All Comments on 'The Big C'

A very different story for loving wives but very moving in a familiar love way. I have to add to the high rating.

Great story, well written. Heartfelt.

Very good story!! Don’t know how close to home it is but the depth of feeling overall seemed truly heartfelt!!

This really is a lovely and very honest story. 5*****!

Great story

5 stars. This is in my elite class….INATE GOODNESS WON FOR A CHANGE!!!

DazzyD

Amazing story. Well written, deep, interesting, no crappy characters. Even a bittersweetish happy end (as much as could be had with one of the characters dying of C). Wish I could give this 10 stars. Thank you!

Not what I was expecting but poignant and well-written. I hope none of that was autobiographical.

5* A difficult story to read without my eyes getting moist. I'm not sure that I believe how it unfolds BUT it is your world, your people and, as they are well-written, I accept them as they are. The more graphic sex at the end jars a bit with the overall style of the story but Jack's concern for Sandy's needs and happiness feels very real. He opens the conversation with Allan understandably tentatively - it would be a difficult one to have. I can understand why he found her absence that morning more difficult when he had been "happy" with it when she had been with him when he woke. Your writing of the slow and steady build up of the tension of Jack's decline works extremely well for me; you catch the hopes and the sadness. This is so well-written, thank you posting it.

Have re-read this story several times. It is, IMHO, one of the absolute best stories on Lit. Full of emotion: joy, pain, despair, rebirth. The author obviously has some experience dealing with The Big C. Either that or he's a helluva researcher. Would give it ten stars if I could.

Terrific story!

A really good story, I enjoyed it immensely and I think it’s close to reality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Outstanding and very enjoyable. 5 star for sure

Hm, I'm sure I read a very very similar story here. To be honest this other story seemed more emotional to me than this one. But still a very good story.

Good story. Good read

Poignant story, well told.

Excellent story and sad too, my wife was gradually loosing life in our bed. She had been unconscious for two weeks. I was checking on her in the evening and she opened her eyes with a great big smile looking at me and said: "I love you", then she closed her eyes and passed away laying next to me early in the morning the next day. It was a sad day and still is over two years later. One of our daughters came out help the last two months and it was good for wife having one of the kids around. There was no way I would have put her a hospital to die. This story brought all that back. I don't think I could ever be with another woman as I'm pushing 80 and I have my memories and she is sitting here right next to me in her recliner. Well written and thank you.

Story was great until you made the couple swingers, made the wife a hole who loves getting pounded in gangbangs, and then had her say “I have needs too.” Lost all interest in the story after that and the emotional impact of the story immediately died. If a man can stay celibate then a woman can too, there is no excuse for this kind of behavior while someone is dying. This story basically confirms every man’s fear that as soon as he can’t perform then his wife will step out on him. She showed so much sympathy taking Allan’s dick. Yeah I can see it was such a sacrifice for her. Meanwhile Allan remained faithful to the end to his spouse like you know, an actual good person would do. If you need sex that badly then fucking masturbate, how is this complicated?

This is one of the really great stories that I can't read often. Losing my mother, and a sister to cancer makes this too painful for me.

Absolutely beautiful story! You warned me at the start and I pressed on as I found myself openly crying as Jack passed. It brought back many memories of something similar in my life. Thank you for the escape! 5*

Even after reading over 5 time's I still weep. I felt the pain for jack, sandy and Allen. I had to get a biopsy done on my cervix a few year's ago. It was the most scariest experience of my life. All I could think about was I was going die. My husband and I hadn't had children yet and I saw all our Hope's and dreams vanishing. I was so afraid how my husband, my mom, sister, brother would survive without me?. Waiting for the results had me crying off and on. Lucky for me it was benign. But it made me paranoid. Every little pain or weirdness I'm making a dr's appt. This was in 2015. I get an ultrasound with my pap smears along with blood work yearly now. I wish to good they find a cure for cancer. This story made me cry because I understood Jack, I felt his pain. I somewhat understood Sandy's pain. I didn't like her sleeping with Alan. I don't like how she seemed to just moved on so quickly with Alan. I'm not sure I would've been able to if it was my husband. I've been with him since I was 19. No way I'd be able to accept he's gone and moved on so quickly. Alan took 3 yrs. That I understood.

