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Pam, I will be thinking of you all as you travel for Lauren’s chemo. There has to be considerable shrinkage! I believe it! Take it easy and be safe.
Dear Sallypa, I’m so sorry to hear of your sister’s news and your family’s current health situations. Please take one day, hour, minute at a time. I know things are rough right now, but you will all be able to face a new game plan when the time comes. Thoughts and prayers are with you all. Pam
First, let me say how sorry I am that your dad has this cancer. My dad lost his battle almost a year ago at the age of 75. We were called in physicians’ room and were told the surgery had been aborted too. The cancer had spread to my dad’s pancreas. I’ll never forget having to tell my dad the news when he awoke. His recovery was very slow from the operation. He walked with a rolling scooter chair and was able to rebuild some strength. After a month or so he had a port put in for chemo. He tried two treatments of gemzar and it was brutal on him. The oncologist told him she thought it was time for hospice. He lived a few more months and some days were better for him than
others. We poured on the love and took exceptional care of him. It was so sad for us all. I know what you are going through. It is a very tough decision and
you are a good son for stepping up and helping your dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.Pamela, I’m a Pamela too! I read your Caring Bridge blog and want to thank you for letting us know how Lauren is doing. I read your posts and send prayers every day to you all. Lauren is such a beautiful girl and your family photos show you are so close. My heart aches for you all. I don’t post very often, but I want to say I really care. Pam
I am so sad for the loss of your beautiful daughter, Sara. I pray for strength for all of you in the upcoming days. Good bless you all.
Cindy, have the doctors discussed if they can insert an external drain? Can they do radition or cyberknife to unblock duct enough to insert another stent? Is the duct blocked with cancer or scar tissue? There came a time when my dad could not have a stent replacement and he became very jaundice. He lived a couple of months under hospice care. He was very sick at this point. Like Lainy said we don’t have expiration dates when we are born. The most important thing to remember is keeping your mom comfortable. Seek a second opinion if she is up
to it. Like you said she seems to be doing fine otherwise. I’d go with a second opinion. There has to be something more they can do. Keep us in touch.Thank you Lainy. Memories are definitely what we have to hold on to. The day my parents moved in we sat in the middle of the living room floor and ate Popeyes’ fried chicken! The new owner said she was going to eat pizza on the floor with her family. We are blessed and today was a great day. Thank you for caring about the people on this site. You are truly special!
Nancy, thoughts and prayers for you and your family during this sad time. It will be a comfort to you that you did everything possible for Doug and you surrounded him with love, family, stories, and laughter during his final hours. I know in the months to come you will be instrumental to this board and the fight of cc.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Lisa’s family. She fought this disease with courage and dignity. Her recent posts were very spiritual and beautiful and she is with God now.
Good Morning, interesting to know you are from the MS Gulf Coast. I am from Ocean Springs, MS and have recently moved to GA. I miss home but am adjusting to my new life. My dad passed away from cc Nov. 2010. He did not have a long battle. You are doing a great job! I hope your husband can have a liver transplant. Good luck to you all.
I agree with Lainy. Palliative care isn’t an ending point. Your mom sounds like a fighter. I know it is so hard to see her go through all of this. You want her to feel well. I understand that, for sure. I’m wondering why your mom hadn’t been take off the cumaden a while ago? With my dad, that’s one of the first things that was discontinued. It might be necessary to have a second opinion. I hope everything levels out for her soon.
I am so sorry you lost your husband, Jerry, and your kids lost a terrific dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Take care and I hope the great memories you have will be a comfort to you soon.
Ashley, so sorry to hear about your mom’s condition. I hope she will soon be out of the hospital and resting comfortably at home. Will Hospice be using morphine patch/pills? I agree with Jennifer when she said to stay on top of the pain. We continually used both in my dad’s final week and he was not in pain. I’m thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom.
My dad complained of itching up to a year before he was diagnosised. It drove him nuts! He went to the doctor many times and was prescribed medication for itching. Then came symptoms of the flu. All of this was missed by his GP. It was his cardiologist that said something isn’t right. By then my dad’s blood work was out of whack and more tests were ordered. He was also anemic the whole time and on iron pills.
