you will never know. It is only a simple opinion of some MD. By statistics he's right: 5% at 5years still alive/95% death.
PS: my wife passed away in 2015, same cancer.
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Today Marks the Ninth Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death
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you will never know. It is only a simple opinion of some MD. By statistics he's right: 5% at 5years still alive/95% death.
PS: my wife passed away in 2015, same cancer.
True. NETs are a very uncommon type of pancreatic cancer, but it’s very curable in its earliest stage.Key Statistics for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
Learn about the key stats for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) here.www.cancer.net
Think it's quite a bit higher than that for specifically neuroendocrine tumours (which is what Jobs had)
Not true. Apple's GPM was higher during the last years of Jobs' life than it is now. Jobs was very much focused on profit. And rightly so.
Having had to overcome is part of how he grew into who he became.
He basically alludes to this himself. For example:
1) He made some really bad treatment decisions which - it is not unreasonable to surmise - may have cost him his life
2) He didn't "make the death of his donor meaningless" - firstly we have no idea of the circumstances of their death, but more importantly their organs will have helped a good number of other people, not just Jobs
3) Seems weird to criticise him over the whole private plane thing - let's be honest, every one of us here, if we're honest with ourselves, would have done the same if we had the opportunity.
I miss him.
Or, at least, I know for a fact that he was a celebrity death that made me feel something.
As has been stated repeatedly, those statistics are inaccurate for the specific type of cancer that Jobs had.
Not sure who you’re referring to wrt “crying”, but there’s no time limit on mourning. Billions of people mourn billions of others, in addition to MLK and Ghandi.
Apparently you never met him. He could be quite charming. He could also be an SOB. Most people display a range of emotions, and Jobs was no different.
Not sure what your point is, other than getting off on negative attention 🤷♂️
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it definitely killed him. He had a rare form of pancreatic cancer that was treatable and he had a good prognosis given they discovered his cancer early. However, he refused for months to get surgery as he “disliked the idea of being cut open” and tried to treat it with alternative medicine. After months of his family trying to convince him he gave in. By then the cancer had already spread to other organs which was ultimately his death sentence.
The AirPods and Apple Watch are not from Steve's hand, and they are wildly successful. Apple hasn't lost its magic. It's still extremely focussed on its products, perhaps not as laser focussed under Jobs but it's has not become a bad company.
I've said it before and i will repeat it here, i don't believe that things as the ridiculous way of charging the first Apple Pencil or Magic Mouse 2 would have happened under Jobs and I don't think Apple would have removed the brilliant MagSafe connecter from its Macbooks but other than that I don't see how different Apple would have made the Apple Watch.
I've said it before and i will repeat it here, i don't believe that things as the ridiculous way of charging the first Apple Pencil or Magic Mouse 2 would have happened under Jobs and I don't think Apple would have removed the brilliant MagSafe connecter from its Macbooks but other than that I don't see how different Apple would have made the Apple Watch.
Clearly the assessment was that the transplant had a decent chance of succeeding, or he wouldn't have gotten the pancreas (or, indeed, there was no other match to give it to at the time, in which case, ditto)
Love him or hate him, Steve Jobs changed the world in ways no other could at the time
Steve Jobs truly was the soul of Apple.
His keynotes never made you feel like he wasn’t directly speaking to you.
Sooo much passion and so little teleprompter reading. Unlike Timmy who preaches to us instead of praising the wonders of there products. Apple WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!!
His keynotes never made you feel like he wasn’t directly speaking to you.
Sooo much passion and so little teleprompter reading. Unlike Timmy who preaches to us instead of praising the wonders of there products. Apple WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!!
So, here is my irrelevant story, please don't mind me 😕:
I was really late to smartphones and all that stuff, so I missed everything from the beginning of Apple and iPhones and I only witnessed it from the outside. I always felt it was like an expensive cult, but I had no hard feelings, it just wasn't my thing at that time.
And in 2018, long after Jobs' death I did a move from all-time Samsung to this intriguing iPhone X and within a month to the Apple watch. And i absolutely loved it. And that is how I met... Apple, I guess.
And even though I am not happy about everything they do or say, it is a fascinating story of a man and a vision and a brand that developed into so much more, anyone ever could imagine? I don't know.
But here's to you, Mr. Jobs
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I was really late to smartphones and all that stuff, so I missed everything from the beginning of Apple and iPhones and I only witnessed it from the outside. I always felt it was like an expensive cult, but I had no hard feelings, it just wasn't my thing at that time.
And in 2018, long after Jobs' death I did a move from all-time Samsung to this intriguing iPhone X and within a month to the Apple watch. And i absolutely loved it. And that is how I met... Apple, I guess.
And even though I am not happy about everything they do or say, it is a fascinating story of a man and a vision and a brand that developed into so much more, anyone ever could imagine? I don't know.
But here's to you, Mr. Jobs
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Really confusing information here. 1. When he did have surgery, he had a Whipples, which is were they remove the head of the pancreas, and the greater curvature of the stomach, the jejunum and they also remove the gall bladder, and common bile duct, a conduit is formed between the liver and duodenum, and the stomach and duodenum are side to side anatomised. Before performing this surgery (which is a good 5 hours long) a check is made to ensure there are no mets in the liver, and that the peritoneum doesn't show signs of pathology.
2. Subsequent to this op, he would have had major hormonal and endocrine issues, affecting him much in the same way as someone with severe diabetes.
3. The cancer in his pancreas returned, but this time, due to the conduit would have allowed for it to pass into his liver. His liver was transplanted, but appears to ultimately have been rejected.
Thanks for bringing this thread back on topic. Whatever the faults of the guy, he was instrumental in some form or other, of bring forward the ideas and inventions of those within the Apple family, and significantly changing many of the things we use/do day to day.So, here is my irrelevant story, please don't mind me 😕:
I was really late to smartphones and all that stuff, so I missed everything from the beginning of Apple and iPhones and I only witnessed it from the outside. I always felt it was like an expensive cult, but I had no hard feelings, it just wasn't my thing at that time.
And in 2018, long after Jobs' death I did a move from all-time Samsung to this intriguing iPhone X and within a month to the Apple watch. And i absolutely loved it. And that is how I met... Apple, I guess.
And even though I am not happy about everything they do or say, it is a fascinating story of a man and a vision and a brand that developed into so much more, anyone ever could imagine? I don't know.
But here's to you, Mr. Jobs
Yes, I know. The pencil is the one current piece of Apple tech that is guiding me toward that Jobs era creativity again. I want more of that kind of tech.
His life outside of work and his life inside Apple are the total of Mr. Jobs. Brilliant inside of Apple, not so much, from what I understand, outside of Apple.
Steve, in keeping with his brilliant insight, did give us Tim Cook...who against all odds managed to keep the Apple soul going and who took Apple to a new level.
Apple will never be the same without Steve at the helm. You cannot replace a product guy with an ops guy and expect the same results. RIP Steve. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish my friends.