I read this story two, maybe three years ago and enjoyed it for what it was, a well written story about a horrible subject. Then I went through that wringer starting 13 months ago, and my wife died seven months later. It is, in fact, just a stone cold bitch of an experience. Thanks for the story, Charlie, I don’t know how anyone could describe the gut-wrenching horror of it all any better.

Dee

Your story resonated with me. I'm sure every family has a Big C story to tell. My Dad's was similar to Jack's, skin cancer in his cheek, three months remission, then back to finish him off. I called it Dad's year of hell. Living 600 km away, saw him as often as I could. That was the year I got four speeding fines. On a lighter note, I'm a big Jack Reacher and Rebus fan and cannot agree more with your statement on page 4 "they picked short arsed, baby faced actor in the lead role. It was a travesty." After watching Ben Affleck in, The Accountant recently he would have been a better choice.

A very interesting story, I think the sex was overly detailed and not needed but all else was good. I've written a few and when it comes to the 'sex passages', less is more, spark the readers imagine and let them fill in the details.

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I now wonder about my time, being in remission myself with Lupron side-affects getting me. This is a story that makes you think about not just yourself but what others are going through. Now I need to start planning as to how I want to go out when it comes. Thanks

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5*, Hooyah, salute!

Incredible. Damn fine writing about a difficult subject. Hit all the right notes. 5 big stars.

This was one of the best stories on Literotica! Having lost close family members, this story had me in tears as I remembered my losses. This idiot anonymous has no empathy. He is a typical Trump support! He has no heart beating in his body just wad of rolled up dollar bills in its place! He thinks that Allen was a pimp and his wife was a slut! This anonymous reminds me of your Senate Leader Mitch McConnell!

So powerful and perfectly described. This will be added to my favorites even if I couldn't read this often. So very touching

Nice job, awful subject handled by an excellent writer.

Maybe it's because the cancer element hits close to home but for me this is one of the best stories on this site.

I saw comments suggesting that I read this and I am very glad that I did. Wonderful story unlike most anything I have read in LW. I, too, recommend it highly.

At times dark, but a great tale well told.

If anyone catches this comment, I would strongly suggest reading this story. It was very well done...even though there are no Mustangs.

You will love the characters. It's a bit long, but worth the drive.

love the story. Our hero needs to stay in great shape. He's ten years older than this woman who has a huge sex drive and a swinger past.

Absolutely outstanding, one hell of a story.

Beautifully done. I went through eleven years of my wife suffering from Alzheimers and she passed on eighteen months past. You caught many of my personal memories in your writing.

You took my emotions on a roller coaster ride and for that I say thank you. Touching stories, like this, I wish to see multiple chapters....following the life of Sandy and Allen. Then again a well crafted story should kind of leave the reader wondering.... What happened next

...I love your work and I've read all of it except "The Big C". I got stuck in the opening scene cancer diagnosis. Sorry, I'm a weenie, but it's a tough subject for me.

Well I finally came back to it and, with wet eyes, read it through. Along with "The Empty Nest" I think it's your best. I suspected the pregnancy, but it was still a nice hopeful ending. And hey, you got me to download an Ian Rankin ebook!

As I said before, I've read all your Literotica submissions - "The Empty Nest" at least a couple times, so many long overdue thanks.*****

Well done sir. Keep it up.

..is 'die, I suppose'.

The last outing was emotional. Just the thought of going outside for the last time, before being bound to the house, separate from society and the happy, everyday occurrences that make up life, is an awfully sad stage in life.

As for Jack Reacher.... soo get your rant. Tom Cruise? FFS. Books have gone downhill, too. I liked him when he was just slightly a loser, when he was fallible and human.

