Sorry to hear this Mrs M. Mart has really had to endure much pain these last few months.
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Such bleak news, Mrs. Mart! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Mart.
We will miss him and his posts here. He is a dear friend to all of us. 
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Very sad news Mrs M. You have both been through so much in the last few months. But your relationship and the love and support of your children has been such an inspiration to us all. Mart has also been a much loved member of his virtual family here on the OFF forum and we will greatly miss his thoughtful posts and kindness. Thinking of you all at this difficult time.
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sorry to read Mart is in Hospital, will be thinking of you and Mart .
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That is the worst possible news Mrs Mart, I’m shocked and saddened and I feel for you and your family who have supported Mart unconditionally throughout.
Thank you for letting us know, and please let Mart know (if it’s possible) that I will never forget his bravery and his positive thoughts…He will forever be my hero.
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Sad news indeed.
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Sad news indeed.
If you do pop back …
It must be the most terrible time for you Mrs M so thank you so much for dropping in to let us all know.
It can’t have been easy to make that post.
He’s a popular person here and very well liked … he’ll be missed. A lot. Do give him all our love when you next see him.
And for you personally, I feel like I know you already as I’m sure many of us here do … do take care of yourself.
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So sorry to hear this Mrs Mart 
Mart has been a wonderful inspiration, a friend and a huge part of our community here for 17 years - he is very much part of our forum family and we will all be thinking of him (and you) and sending all of the positives vibes that we can muster.
Please give him a huge hug from us and if you get a chance, please let him know how much he is loved by so many of us and how we’ll always remember him and his kindness and his art and his courage. He really has been an inspiration and left a positive mark on the world in so many ways. We’re going to miss him.
Please take care of yourself as well - we’re here for you too if you need us.
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Dear Mrs Mart, I am really sorry to hear this, keep yourself well.
Susie xxx
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Good morning - The announcement of life closure is on the cards but not here yet. They tell me there is nothing more to be done but I guess it will be a slow creep rather than a rush. Home from the hospital but feeling very weak. If it wasn’t for a sharp pain in my back, I think I’d feel more mobile but as it is, I’m reduced to a crawl and now propped up to be able to use the beloved computer.
I have a mountain of pills to take, which I get jolly fed up with and my digestion leaves a lot to be desired. I am going to try to move around a bit more today in order to make the most of what’s left (I just don’t know) but it isn’t easy. Wasted muscles and all that. The cancer has spread to various parts of my body.
I have decided to go no further with treatment including the Chemo. The Oncologist has said he thinks it will only make me feel worse anyway. It is what it is.
Mrs mart continues to be my rock and does all that she can for me. She has proved so good now the chips are down. This might be a rare forum contribution from now on but I’ll do what I can. Not only is Mrs mart my rock but you all are too and I/we thank you all very much for it. 
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So sorry to hear about your health Mart, I really feel fo4 you. 
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Great to hear from you Mart and hope you will be around for a long time yet…
Prove them wrong my friend…
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Mart it’s great to hear from you and that you are back home in familiar surroundings with Mrs Mart by your side. Your enduring love for each other gives us all faith in the power of good in humanity.
Docs often get in wrong when they try to predict how long someone will live after a terminal cancer diagnosis, so let’s hope you are around and able to pop in every now and again for a good while to come. The human spirit can keep us alive while medics scratch their heads in awe.
p.s. it was nice to see Mrs Mart posting on here too.
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Poor Mr mart. Hang in there while you can. Eventually it’s all we can do.
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It’s lovely to hear from you Mart and pleased that you are back home - you gave us a bit of a fright, eek!
If the doctors have said there’s nothing they can do, maybe it could now be worth looking into things you can do yourself? I think I have suggested dietary intervention a few times on the forum but there was a study last year about the connection of sugar to cancer - cancer cells love sugar:
Cancer cells churn through sugar molecules at an accelerated rate in order to release the energy they need to grow and divide in a dangerous, erratic way. This ‘addiction’ to glucose is such a defining feature of cancer cells that cancer can be detected through imaging techniques that spot the sugar feeding-frenzy in diseased parts of the body.
The problem with people cutting out sugar is they don’t get enough calories, however ask anyone who has started a carnivore or strict paleo diet and almost all will say they failed on their first attempt because they too didn’t get enough calories… and it’s not because of the diet, but because they just didn’t have the experience to do it properly, i.e, they missed a vital part: fat. Good fats (from animal sources: butter, ghee, duck fat, beef dripping etc) is very filling and high in calories. Once your body adapts to ketosis, it starts using fat for fuel (and so theoretically, and some say starts starving cancer cells). Fasting has also been known to have a positive effect but you may be too weak for that.
This is 5 years old but may be of interest Mart:
I’ve not watched it all myself but his intro is worth a watch (he had a stroke, then cancer…)
I wish you a speedy recovery Mart - as @OldGreyFox said, you can prove them wrong! 
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Hi Mart
We all die, the inevitability of life, no one, at least not on this Forum, is going to be Immortal.
Your life has not been wasted, you are an absolute example to others.
In particular me, I have learnt so much from you, how to be positive and how to think of others when the inevitable happens.
You are an absolute superstar and I am very lucky to have known both you and Mrs Mart. XXX
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I didn’t know that Azz about Cancer and Sugar and yet I thought I was uptodate with my Diabetes.
Thanks for the information. It would be a good idea Mart and listenbtobAzz.
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It is something that has been known in functional medicine for a long time Susie, but finally ‘conventional medicine/science’ caught up last year with that study. Hopefully more people will start considering it if they ever get diagnosed with cancer (or even things like heart disease - I’m looking at you @OldGreyFox and @swimfeeders and @Besoeker and everyone else poorly actually!) Sugar really is the devil when it comes to health and it is hidden in all sorts of things, not just added processed sugar, but in high glycemic foods that our ancestors didn’t eat, such as grains, pulses and beans, rice etc.
A Paleo diet is a good introduction:
- Meat
- fish
- veg
- nuts
- seeds
- spices
- a bit of fruit.
A carnivore (or carnivore and fruit) diet (so even less sugar):
- Any part of the animal (and organ meats are recommend as well - and don’t just eat muscle, you need the fat too)
- Fruit (some vegetables are actually fruits too, eg squashes, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, courgettes, avocados, olives, okra, green beans, and peas - but most people stick to traditional fruits, apples, blueberries etc and where the majority of the meal is an animal product and it’s organs and its fat etc).
It’s also important to eradicate toxins from your life too - so use fluoride free toothpaste, use fragrance free soaps and natural shampoos etc.
I am a firm believer in diet being key to health. If any of you try any of the above let us know!
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We do enjoy good food like those you suggest, Azz. But for me I have problem with the cancer machine at the moment. It has been six weeks since it has lasted - thankfully it is just one week remaining. Then we’ll see…
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Good luck Mac, and please let us know how you get on if you do decide to give any of the above a go 