Silent Sam update

Silent Sam · 01-22-2015, 07:14 PM

I just want to send what may be a final message to all my biker friends in the wind. Check my posts. Hope you understand that I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in July of 2014. I have authorized my niece and nephew from Boise, Idaho to update my condition and status as all you good friends on Vulcan Bagger forum would like to know how I am doing. Considering that they have their life and responsibilities, don't expect a lot of time and endeavors spent here trying to update things. It is just enough to let you know what's been happening to me.

I am now in hospice at a skilled nursing facility. I will say in parting that if any of you have not had a CT scan for bladder cancer by the time you are in your late 30's to early 40's you had better get it done. You do not want this happening to you. Under the law, in the state of California, hospice and nursing home care and Veteran's care services will all smilingly lead you in to a trap you can't get out of. I do not recommend doing anything that you don't have a lawyer and a damn good check out before hand. I have been in pain and agony. When they say "pain relief" they are lying to you.

I am in too much discomfort to try to add to this thing. I am calling it quits. My niece is typing this for me now, but I don't want to burden her down with all I could say about this situation. This is the final posting you will hear from me directly. Any future postings under my username will be written by my niece or nephew with my permission, but not dictated by me. Please don't burden them with questions or private emails. Thanks.

I don't expect my life to last more than a few more days.

sly · 01-22-2015, 07:41 PM

There are no words that can be said after reading your message Sam, Life is made of two dates separated by a dash, I wish to think you made the best of the dash part. My thoughts are with you and your family.

ldhthept · 01-22-2015, 07:45 PM

Mr Sam I will keep you and your family in my prayers. How's your relationship with Big Man upstairs?

OldSchool · 01-22-2015, 08:04 PM

Till we meet again.

**Rasta** · 01-22-2015, 08:07 PM

Oh boy! Not what I expected to hear when you resurfaced. Peace be with you my friend and thank you for having touched our lives in this short period of time.

waterman · 01-22-2015, 08:10 PM

Sam, I really don't know what to say. Gods speed my friend and plenty of thoughts for you and your family.

paul · 01-22-2015, 09:48 PM

Been good to know you, Sam.

**Top Cat** · 01-22-2015, 10:00 PM

Sam, from reading your posts in the short time you were on here it seems you have lived a very interesting and fulfilling life.
We have all been worried about you and now our worst fears have come true.
Prayers going out to you and your family.

duffy · 01-22-2015, 10:15 PM

We've never met but, God speed.

blowndodge · 01-22-2015, 10:53 PM

Sam your are right with God. Except his Will calling you into his Kingdom. We will all meet soon enough my friend.

**MAS Tequila** · 01-22-2015, 11:37 PM

I wish you a good journey.

May the pain of this existence fade into the joy of the next.

Ride on brother, ride on.

MT

Bud2rat · 01-23-2015, 12:50 AM

Sam, may your next journey be easier than this one. GOD Bless and you'll be missed, even though a lot of us have never meet.

**Kawhead** · 01-23-2015, 12:59 AM

Sam, for some reason words have always seemed to flow easily through my fingers when I type or write. That's a chore tonight with a sad heart filled with happy memories. I have a mental block like a head ache.

You are so good for a joke and self deprecating humor. I wish I could have met you.

I can rest easily knowing because of the love a dog has or it's owner, the smile on a kids face, beautiful mountains and sunsets, that we're not the result of accidental collisions of subatomic particles in the universe billions of years ago, there is a God up there and you'll join him.

I'm sure gonna miss you, Sam.

Thank you for letting us know about you, Sam, and thank you for all the bouncing joke between us and your PM's.

This is tough buddy. I hope I'm as at ease as you are when my time comes.

If it's possible, Id like to have your real name and birth date for the patch on my vest.

You're a good man Sam.

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mick56 · 01-23-2015, 04:25 AM

F--k it Sam, that was damn quick,i was hoping to get to meet you some day, go for a ride and swap some stories over a few beer's round a fire.
I am not too good with the sentimental side of thing's, but i am thinking of you, and i will raise a glass or two in you're name.

mate. Mick.

flavor · 01-23-2015, 05:30 AM

Gonna miss your posts. As Mick said.......cheers.