Couldn’t wait for her husband to die and then had to rub his nose in. Great job of sugar-coating what a bitch she is and selling it to your readers. Much respect for that.

i loved this story Charlie. You developed the characters beautifully and it was such an emotional story and was very touching. i think this one is my favorite of all Your stories i have read thus far. Thank You for writing it, and i look forward to reading the rest of them.

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Thanks and I'll only by writing books in my dreams I'm afraid.

Easily the best written story I've read on this site. Excellent character development, structure, plot line. Even the editing was far better than I have come to expect here. Just wish I knew the author's name because I'm guessing that he will be writing really good books soon.

and I agree completely with your assessment of the Jack Reacher movies. Reacher is 6 ft. 5 inches and about 240 pounds. Next to him Tom Cruise is a runt!

Very emotional...great story!!!

jack is a wimp for allowing allen to fuck his wife. He had cancer so it is alright to be a cuck. Allen is a shitty friend with terrible advice, the couple seeked out for his advice. Just tell your story allen and let them come to there own conclusion. Susie is just a wanton slut. Nuff said about that hoe. About this whole friggin situation. Its fucked. jack is killing himself and his body with this drug to prolong his life for his wife. He gave up, she wanted him to live longer. But she didnt like the consequence of not getting any so there she goes and fucks some old dude. In another 10 years hes not gonna be able to get it up that much. I smell another affair somewhere down the line. Your ability to spin a tale is good only thing I will credit you for.

I had lost hope there were no other authors on this site that could wrote a story that evoked emotions in me. You sir are amazing great story 5stars!!

Sad and real but they could've waited until his death. That part is unacceptable to me . Jumping in bed with someone should be a long way down the line.

I cried when Jack died. The story line flows very naturally. What I do have a problem with are the redneck anonymous and SpiltAces who think Susan was a slut and Jack was a wimp because Susan screwed Allen. I found Susan's and Jack's actions very realistic. Jack obviously cared deeply for Susan's well being. I am sure that this sort of thing happens a lot in these terminal ill situations. Jack got angry one time when Susan didn't return to his bed but I think that Jack was really angry about his inability to satisfy Susan. Jack cared so much for his wife that he wanted to know before he died that she would be properly cared for. Allen was a true friend. He never went after Susan unlike some these redneck commenters. These haters are just stupid rednecks who voted for Donald Trump. Over the next four years they will see the stupidity of their. As for the guy who stated that he screwed 2000 married women, he most definitely has Herpes and HPV as a minimum so don't go anywhere near him ladies!

What a wonderful sad story... Thanks...

Having recently gone through a similar fight with the Big C that attacked my wife I feel that almost all of the medical description was accurate as was the emotional toll that the process cost. I felt that I was reliving that horrible 11 months. We also tried the trial drugs, but nothing helped and we eventually were given the word that the deeper we went into the special treatments, the less likely they were to work and the worse the side effects would be. Her time was limited and we had to make the decision how she was to live it. We elected to do some small trips and do the most we could to alleviate the pain. The cancer was a highly aggressive form and took her away more quickly than we expected. The people interactions were the most important part of process and our friends, relatives and community members were terrific and made the process as livable as possible. In reading this story I felt I was back in the middle of that awful year and it both helped and hurt. I thank the author for his effort, but I don't think I will reread it. 5*

TOUGH SHIT FOR THE JEALOUS ASSWIPES WHO CLEARLY RESENT A MAN WHO'S TEN YEARS OLDER GETTING HIS DICK INTO A YOUNGER WOMAN'S PUSSY. I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR DECADES... SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. MAYBE THEY RESENT IT SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY KNOW AN OLDER GUY IS FUCKING THEIR WIFE. (OR EX-WIFE) (PERHAPS ME)

When I was 18, I started fucking 12 and 13 year old sisters when their mother neglected them and left them alone and unattended while she went out bar hopping. They came to my apt. for company and it wasn't long before they were taking me 8 inches deep in their hot, tight little pussies. As I got older, I kept fucking women younger than me... giving them what they were looking for... companionship, someone to talk to and a shoulder to cry on. They gratefully give me access to their pussy for the privilege. The world is full of stupid men. I'm glad there are so many. I'll just keep on fucking their women. I lost count years ago but, not counting divorcees and single women, I'm positive that I've fucked way over 2000 married and hot to be fucked, cheating women.

