Kids...

So I'm trying to sell a camera lens for $400 on Kijiji and…

this guy texts me almost instantly saying

So i think fine, whatever. If I need to send it off somewhere that's fine as long as I have the money first. Does it really matter at this point where it's going? No because I can send it anywhere in the world for $150 I think.

At this point I give him my email address which is all he needs to send money to me on paypal.

Almost right away I get:

And at the same time I get 6 email messages from paypal in my inbox with titles like:

"Notification of an instant PayPal Payment Confirmation From Luis Mary(luismary50@gmail.com)"

And,

"*Confirmation Of Payment From PayPal Desk*"

And,

"Notification of an instant PayPal Payment Confirmation from Al-zayan Omran(al-zayan@live.com)"

And the best one:

"**Calling Not Necessary Pending Notification Of Your Fund**"

And then I get a text with the shipping address, Lagos Nigeria!

So at this point I'm pretty sure it's a scam for a number of reasons 1) Nigeria 2) the offer was grossly over the asking price and 3) I have payment receipt emails from TWO supposed payers and 4) I got an email from "paypal" saying don't call to confirm your payment. Hmmm. SO of course I called paypal and the guy had me read off some of the first email and he knew after 2 lines that it was a scam. He almost laughed out loud but was relieved to hear I had not sent the package off.

So I sent a curt closing statement to the punk:

Moral of the story #1 - If it sounds to good to be true, IT IS.

#2 - Don't send anything in the mail you've posted on kijiji, especially not to Nigeria.

More CT Scan Results

I got some more good CT scan results Friday. The scan showed no new spread outside the lungs. The lung lesions showed a few different reactions. Some grew a little, some stayed the same and some showed central cavitation. I guess central cavitation can happen when either 1) the tumours are growing really fast, or 2) when slow growing tumours are dying from the inside out from the effects of treatment. Given the fact that my cancer appears to be slow growing, scenario #2 is the more like case, meaning the tumours are responding to the treatment! That said I've had a rough past few months and need a break from treatment. I will likely be off for a few months. When I return I have more options for treatment than I do now. 1) I can continue with what I'm doing (5Fu and Avastin), 2) I can go on a new drug called %%%%% that my Manulife drug plan will cover to the tune of $7500/month (hello safeway Pharmacy 7x air miles!!!) or 3) I can sign up for a new phase 3 double blind clinical trial for a new drug. I have time to think about it so that's good.

Yes, Penny and Brad are in the Bahamas…

Long Time No Update

It's been along time without a blog entry. I know. It's been a crappy time for me. I've done a couple of rounds of chemo since Germany and both have been tough. Been sick for longer than usual, more tired than usual, worse mouth numbness/soreness/rawness/awfulness than usual more nausea than usual, more diarrhea than usual. All in all a crappy time. I think my body is telling me to take a break, so I think that's what I'll do. I will defer another trip to Germany until the fall, and stop chemo here for the next few weeks at least. I had planned to stop for the summer but this is about a month earlier than expected. I guess that's just how it goes. Thanks to all the friends and family who have helped us out over the past few months with new baby stuff and chemo stuff. You've made life easier and more enjoyable for us than you might realize. Thank you.