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Comment by Jonathan on October 22, 2012 at 8:15pm

I've just lost my mom to liver cancer that started in her eye last nov. She just passed away Sept. 29 2012 and I lost my dad 6 years before to lung cancer Sept. 28, 2006. I still can't get over my moms not here anymore, seems like it just happened and with my dad too. I'm only 29, my father was 53 and my mom was 64, they were my whole world, now I only have me.. sometimes I think this is just some dream and I'll wake up and everything will be ok, but its not, not the same at all.

Comment by anna l. on October 20, 2012 at 10:18pm

Hi Peggy,

I dont know why cancer is still such a horrible sneaky life stealer or why it steals the best of the best.  I know how you feel about not feeling strong.  I dont want to be strong either and when someone tells me Im strong it is so irritating sometimes.  No one ever asked me if I wanted to be this strong.  I sure as heck do not want to win a strength contest.  We just want our loves back!! 

Comment by Peggy Henry on October 20, 2012 at 8:59pm

it is 4 months for me and mike.   some days are ok but most i sit here alone and just think and remember.  still going thru his things, then ya cry all over again.   cancer    why can't they find it before it is too late.  he went for regular check ups, every 3mons  all they told him was sodium was too low, don't drink more than 4cups of liquid a day,  but it was cancer.   don't want to live this life alone like this.  keep asking why.  no not everyone is "strong"

Comment by Dennis C. on October 12, 2012 at 7:05am

You would think with all the technology that is available today, they could come up with a cure. Of course the cancer industry takes in Billions and Billions of dollars.

I know of one drug company that just on ONE drug made 8 BILLION dollars profit in one year.

I believe that that is just wrong, to profit so much on our misery.

Comment by Kim Phillips on October 7, 2012 at 10:49am

Debbie,

I don't know what to say other than I understand the depths of your pain.  When my loved one died, who I was died with that person.  It has only been 5 months for me. 

Comment by Debbie S on October 7, 2012 at 12:52am

When does this pain ease up?? Its been 7 months today and it still feels like yesterday!! Why can they not come up with something to stop this stupid thing called cancer!! I just don't know how to go on. The pain is so bad and its like everyone things I should be over your death! Why can they not understand he was IS the love of my life. The day his heart stopped beating a big ppart of mine did too. I just want to be with him so bad!!

Comment by Mark on October 6, 2012 at 10:51pm

This info is interesting in regard to pancreatic cancer.  On September 19th, the House of Representatives passed the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, which establishes a new targeted scientific research framework within NCI to address those cancers whose 5-year survival rates are less than 50%. Priority status was given to pancreatic and lung cancer.

I could speak at a symposium as many others could and point out the biggest failure in dealing with this particular cancer. There is no scan or test to so carefully isolate the pancreas that it is found early.  It's location is somewhat hidden towards the back and shaped similar to a tadpole.  It's about 6 inch's in length and they say about the size of a medium to small banana.  The oddest thing we encountered with all the symptoms was that even blood work didn't reflect a telling sign with the first symptoms.  White blood cell counts had not dropped until months later but the one early symptom should have been a huge yellow light of caution.  We encountered a sudden onset of Diabetes where she was immediately insulin dependent after every meal and one additional shot at night.  They wrote it off as a change do to her age and history of diabetes in the family but I kept stating that my entire life I was obsessed with her health because of all her other physical problems so every 6 months like clockwork she had panels and urinalysis and always her blood sugars were perfect.  They agreed it was shocking to see Diabetes show up out of nowhere like this.    They ran ct scans even a pet scan and there was nothing.  I had every thing checked and we even got one huge loud.. ALL CLEAR when it came to the word cancer.  Of course you are so happy to hear that but on the other level when you are sent home and still feel miserable and you just aren't buying what they say all these crazy symptoms are you are left wondering still whats going on.  This cancer is turning into some sudden plague.  They need to break it down.  Catch it early and there is a true fighting chance.

Comment by Mark on October 6, 2012 at 10:30pm

I'm sitting here stunned.  Just got a call from an aunt to tell me her husbands brother ( my uncle by marriage ) just passed with Pancreatic Cancer.  He was only 58.  This guy was an athlete his entire life.  His Situation was just like moms. They went months with different tests and each time never found it as he got sicker and sicker. When they did find it, it had spread.  This is now the third Pancreatic Cancer related death in my family.  First my uncle ( uncle by blood.  My moms baby brother).  Then my mom last December and now this one.  Some thing is not right right with this surge involving this particular cancer. 

Comment by Kim Phillips on October 6, 2012 at 9:08pm

Jayne,

I understand your pain and questioning.  I have seen/heard of more people lately passing of pancreatic cancer.  My best friend/soulmate just passed from metastatic breast cancer to brain, lungs, bones and liver.  Cancer is horrible and evil.  Yes cancer needs to be stopped.  She also was very healthy, ate organic, didn't smoke etc.  I am starting to believe that cancer doesn't know the difference between a healthy body and non healthy.  It strikes who it wants when it wants.  I know this sounds strange but I believe that it has to do with all the toxins in the environment and if we don't clean up our environment we will see more and more people dying from cancer at a younger and younger age.  Hugs and blessings.

Comment by Jayne on October 6, 2012 at 8:59pm

I was reading some of these comments and I have to reply too. I lost my beautiful vibant healthy mom to Pancreatic Cancer in July. It is an awful awful disease that rips a family apart. I miss my mom each and every day and can't understand why she would get this. she always took care of herself and the family and made sure she ate healthy and exercised. This disease needs to be stopped. What kind of research are they waiting to do? people are passing away daily because of this horrific disease,

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