You have written a fairly accurate assessment of what people with cancer go through... to a certain extent. My dad was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer back in 2014. He had chemo and radiation therapy first and then surgery and appeared to be beating it. Then 12 months after his surgery he went in for a check up and heard those dreaded words. There was a couple of issues with his most recent scan.

He has since been told he has stage 4 cancer, but he hasn't been given a terminal date at this point as they appear to have caught it in time, however, because it's stage 4 and has started to spread, he will quite possibly die sooner rather than later. His immediate reaction to the news was "we'll fight this". Even though there is now date as yet... He is working on it. My mum is either worried sick about the future or is trying to distance herself a bit... and is having problems herself mentally.

Thanks for the story...

Ah! Don't mind him, Charlie. The "drivel" guy annony-cock has been making his rounds about all the LW stories lately. One bombs, drivel, and jerking off in his sister's dirty panties as he hides behind the washing machine at 3 in the morning with his laptop perched on his knees is all our hero has to keep him warm and toasty.

Great tale, 5 stars to combat Captain Fuckadoodle.

-V

If only I was as creative as you. you have an obvious talent for spelling HAVEN'T you.

Even if he has some minuscule writing experience, what is he going to do with it ?? This just sounds like a conglomeration of dozen different stories. This drivel? 1* .

another old-man-gets-a-piece-of-young-pussy crap arghh i'm so tired of reading loving wives stories having the lonely husband get his life back by tapping a hot ass and living happily ever after. is this the guilty pleasure of many hairy old men unsatisfied with their wives? i noticed this story was made more sympathetic than the usual 'woe is me, my wife cheated and i need an ego booster' stories by using cancer and death.

EVEN THOUGH, this story was probably one the saddest stories I have read on this site, I have to also say it was one of the best stories I have read here too. To make it even more better, it is a story that could be an actual experience. ( I actually envisioned it when you described the auction get together like I was there ).Which causes me to wonder how close you were to this story. Never-the-less, it was a super story. It was well written, well put together, and was really great reading. I never expected this story to be anywhere like it was. THANK YOU for giving the readers something to read without all the crap that is in the other stories. This was a bit of serious writing. To put it mildly, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS STORY.

Two time survivor here and the first time was a 3B liposarcoma. Only 2 out of 750 live beyond 10 yrs with that type/classification of cancer so I consider myself blessed. It was tough reading this story because it hit so close to home and Charlie made it as about as real as being there. In fact, I avoided reading this story for a while because of the title and it would be tough digging up all of those deeply buried feelings. I cried.

samsiewamsie

Holy shit. I came here to read dirty stories, not to read a fantastic emotional tale with some sex tossed in. Thanks for bringing a tear to my eye. Well done.

Like some of your other commentators, I am also a survivor of a wife who passed from cancer. You got the feelings and the story right. It is nearly three years but she is still the only one in my dreams.

The little twist at the end, of the unexpected pregnancy reminds us that we are not in control of our lives. Thank you again

That was some heavy shit, but one hell of a story. Absolutely loved it!

Earlier anon, you have every right to critique the story but the insults are not acceptable. I appreciate that the author left up your raving pile of garbage. The vile language along with the laughable spelling is hilarious.

I was thinking of deleteing your rant but in the end I thought I'd leave it so others can get as many laughs from it as I did.

