Robin Gibb, who announced in January 2012 that he had never been ‘at death’s door’, passed away with colon cancer that had spread to the liver.
After been diagnosed for 18 months with colon cancer that had spread to the liver, Robin gave an interview in Januari 2012, saying that:
- the doctors found the results of his chemotherapy spectacular and
- that he had never been "at death’s door".
As such Robin summarized unknowingly 2 misconceptions that surround metastatic liver cancer.
First and foremost: you can feel still in a decent state of health when only a few cancer cells have spread to the liver. After all, some people donate part of their liver to others. And Robin was right: you aren’t at death’s door yet when you are diagnosed. But to quote the crude words the specialist told us when our father was diagnosed with his metastatic liver cancer: "your father is dying": you could be far away from death’s door, but the door will be sucking you in like a magnet.
Secondly there are the "spectacular results" Robin’s doctor mentioned about the chemotherapy. Unfortunately, most doctors know that chemotherapy isn’t the cure for metastatic liver cancer. Most doctors sometimes are surprised that the chemotherapy is putting the cancer seriously on hold without killing the patient first. Or like Bill says: "the cancer is not killing me but the chemo is. "(December 2, 2011)
Our deepest condolences to friends and family of Robin Gibb.
Please visit and support Bill – who like Robin Gibb – is fighting colon cancer that is spread to his liver at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bill_owen