My mother passed away on Easter Sunday, after battling this cancer for only a few short months. I’m grateful that there are resources like this when the time comes for people to look for answers, and I’ll make it my life’s mission to help groups like this research and find a cure for this awful disease.
My mom had a bad case of jaundice while celebrating her 60th birthday in Florida in January 2020, along with stomach pains and discomfort. When we returned to Chicago, she was admitted to the ER to figure out what was happening. After getting a stent put in to relieve the symptoms, our worst fear was confirmed. She had stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma and was not a candidate for surgery.
She unfortunately only made it through one round of chemo. The second round wasn’t able to happen due to low blood pressure and the high risk of COVID-19. She wasn’t able to continue fighting after infections that sent her back to the ER.
The silver lining is that we were able to share her last days with her in our home, reminiscing about life and without fear or worry.