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Dark n Stormy Knight

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9. I'm sorry for your loss and what you all had to go through.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:46 PM
Aug 2020

I appreciate your input. Do you mean not to bother with treatment at all?

I think Dad understands the reality. But, he plans to get treatment as well as doing following the other advice you mentioned. What I mean about the best care is probably more about making it least awful as possible. So, Hershey Med, ten minutes away, is looking better.

I'm sorry to admit I haven't spoken to him yet. He called my husband yesterday and asked him to break the news to me because I'm a bit defective at handling such things. Every time I try to call, I break down and don't complete the call. I don't think it's awful to be emotional, but I just want to be able to speak. Working on calming down. Got it together to read up on the disease and to write this OP. Hope to call him later today.

This pandemic, of course, complicates things. Not that they're RWers being belligerently ignorant about it, but My siblings haven't been as careful as my husband and I. One of my four sibs is a RWer, but she claims she's being careful. Meanwhile, she sends me a pic her herself and her best friend cheek to cheek on a beach blanket recently.

Not only don't we want my parents to get COVID, we don't want to get sick. So, visiting them is more worrisome than it would have been. Fortunately were only a couple of hours away.

Anyway, rambling now, but thanks again.

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My dad was just diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. [View all] Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 OP
I have a form of cancer and found a web group called smart patients captain queeg Aug 2020 #1
Thanks for the info. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Aug 2020 #34
Prayers to you and your family..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Nt helpisontheway Aug 2020 #2
Thank you. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #6
The regional medical center should be fine IMHO. redwitch Aug 2020 #3
Thanks. So, just to be clear, you mean Hershey Med. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #7
Yes, sorry! NT redwitch Aug 2020 #19
I've been through this with family members. stopbush Aug 2020 #4
I'm sorry for your loss and what you all had to go through. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #9
We did treatments. But the 50-mile drive to the CC for the treatments stopbush Aug 2020 #11
Right. So, considering there is virtually no chance Dad will survive this, Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #18
Hugs to you, I lost my mom to Pancreatic Cancer at age 40. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #8
Thank you. And I'm so sorry for your loss. That must have been very difficult. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #10
My mom was very religious. She spent her last days in the hospital, stopbush Aug 2020 #12
Oh my. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #14
Just make sure they keep him comfortable. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #13
Thanks very much for the advice. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #16
My sister had pancreatic cancer. cate94 Aug 2020 #15
I'm sorry for your loss. Very sad. But thank you for sharing. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #17
It's hard. cate94 Aug 2020 #29
I have a friend MuseRider Aug 2020 #20
I'm sorry. Losing your father so young must have been especially hard. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #22
My heart goes out to you, but especially your parents. I wish ease and comfort for you all. marble falls Aug 2020 #21
Thank you. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #23
If you want to research alternative therapies, check out the Gerson therapy. fierywoman Aug 2020 #24
Thanks for the info. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #25
I wonder if that includes the price of a stay at their clinic? As far as I can see, fierywoman Aug 2020 #28
Hasn't Ruth Bader Ginsburg been treated rather successfully over the years for pancreatic cancer, No Vested Interest Aug 2020 #26
Thank you. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Aug 2020 #30
Thank you. And I'm sorry about your mom. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #32
Virtual hugs, myccrider Aug 2020 #31
I'm so sorry you lost your dad in that way. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #33
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