Widowed pancreatic cancer

I lost my husband last week to pancreatic cancer just 12 weeks after being diagnosed. I'm only 36 and have 2 teenage sons who are missing the dad really badly. I have been emotional at times and then ok, i still feel numb and like this isn't real. My husband was received palliative care for the last 3 weeks of his life but had a trip to the hospital to get a stent put in so he could reciece chemo, unfortunately he took an infection and died a few days later. I was just wondering if anyone out there has been through similar and how did you cope.

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  • Hi 

    Lindaboi and family,

    How are you doing?  I totally  know what you are going through,  I lost my husband 6 yrs in Jan to pancreatic  and secondary  liver cancer,  it was very quick and the weight loss,  it's heartbreaking..   it dose get easier  I found you learn to cope with the " new normal " xxx

  • Hi curly, we are all still in shock really. I never dreamed that this would happen so quickly, to only get 12 weeks is so sad. I look at pictures of him from May and June and he was so different. I thought even though we knew he was terminal that we would have gotten more that 12 weeks. The thing I was annoyed about Also was the lack of funding that goes into pancreatic cancer think it's 1%  and the stats that haven't changed in 40 years. It's not until you are faced with this that you know about it. I think I'm going to do some fund raising that will help me   Thanks 

     

  • Hi Lindaboi and CG,

    I just wanted to send you both my sincere condolences as you have lost your husbands only a few days ago. It must all still be very raw for you and we hope that this forum will give you some comfort in knowing that you can feel less alone by sharing similar experiences.

    Warmest wishes and my thoughts are also with all of you on this thread who have lost a loved one, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Lindaboi and CG,

    I just wanted to send you both my sincere condolences as you have lost your husbands only a few days ago. It must all still be very raw for you and we hope that this forum will give you some comfort in knowing that you can feel less alone by sharing similar experiences.

    Warmest wishes and my thoughts are also with all of you on this thread who have lost a loved one, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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