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csziggy

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6. My brother in law was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 05:32 PM

Mar 2019

With intensive chemo he lived 16 months. He was 48 when we lost him.

The worst part was that he had to keep working (at the "happiest place on earth&quot in order to keep his health insurance. He'd work most weeks, get his chemo on Friday, then spend the weekends sick when he should have been able to spend time with his kids.

The good news was that other than the chemo reactions he was pretty happy until the last week. He went into hospice care at home on a Friday and was gone by the next Monday.

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Alex Trebek diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer [View all] brooklynite Mar 2019 OP

Aw, hell LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #1

Terrible news. with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, I don't imagine he's got much time left. octoberlib Mar 2019 #2

My mom was dead 3 months after this diagnosis. I feel for him and his family. ooky Mar 2019 #3

Terribly sad. I hope he makes the most of the time he has left. oasis Mar 2019 #4

He hasn't been well for some time malaise Mar 2019 #5

My brother in law was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer csziggy Mar 2019 #6

So sorry. So young. Miigwech Mar 2019 #7

That's so sad. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #8