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Husband 48 with Pancreatic Cancer

Kyt
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Hi. Found out last week that my husband has terminal Pancreatic Cancer.

I have a 9 year old son. And am broken.

I've read so many posts about everyone being so I'll with treatment.  It just sounds awful. We are waiting for his biop results thus week to see if chemo is an option.  Is it as awful as it all sounds? Not that I begridge my husband anything.  I'd take it away from him now.

What can I exoect?

Xx

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    Hello,

       Sorry I can't offer you any advice with regards to your husbands treatment as my husband has lung cancer. Hopefully someone will be able to answer your questions regarding pancreatic cancer. However I just wanted to say hello. I too have a young family. If I can offer you any advice on any other matters please just ask. Take care X 

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    Hi.

    Thank you so much for answering. 

    I am so sorry for you , your husband and if course the children. As huge as The C word is it's good to feel I'm not the only person in the world who's husband is dieing. At what stage is your Husband,

    It seems there is lots of waiting and wondering. 

    Everyone wants to talk about death, funerals finance. 

    When all  i really want is normality. 

     

    Sorry having a rant. 

     

    X

     

     

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    Please don't apologise for having a rant. I understand what you mean when you say all you want is normality. Our new normal now is not daring to think further ahead than the next day. It's now normal to have a hospital bed in the front room where a coffee table used to be!  

     My husband was fit and well until six weeks ago when he went to the doctors with a cough, 24 hours later we were given the news he has a large inoperable tumour on his lung - stage 4 lung cancer. Since then he has started to fade away in front of us on a daily basis.  We hope he will be well enough to receive some palliative chemotherapy - fingers crossed!  What stage is your husband at?

    Are you getting any support from your local hospice team? We have a palliative care nurse from our local hospice who is here for all of us when we need her. 

    Take care X

     

     

     

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