancer is one of the very worst.

    This is awful news. Poor guy.
     
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  12. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Absolutely awful.

    The stats....from American Cancer Society.

    5-year relative survival for pancreatic cancer
    Stage IA 37%
    Stage IB 21%
    Stage IIA 12%
    Stage IIB 6%
    Stage III 2%
    Stage IV 1%

    You gotta think if only 37% survive more than 5 years with stage I the prognosis for stage 4 is extremely, extremely poor.

    Wish the guy all the luck in the world, truly awful.
     
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    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I also read something from a cancer specialist who has never seen anyone survive more than 18 months w/ stage 4 pancreatic and the vast majority die within 6 months to a year at best. Not statistics, but anecdotal evidence this is really bad. The guys dropped to 130lbs so he's obviously getting more and more frail.

    Shocked.
     
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  14. richiedooley

    richiedooley The CHAMP Full Member

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    Very sad news, my thoughts are with him. 1% is only a statistic though, so hopefully he will be that 1% and make a recovery :-/
     
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  15. MyName

    MyName Simon Adebisi Full Member

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    Didn't Micheal Douglas beat stage IV cancer?

    Altough he had throat cancer but I'm sure that was not a walk in the park either.
     
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