My brother is gone…
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Agh! Sandy…Im so very sorry. I have not been on since September 11 when I responded to your first post. I went to find what you wrote recently and had that gut wrenching feeling as soon as I found your posts. It happened too quickly. I cannot control my tears, this is a sad sad situation. No words will make it better. Unfair is right. But Sandy, you and your family will bounce back. And your brother will be so proud of you. I will be praying for you. You are not alone! Ashlea
I’m so very sorry to hear about the loss of your brother, Sandy. I wish there was more I could say or do, but I send my love to you & your family.
Julia x
Dear Sandy,
I am so sorry for the loss of your Brother, and how difficult this must have been for your family, particularly after having suffered the other losses in addition to this. You are right – this cancer hits and runs – it stuns us, I believe, the speed with which it moves. I pray for peace for you and your family.Joyce C.
I know how you feel. My mother was diagnosed July 1st 2009 and died on Aug 29th 2009. She was 1.5 weeks past her 55th birthday. I could not believe how fast we lost her. This cancer is vicious, horrible and it robs people of their lives. I feel just like you do. We have done so much, so many other cancers have been researched but what about Cholangiocarcinoma? It does feel like a nightmare, you will feel worse before you get better. It has been a month, and I can see the light. You will wake up from the nightmare, to a new life different from before, but life does go on. I am praying for everyone on this site, you are included. I pray that God gives you peace.
EliciaI’m so sorry for your loss My mom passed away on that same day at 1015pm. This horrible monster of a disease took her in just 3 short months.You are in my prayers!
Dear Sandy
I’m so sad and sorry for your loss – it must be so painful to have to suffer this ordeal again, losing another of your close family members to cancer. It is a horrible, ugly, undescriminating disease isn’t it. I do not blame you for feeling angry, but I hope you can find some peace too. My heart goes out to you and your family, and I hope you are able to find comfort in one another during this tragic time.
WendyDear Sandy,
I am so sorry for your loss. Yes, it does seem like a nightmare and all you want to do is wake up and have life be like it was before all of this. My experience was much the same as yours & the others here. My husband was health and only showed signs of any symptoms 7 weeks before he died. He wasn’t definitively diagnosised with CC until 1 week before he passed on. It has been over a year & I still wonder how this happened and have many unanswered questions. You are not alone and we all understand what you are feeling & going through. You & your family are in my thoughts & prayers as you go through this sad and confusing time. Remember that your brother will always be with you in your heart & memories. We all hope & pray for more awareness for this horrible type of cancer and for one day to find a cure.
Love & Hugs,
DarlaSandy,
My thoughts and prayers are also with you at this desperately sad and bewildering time.
My Dad passed away 7 short weeks after diagnosis at the end of June this year. Up until then no symptoms at all, perfectly fit and healthy.
I think that the speed of the disease progression is frightening, we don’t have the time to get our heads around the diagnosis before they are gone.
Thinking of you an your family as you traverse the next few days, weeks and months.
Katie
Dear Sandy,
What a devastating experience for you and your family.The speed at which a person can deteriorate with this particular cancer is hard to comprehend.I went through it with my husband,it was like a fastforward button had been pressed.Its best not to have too many what ifs.My husband was diagnosed during a routine checkup with no symptoms present but still did not last long.
Even though some people here are doing well and we all hope so much they will continue to do so there are lots of us who have had a similar experience to yours so we really do understand.
My condolences to you and your family JanetDear Sandy,
I am so sorry for your loss – believe me, I understand your bitterness – it’s perfectly fine to express it here. You’ve undergone a huge loss, and it happened to quickly, and he was so young. It just seems so unfair.You’re in my thoughts and I wish you some peace in the midst of your grief.
Joyce M
My brother left us on Sept. 28th. He did get to go home from the hospital to live his final days. He would have celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday.
I understand and do believe he is in a much better place now but am
still waiting to wake up to find this has all been a horrible nightmare.
He was just diagnosed with this horrid cancer on Sept. 3 of this year. How could this happen in 25 days?? Looking back I can see he did have some earlier symptoms but the Dr’s were just not looking for cancer. Perhaps if they had he may have had more time with us. His cancer was also referred to as pancreatic cancer. I don’t understand much of this – just too much to try to comprehend at once.
I pray that a cure for all types of cancers is found soon. Cancer has devastated my family. We lost an uncle to lung cancer, nephew to brain cancer and have a niece who is at this time all clear.
Come on, we can put a man on the moon but have no cure/treatment for this horrid disease?
Sorry if I sound bitter.
I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sandy
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