01-22-2015, 07:14 PM	#1
Silent Sam Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: On The Shakey Side Posts: 2,501	Silent Sam update I just want to send what may be a final message to all my biker friends in the wind. Check my posts. Hope you understand that I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in July of 2014. I have authorized my niece and nephew from Boise, Idaho to update my condition and status as all you good friends on Vulcan Bagger forum would like to know how I am doing. Considering that they have their life and responsibilities, don't expect a lot of time and endeavors spent here trying to update things. It is just enough to let you know what's been happening to me. I am now in hospice at a skilled nursing facility. I will say in parting that if any of you have not had a CT scan for bladder cancer by the time you are in your late 30's to early 40's you had better get it done. You do not want this happening to you. Under the law, in the state of California, hospice and nursing home care and Veteran's care services will all smilingly lead you in to a trap you can't get out of. I do not recommend doing anything that you don't have a lawyer and a damn good check out before hand. I have been in pain and agony. When they say "pain relief" they are lying to you. I am in too much discomfort to try to add to this thing. I am calling it quits. My niece is typing this for me now, but I don't want to burden her down with all I could say about this situation. This is the final posting you will hear from me directly. Any future postings under my username will be written by my niece or nephew with my permission, but not dictated by me. Please don't burden them with questions or private emails. Thanks. I don't expect my life to last more than a few more days. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-22-2015, 07:41 PM	#2
sly Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: St.-Eustache, Québec, Canada Posts: 2,837	There are no words that can be said after reading your message Sam, Life is made of two dates separated by a dash, I wish to think you made the best of the dash part. My thoughts are with you and your family. __________________ Sylvain "Sly" Lafrance St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada eh!! 2004 Blue & Silver (the fastest colors) Gone but not forgotten 2012 Ebony Black Kawasaski Concours 14 Last edited by sly; 01-22-2015 at 07:47 PM.
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01-22-2015, 08:07 PM	#5
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,697	Oh boy! Not what I expected to hear when you resurfaced. Peace be with you my friend and thank you for having touched our lives in this short period of time. __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-22-2015, 08:10 PM	#6
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Sam, I really don't know what to say. Gods speed my friend and plenty of thoughts for you and your family. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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01-22-2015, 09:48 PM	#7
paul Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: magnolia, tx Posts: 1,500	Been good to know you, Sam. __________________ The beatings will stop when morale improves.
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01-22-2015, 07:45 PM	#3
ldhthept Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 1,036	Mr Sam I will keep you and your family in my prayers. How's your relationship with Big Man upstairs?
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01-22-2015, 10:00 PM	#8
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Sam, from reading your posts in the short time you were on here it seems you have lived a very interesting and fulfilling life. We have all been worried about you and now our worst fears have come true. Prayers going out to you and your family. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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01-22-2015, 10:15 PM	#9
duffy Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hot Springs, SD and other warm and dry places Posts: 1,043	We've never met but, God speed.
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01-22-2015, 10:53 PM	#10
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Sam your are right with God. Except his Will calling you into his Kingdom. We will all meet soon enough my friend. __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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01-22-2015, 11:37 PM	#11
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	I wish you a good journey. May the pain of this existence fade into the joy of the next. Ride on brother, ride on. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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01-23-2015, 12:50 AM	#12
Bud2rat Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Pauls, NC Posts: 2,089	Sam, may your next journey be easier than this one. GOD Bless and you'll be missed, even though a lot of us have never meet. __________________ Robert Torrey VBA# 02077 Vroc# 27672 1996 800A Customized (SOLD) 2001 1500 Nomad (The Mistress) 2013 Voyager 2014 SE Rally - Elkins, WV 2016 SE Rally - Helen, Ga
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01-23-2015, 12:59 AM	#13
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Sam, for some reason words have always seemed to flow easily through my fingers when I type or write. That's a chore tonight with a sad heart filled with happy memories. I have a mental block like a head ache. You are so good for a joke and self deprecating humor. I wish I could have met you. I can rest easily knowing because of the love a dog has or it's owner, the smile on a kids face, beautiful mountains and sunsets, that we're not the result of accidental collisions of subatomic particles in the universe billions of years ago, there is a God up there and you'll join him. I'm sure gonna miss you, Sam. Thank you for letting us know about you, Sam, and thank you for all the bouncing joke between us and your PM's. This is tough buddy. I hope I'm as at ease as you are when my time comes. If it's possible, Id like to have your real name and birth date for the patch on my vest. You're a good man Sam. [URL=http://www.sherv.net/][/URL __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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01-23-2015, 04:25 AM	#14
mick56 Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: The Newforest, England Posts: 4,664	F--k it Sam, that was damn quick,i was hoping to get to meet you some day, go for a ride and swap some stories over a few beer's round a fire. I am not too good with the sentimental side of thing's, but i am thinking of you, and i will raise a glass or two in you're name. mate. Mick. __________________ when this you see, remember me, and bear me in your mind, let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find.
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01-23-2015, 05:30 AM	#15
flavor Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: RI Posts: 1,351	Gonna miss your posts. As Mick said.......cheers.
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