My wife fought cancer 9.5 years before it killed her. At first they told us she was going to die since it was stage IV when found. As soon as she was able she began to look for a new wife for me and for our young children, I was 21 years older than her, and near 63 She went into remission three years later after severe treatments. Then three years later it surged up again in her bones, which eventually killed her. I found out from friends towards the end she was again looking for me a new mate, which she never found. I think in his own way Jack was looking for someone to take care of Sandy after he was gone. Unfortunately we live in an unfavorable location to find suitable women who are not already married.

I lost my best friend and true love on 02/02/2014 to cancer after 28 of the best years of my life. I want to thank you for this story. Every part of it was spot on. I haven't moved on yet and cried like it happened yesterday and I feel like my shattered heart has mended just a little bit today. I dont know but I get the feeling that this story may be closer to home than just being a story. I like your work and may The Good Lord Bless you. Gary

This story tears me to pieces.

Completely from the soul.

Everyone in my family has died of cancer and your story is an accurate account of the suffering the patient and care givers go through. The addition of sex between Sandy and Charles was appropriate.. Their struggle with how to handle their relationship was realistic and I thought the ending was excellent.

Thank you for a great story about how a true friend steps up when needed.

CharlieB4, I just reread the Big C. Very well crafted. Several members of my family have succumbed to "C". A scene so hauntingly similar to the one you depict occurred with us near the end. We knew the end was nearing, she was getting weaker by the hour, lapsing into longer periods of sleep, when suddenly invigorated she sat up, became very animated and asked for a beer. Needless to say I rushed out and found her brand and we sat around sipping, talking and laughing for nearly an hour. After this all too brief respite, she became tired, sat back, fell asleep and never woke up.

Thank you for a touching tale.

Different to others I've read and not usually my style with an unfaithful wife but very good work.

five stars for the quality writing and managing to make me cry. I am not a fan of the notion of letting another man screw your wife just because your ill and she has a high libedo. If I'm not mistaken, Sandy even broached the subject with Jack first. The guy has a limited time left on earth and she was so horny she couldn't wait12 months? It would be only natural for a dying man to acquiesce, as dying individuals often have a need to pull away from loved ones. It is incumbent upon the loved ones to not let them do that. Again, just a small beef as overal very good.

Thank you CharlieB4.

Loved it! Thanks for sharing your story!

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I was enjoying this until it became clear that Sandy wasn't losing her husband; just one of her fuck buddies. Got to hand it to her; she didn't let loss and morning interfere with a smooth transition to her newest fuck buddy! What a shallow piece of shit. What's really sorry is the number of immoral commentators trying to make out that because someone was dying that all of the rules for marriage somehow change; not that swingers (adulterers) have a real marriage.

Very well done. Perfect story line. Believable characters. Well written. Perfect.

Great plot, well written mostly, good believable characters & emotional as hell. What's not to like. I often feel that some authors' here base their stories on true happenings in their lives, I'm not going to pry, but you told this like parts of it may be true.

Unfortunately some of Jack's sickness near the end resonated very closely to my mother's death some 4 years old, especially the helplessness our family suffered at the suddenness of her passing. You handled it well in a caring & realistic manner. Great story. 5 *****

The story shows well, when the extramarital love is not cheating and husband is not cuckolding sexual minority. The husband wanted his wife finds her future after his death and a baby came with this. 5*****

BTW For the Baby, the modern blood tests could check Down syndrom and Edwards syndrom almost 100% sure.............

A well written story and a fantastic storyline.

Thanks for sharing.

Almost perfect in its pace, believable and gripping, this is more than one normally finds here. Bravo!

I'm dealing with cancer myself, the ending of my 20 year marriage, and the budding of what may become a new (no doubt my final) relationship. The parts of this story that involved Jack's diagnosis, treatments, and finally his death all feel fine to me and cause me to hope that my choices remain numerous and happy even wrapped in the pain that often accompanies the dying process. I am grateful for the story and its expansion of my awareness of available choices. Many thanks to the author.

