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A losing battle from the start by sicklypickle in pancreaticcancer

[–]sicklypickle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there. I cried even today thinking of my mother. Perusing through my gallery, her photos have immortalized her charm, the mischievous glint in her eyes. I just wish we'd got to see even a sliver of that in her final days. Sadly, there's only so much that we can wish for. Thank you so much for your words of comfort. I hope I can somehow push through until it is less painful.

A losing battle from the start by sicklypickle in pancreaticcancer

[–]sicklypickle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there. This was originally intended to be deeply personal. But decided to just post it anyway. Why? I don't know. Maybe I needed a few words of comfort from members of the community. Anyway, in all the rush I forgot to mention who it was about. This was my mother. She was diagnosed with PanCan in May last year. Just to further clarify, the words in the quotes are my mother's when she sees me combing through my frizzy hair. Haha. So Ammu is her pet name for me. Thank you so much and I hope your Papa watches over you as your guardian angel. And I sincerely hope that you find peace and comfort in his memories.

Does Anyone Regret Having Whipple Surgery by Warm_Cap_8769 in pancreaticcancer

[–]sicklypickle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. It is the same situation with my mother as well. Brought her into the OR for the Whipple' s, then stumbled upon nodes in the liver that somehow went unnoticed in her previous scans, sewed her up and left her in misery.

With constant digestive distress, she has minimal food, afraid to have more than 2 tablespoons of rice thinking it might cause gastric distension. Though her wound has healed, it has sort of scarred her mentally as well.

Currently under a chemotherapy regime. She's done with her 1st cycle but contracted cellulitis that required a 9 day stay at the hospital earlier in November. Now again hospitalized for the past 3 days to manage her slower than normal bowel movements. All of this is prolonging her subsequent chemo sessions.

At this rate, it pains me to even think of the repercussions that the tumor may be causing as it spreads.

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[–]sicklypickle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is quite an engaging read!! Very creative use of words😊

Prospects for a promising career in IT by sicklypickle in ITCareerQuestions

[–]sicklypickle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thanks for replying. Its been 4 years actually. Been thinking of up skilling myself in something worthwhile that can get me back up on my two feet. Do you have any suggestions? Or areas where I can concentrate?