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Originally posted by gibber71
I'm not so sure about that.When my mother was ill with cancer I would have to say the system failed her.She waited several months and three cancellations for an operation for pancreatic cancer until they told her it almost was to late.Anyone who knows anything about pancreatic cancer knows what I mean.It tends to spread very quickly.
Finally and literally at the 11th hour she got her surgery.Her surgeon,one of the best in the city told us he got all the cancer.Her radiologist said he would schedule her for radiation and that her prognosis was excellant.He told her that she had a 4-6 week window of opportunity to begin radiation for the best chance to beat the cancer.She began her radiation 6 months to the day after he said that.He said the window of opportunity had closed by 4 months but would still go ahead with it.My mother lived 4 more months.
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Friend,
first, i am very sorry for the loss of your mother because my mother also died of Pancreatic cancer. It was fucking unreal and not a day goes by that I don't think about her.
But,
From what i learned about Pancreatic cancer, and I learned alot believe me, it's fatal 99.9% of the time regardless of treatment. By the time any symptoms are discovered, it's over.
My mom was given 3 months to live by the doctors, i remember thinking that they were on glue, that cancer took years sometimes, or that there was something that could be done, something that could be tried.
The honest truth was that there was nothing that could be done. She spent her last few weeks at home with us.