Very well written. Outstanding.

especially for me. My wife died from breast cancer seven years ago after she fought the Big C for five years. I had a little trouble reading your great story with tears in my eyes, but don't be worried about me. I can very well deal with the death of my wife after such a long time. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to enjoy your story.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Really enjoyed this. Five stars.

As we get old we all face these either one of us may go first, but neither has the line in the sand. Many cases have both people in the situation become terribly depressed, and historically this has led to suicides and so called double suicides.

This story is almost pleasant in contrast.

A sign of a good (sad) story is that slightly breathless feeling at the end.

I've been to Oz many times and have always found the character and humour of the people to be somewhat 'larger than life' - always optimistic.

Every character in this story is 'true to form' and in my view I wouldn't change a word let alone a coma!

All I can say is 'good on ya sport'... let's be having more of the same.

Characters

Drama

Emotions

Moral Murkiness

And a little side of dirty sex

What more could you want from a story? (Ignore the man screaming about a

Mustang)

Perhaps a touch dry, but I enjoyed the hell out of this.

Very good story. Thank you

Look I loved the story.....great writing yes but I hated Sandy's character. She felt entitlement to help herself to another man. In fact SHE made her husband feel guilty that she wasn't getting any. SHE wanted Allan. She ensured that she got him. Also just go back and read, seems as though Sandy really got off off other men. In their early days she went the whole night with different men (read the swinging part). So good old Sandy was a whore from early on in her marriage. Sandy's character is suspect and her yearning for sex made this beautiful story cheap and immoral. The pregnancy in the end was the straw that broke the camels back. Now Everyone will know that she was fucking the so called friend while her husband was dying. Does she deserve love after her husband's death. Yes by all means. No one is disputing this. Yes we all have different mourning periods and how we handle sickness and death but blatant disrespect of a dying spouse/partner was uncalled for. Oh the pregnancy in the end was a betrayal of the husband. (NOTE she was pregnant while her husband was alive!!!!! And this is unforgivable) BTW-Instead of always sh1tting on Anon comments perhaps people should just mind their own business- whether I am Anon or not doesn't matter. My views are my views and I CHOOSE to remain Anon. Stop bullying Anon's comments. We are not afraid of you.

Congratulations on your excellent story.

Thanks for the comments, not only the good but the critical. It takes all sorts to make a world and it would be really boring if we all thought the same.

This is a sensitive topic and I was nervous about posting the story. I've been heartened by the feedback saying I got the balance right.

I loved the story right up to the point where Sandy drove up with the trailer. From there on it was typical literotica but it didn't resolve anything and it didn't do what came before justice. How are Jacks family going to react to the pregnancy?

Ditto what HDK said. In addition, I did not see the ending coming - very nice twist there. Well done.

Well written a class by itself, you made my day. Thank you for that great read.

First class and well written tale. Thank you for writing it and doing so with aplomb.

-V

I'd be willing to bet you have been through this in some form or another. Everyone will. My wife was terminally ill for 4 years, then thankfully received a rare transplant that we didn't think was possible. For the next 10 years we lived day to day. Mostly good days, but the anti-rejection drugs cause horrendous mood swings. There are daily reminders that you are both on borrowed time. The drugs are so powerful (one was warfarin--rat poison, others destructive steroids), that they eventually destroy the body, joint by joint, organ by organ. The mind is stressed even more.

Everyone is different, but all of the character reactions were very real. Sandy's plea for Allan to just help her forget all this shit for just a few minutes is particularly real. That wasn't the reaction of a selfish horny woman. It was the reaction of a highly stressed, fragile human being, not knowing if she can take even one more day of this shit.

Excellent treatment of a not very fun subject.

I think some actually read CharlieB4' story. I could tell some did not or cannot read and comprehend.

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Really enjoyed the story and writing. Jack, got by with a little from his friends and faithful wife. What's not to like.

Thanks for sharing on Lit.

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Great story. Lots of emotions involved.

Keep up the good work.