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newlypeaceful t1_it9ptpu wrote

My uncle passed away five weeks after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. His house was full of things he was preparing for the next stage of his life that my dad had to clean out after his passing. I hope someday no one has to go through the pain and grief he and my family did.

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GuiltEdge t1_ita9vra wrote

It’s one of the most aggressive cancers, iirc. This research is a huge deal. So many people go from diagnosis to death in weeks.

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Slappinbeehives t1_italqf9 wrote

My mom was lucky she survived for 3 years. I hate this cancer so much. I gave my moms final dose an it sucks going bed with that every night.

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GuiltEdge t1_itarrdq wrote

Wow that sounds like torture.

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Slappinbeehives t1_itav9ko wrote

Cancer was the easy part. My Holocaust arrived with terminal agitation.

Restless. Screaming. Too afraid to die.

Awake w her in her bedroom like that for days. It was “too emotional” for the rest of my family. Morphine every 2 hrs. No sleep.

Dad died 4 months later.

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measuredingabens t1_itb907m wrote

It's not aggressive so much as it is really hard to detect without specialised tests. Pancreatic cancer tends to grow for years before symptoms show, and by then it is too late.

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Somedudesnews t1_itehq4w wrote

I went through something similar last year. My mom died in her sleep without warning; completely unexpectedly. Her apartment was shared with her SO who had died six months previously. It was filled with things that were from the past and things that were forward looking. New deliveries just arrived. It wasn’t an experience you can describe. If your dad, you, or someone else in your family has had trouble processing that experience, you are not alone.

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