Recap of My Dad’s Journey
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Dear Laura….your Dad did everything right. He informed himself and made educated decisions about his disease. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to learn of this admirable man – your Dad – who continued to share his findings in order to help other find answers to this cancer. Know that my heart is with him and your entire family.
Hugs,
MarionThinking of you and your dad right now Laura. I know how tough this is for you as I went through the same with my dad.
Hugs,
Gavin
Thanks to all for your input and responses. Being a scientist who understood the inner workings of the body, Dad researched all possible options, prayed for answers, and continued in the best possible direction. Everyone at the Mayo Clinic were wonderful. Dad continued to send important, specific medical information to Mayo in order to help them gather data for future research. In this way, others may benefit, and for that I am so very proud. And knowing he will enter the house of the Lord forever and ever and ever brings peace to our family and friends. Thanks again, Laura…
Dear Laura Gail, there are no words at this time to express what I am feeling for your family. Apparently Mayo Clinic did their part as he had surgery with clean margins. We just never know how this CC is going to react. I can only hope that the rest of your Dad’s journey is more Peaceful and my heart goes out to you and your family. Keep telling him how much you love him and that it is OK to go to his Peace. By doing that it will also give you some Peace as well.
Laura Gail;
I am taking care of my Mom who is 76 and has bile duct cancer. It makes me sad, especially when you say how healty your Dad was. My heart goes out to you.
SharonLeeLaura:
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, and with your Dad. I know exactly what you are going through as I just lost my beloved husband to CC on 11/20/2011. Although it was hard to watch him decline so quickly at the end, and part of me wanted him not to leave, as I started to panic when I realized that the end was very near…but then such a sense of peace overcame me when I realized that he was gone. Gone but never forgotten, and gone was the pain that he endured, the chemo, the radiation, no more doctors, no more needles, no more tube exchanges, no more sickness, etc. Now he is in the loving arms of our Lord, watching over all of us from Heaven. I picture him tending God’s flower garden in Heaven, and such a beautiful flower garden it will be under Tom’s gardening skills!
I pray that your Dad does not suffer during his journey. Although we do not like to lose a loved one, there comes a time when we all know that perhaps it’s the best for our loved one to go to a better place.
Love and Prayers coming your way from Wisconsin.
Hugs,
MargaretDear Laura,
I am very sorry to hear of your Dad’s decline in health. My prayers are with all of you at this difficult time. Please come back and visit with us when you feel up to it. We can always use input from experiences you have had. Hoping for peace for your Dad.
Love, -Pam
Hi, Laura,
First and foremost ,as a patient myself, I have the utmost respect for your dad to endure such hardship during treatment and unfortunately lost the battle to this cancer.But his suffering will not be in vain.
It will not make any difference if you find this web site sooner or not and actually you have already helped us on this web site to understand one fact.
Before we recommend some place,some one to do something ,we should be careful not to overdo it.
Your dad’s unwanted experience helped all of us to understand another important lesson in life;That is no matter how renowned or famous a medical institution or physician; we should not blindly put our trust in them especially those
we assumed they are on the top of their fields. We should ask questions,get satisfied answers before we put our lives or love one into their hands. Since I am in a unique position , a patient as well as a medical professional. I can say this with my heart in it.
God bless your father in heaven.Gail…please, know that our hearts are with you in this difficult time. We understand, we care, and we are as angry as you are. It is a horrible disease and it is in dire need of research funding. We will continue to work on making this happen.
Hugs and love to your entire family,
May your Dad find peace and be relieved from his suffering.
MarionI just discovered this site a few days ago and wish I had found it sooner. My Dad (age 77 and the picture of excellent health) underwent major surgery in April 2011 at Mayo in Jacksonville for removal of a Klatskin tumor associated with intrahepatic cc. The surgeons cut out the tumor, took the gall bladder and then replumbed the bowel up to a tube attached to the liver. Margins were clear. He went back to Mayo at least once a month with leakage issues and infection, so chemo/rad were out of the question until that got under control. He felt like crap but continued to be strong and determined. The week before Thanksgiving he had 2 scans (PET & another one) done, which showed the cancer/tumor was everywhere – the liver, pancreas, duidenom (sp?), bowel, and the wall of the abdomen. A trip to Mayo confirmed the tumor had metastisized on December 1, 2011. Every day since December 10th there has been a steady decline. Dad was admitted to the Hospice House this past Friday (violent hiccups that then lead to violent vomiting). This morning we received news that he will not be coming home, which means days or hours left. Yesterday was his and my Mom’s 55th wedding anniversary. I don’t know if this will help anyone out there battling this disease and I don’t know if i will continue to post, but may God watch over all of you and your families as you deal with this incidious and extremely aggressive cancer. Laura Gail…
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