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Im just being real and trying to navigate a new reality. My husband was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Our lives have been turned upside down, our dreams are in a basket, theyve not gone away, they are retrievable. The good is that we see...
Hello, I'm new here, just needed some help. My 55 year old brother was diagnosed on Monday. I'm thinking he may be late stage as he was in hospital for a week with jaundice, they fitted a bile stent and that's when they found the tumour. He's also got...
Hi my partner has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer 10 days ago! in March this year he was admitted to hospital and was told he had a tumour on the pancreas stage 1b since then he hasn’t had any treatment or help just given morphine for...
Hi everyone just a update I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer In January this year in Spain it gave me no warning 8 o’clock I was ok by 10 I was in hospital in Spain were they told me I had a cancer tumour that was connected to my spleen and was bleeding...
My partner was diagnosed in June and has had a horrendous time with one thing or another, pretty much vomiting most days and just sleeping. Had first chemo Monday, just wondering how you all cope watching your partner suffer and any tips?
Hi just joined as my mother just got devastating news just before Christmas of pancreatic cancer that has spread into the liver. She is going for a biopsy of liver next week and hopefully will start some chemo if she is fit enough. Love to hear if anyone...
Hi, I'm looking for travel insurance to go abroad to Spain?. I have just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and wont likley start any treatment until August after my biopsy. Has anyone got any details of where to go and waht the likeely costs will...
Good morning….im at a loss really. My brother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer end of March and was fortunate enough to have whipples procedure, but needs chemo as 2 out of the 29 lymph node’s where positive. He’s done really well recovering from...
Hi , I’m not sure if I have pancreatic cancer or something else. I have on and off tummy pains and right side middle of my back is painful sometimes. It comes and goes but my back has been like that for over 2 years. I feel always bloated and I’m always...
I cant talk, I cant think, I cant make sentences that make sense.My husband was told his tumor was inoperable. Breathe, I told myself but in that moment there was no air.I felt an innate need to control the utter heartwrenching sobbing that needed to...
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