Husband diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer

My husband and I are both 53, two weeks before Christmas he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.  Our world has been turned upside down by the diagnosis.  We were looking forward to enjoying ourselves more in 2016 as 2015 was a difficult year.  I can not even begin to contemplate not having by husband around as we have been together since we were 16, we have been so lucky to have such a wonderful long relationship. 

I am struggling with the emotional side of it all.  My husband seems very accepting and just wants to organise everything to make it easier for me when he is not longer here.  He stuggles with the not knowing how long he has?  He has started palative chemotherapy and the side affects do not seem to bad at the moment.  Though he is very tired. We have three children and 2 grandchildren who have all taken the news very differently.

 

Parents
  • Hi. I’m so sorry to hear this about your husband and I’m here now as my dad may have pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. We are awaiting the biopsy but have been told it doesn’t look good. He started being ill last year November and he is now in terrible pain in hospital.  I have read lots of things and am now seeing that there is no way back from this if it’s diagnosed and we are going to have a terrible time ahead.  We were booked for a holiday abroad with my dad this year. I now fear it will never happen again. X 

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  • Hi. I’m so sorry to hear this about your husband and I’m here now as my dad may have pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. We are awaiting the biopsy but have been told it doesn’t look good. He started being ill last year November and he is now in terrible pain in hospital.  I have read lots of things and am now seeing that there is no way back from this if it’s diagnosed and we are going to have a terrible time ahead.  We were booked for a holiday abroad with my dad this year. I now fear it will never happen again. X 

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