Topless bar tops bucket list for teen with brain cancer

[The Straight Story]

Jake Stoneking's bucket list seems quite reasonable. A hunting trip, a tattoo and a trip to the local topless bar: all doable in the 19-year-old's hometown of West Linn, Ore.

"He put stuff on there that he knows can happen," said Jake's dad, Todd Stoneking. "We know the time's coming. We know it's coming. But he's doing pretty good and we can still do a lot of things."

Jake has medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. He was diagnosed at the age of 14 after a string of unbearable headaches.

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"The doctor told us he'd have three months," Todd Stoneking said, adding that Jake is taking two experimental chemo drugs that could buy him an extra year. Today, the drugs are starting to take their toll.
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So far Jake has checked five items off the 17-item list, including a helicopter ride and a visit to Jiggles – the local topless bar. Still left on the list: Hunting a black bear, laughing until he cries and getting "Stoneking" tattooed on his back.


http://www.turnto23.com/news/irresistible/topless-bar-tops-bucket-list-for-teen-with-brain-cancer-031214

[NightWatcher]

1. the heart wants what the heart wants

[Aerows]

2. I'm a feminist

But if a young man with brain cancer wants to visit a topless bar, and the women there are nice to him and want to show their bodies and breasts? I'm going to stand in the way of exactly no one making his dream come true.

[bigwillq]

3. Good for you, Jake.

K and R

[Warpy]

4. Ha! I'm glad somebody took him to that titty bar

Yes, I'm a feminist and women in the sex trade are generally worth their weight in gold. So there.

I like this kid's bucket list. It shows a great sense of fun.