We just found out recently that my 71 year old Mother has pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately it is located in an area of the pancreas that is difficult to treat. She has been ill since just before Thanksgiving and has hardly eatin anything since then. She's been in and out of the er from Nov. up until a week ago when doctors finally decided she should be hospitalized. They've run all kinds of tests and xrays and cat scans and biopsies. My Dad was with her yesterday when her doctor told her she would only have 6 to 12 months to live. I got there about about 3pm and the first thing out of my Mother's mouth was "Joe I'm going to die in 6 months" as she cried. My heart sank and I fought to keep it together. I'm very close to my mother and I don't think I'll ever lose that image of my mom telling me that with the fear and terror in her face. My brother came down and my sister will be here tomorrow. Anyway my mom is schedule for a pancreatic bypass surgery this coming Monday which is only being done to give her the 6 to 12 months.
It's just too soon to lose my Mom. It's hard to imagine life without her.