Hi Nicky

I'm really sorry to hear about your partner. These cases when someone turns up with what they think is a minor ailment only to find it's advanced cancer are always the most devastating and painful to hear about and it's these stealthy cancers like pancreatic which make them so difficult and so high up the Cancer Research hit list.

I guess whether miracles happen depends on what you class as a miracle - many people get a 6 month prognosis and make much longer - my wife made over a year after her 6 month prediction and you'll find people on here who have made years after theirs.

If you're talking about the sort of miracle where someone in your partners condition magically lives to draw his pension then sadly probably not.

Here is a real example who is 2 years on from stage 4 pancreatic cancer www.cancercompass.com/.../all,71879,0.htm

A lot will depend on how successful the chemo is for him you'll just have to see how that goes and give him all the love and support you can.

Make sure you've got a good support network too because this upcoming time is going to be almost as hard on you.

Stay on line and tell us how he is doing and just as importantly how you are doing too - we have people on here who are black belts in virtual cyber hugs :)