# Ask the woman with stage 4 colon cancer! \[update - Maggie has passed away\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509 "2015-09-16T21:34:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/162 "2019-04-24T16:10:40Z")
Her last activity on the board was a week or so ago. She’s been much on my mind as a co-worker’s husband is dealing with colon cancer as well (and is not doing well). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/163 "2019-09-13T15:02:43Z")
RIP, she has passed away: > [@](#): > > Thank you all for your help in getting Maggie & Nico moved and continuing her medical care. We had hoped we would get at least a year with her close by but the cancer became chemo resistant and the meds were no longer helping her. She decided to stop treatment and enjoy the balance of her life; close to family & seeing her friends. > > We had several good months, but in June it started to get more difficult. We were able to make a trip north for a 4th of July family celebration but after that, even day trips became painful. She decided to go on hospice care in mid-July because the trips to Kaiser Hollywood were too hard anymore. > > She was enjoying having visitors the last few weeks, but on the night of 9/11 through the early morning 9/12 she had a big change in her cognitive abilities. She was restless; her breathing became shallow and she was having more pain. Her nursing staff gave her a patch for pain and she slept a while, then slowly faded away around 5:40pm. > > She is gone. > > People keep asking what they can do so we decided to reopen this GoFundMe for those that want to contribute to her final expenses. > > She planned the whole funeral/memorial herself, preparing for months even when she was working. I did the final research for her at home & she made the choices between options. This is her last big extravaganza & she planned it with love. > **[Mona (Maggie) Hall's Cancer & Final Expences Fund, organized by Susan...](https://www.gofundme.com/f/mona-maggie-hall039s-cancer-battle-fund?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-156838632161-795b84f7b5b84a74)** > > Maggie’s Cancer Is Back - Please Help! > > If you can, help before Janua… Susan Connors needs your support for Mona (Maggie) Hall's Cancer & Final Expences Fund ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/164 "2019-09-13T15:06:51Z")
I was just going to post this, since I got the notification for the Go Fund Me donation I’d made before. Farewell, **Maggie**. StG ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/165 "2019-09-13T15:29:15Z")
So, so sorry to hear this. May her loved ones find peace in knowing her suffering is over. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/166 "2019-09-13T15:55:44Z")
She really showed the Dopers how to fight the good fight. Rest in peace, Maggie. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/167 "2019-09-13T16:02:06Z")
Rest in peace, Maggie. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/168 "2019-09-13T16:09:48Z")
RIP. I didn’t know her well, but she was a great poster. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/169 "2019-09-13T16:12:35Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/170 "2019-09-13T17:34:22Z")
No words, just tears right now. Thanks for letting us know. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/171 "2019-09-13T17:38:13Z")
may her memory be eternal. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/172 "2019-09-13T17:39:38Z")
RIP. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/173 "2019-09-13T18:36:37Z")
I had my first colonoscopy in 2015 as a direct result of this thread. R.I.P. Maggie, and thank you for sharing your story to inspire and encourage others. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/174 "2019-09-13T18:59:16Z")
Geez, Maggie, that really bites. I do have a distant friend (quite distant, she lives in the Netherlands) who took years to win this fight. She was at death’s door many times but kept fighting. She is now a spokesperson for those who have 'ostomy bags (she’s got three). She is as tough and determined as they come. But it hadn’t gotten to her lungs (liver yes). I don’t know where she found the energy to fight as hard as she did, but she made it, and is still being closely watched medically of course. Strength training is the only thing I know to recommend. You might want to consider surgery for some of it. My mother had part of a lung removed (wandering breast cancer) and that prolonged her life by a year or two, but each case is different as you know. You’ve got a whole heckuva lot on your plate right now so please focus on what is most important to you and yours. I wish you the best of what you choose for your life. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/175 "2019-09-13T19:26:08Z")
Godspeed, Maggie. > [@carnut](#): > > You’ve got a whole heckuva lot on your plate right now so please focus on what is most important to you and yours. I wish you the best of what you choose for your life. You might want to read some of the recent previous posts above you. I think you may have missed something. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/176 "2019-09-13T20:17:56Z")
Never saw this until today. Started at page 1 maybe 20 minutes ago. Shitfuckdamncrap. Sorry I never knew ye, Maggie. Seems you were one of the good ones. For anyone and everyone in (or near) a similar situation: Fuck Cancer. Stay Strong. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/177 "2019-09-13T21:22:47Z")
Rest In Peace, Maggie. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/178 "2019-09-13T22:18:49Z")
Sorry to hear. RIP Maggie. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/179 "2019-09-13T22:35:29Z")
Rest in Peace, Maggie. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/180 "2019-09-13T23:01:27Z")
Shit. You were one of the good ones, **Maggie**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/181 "2019-09-13T23:04:30Z")
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