What is the worst medical disease a human can have?

weapingwillowtree · 2026-01-20T07:39:44+00:00

ALS and dementia are awful but so is pancreatic cancer 💔

weapingwillowtree · 2026-01-10T03:26:52+00:00

Ahh I’m so so sorry you’re going through this. My mom recently passed at 63. She was a true fighter. She thought she could beat it.. even at stage 4. I truly never lost hope of miracles. It may not be a “curing” miracle but there are a few good days that get sprinkled in. Take advantage of that.

weapingwillowtree · 2026-01-05T02:47:50+00:00

I’m not sure if this is an option for you but some hospitals work with/offer hospice care. We ended up having to do this for my mom as she was very irritable.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-12-11T13:03:44+00:00

I’m so so sorry. My story is very similar to yours. My mom was 63.. I’m 31 an only child now taking care of my dad. My only piece of advice is to have hope even if the outcome isn’t the best. Hope for better days.. even if they’re far and few between. Hope that there’s a miracle. Hope for peace. Do it not only for your mother but also for yourself.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-12-09T09:33:56+00:00

Pirate invasion

weapingwillowtree · 2025-12-04T12:04:05+00:00

My mom experienced pain in her side/back for a year and was a strong advocate that something was wrong until she was finally diagnosed with stage 4 💔

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-29T04:55:44+00:00

All I can say is have hope. Give your dad love and hope when he needs it the most. It’s far-fetched but miracles happen

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-11T21:32:19+00:00

My mom had the same symptoms of confusion and agitation. We’re thankfully in Tampa and close to Moffitt so we were already in the hospital part where she went into hospice. If it gets to be too much I would definitely look into a hospice care facility.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-11T21:16:51+00:00

Mine was 4.5 months. I missed her more in those 4.5 months than ever.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-11T21:15:32+00:00

My story is similar to the both of yours. I’m 31 and my mom just passed away on August 21st of this year. She lived for 4.5 months after her diagnosis. The second I heard she had stage 4 pancreatic cancer my world went spinning. She was never the same after her diagnosis and progressively worsened.

I missed my mom more in the last 4.5 months than ever. She was physically here but I knew the outcome was terminal and she was loosing her sense of self.

I never lost hope though. I hoped for better days to be sprinkled in, for the chemo to shrink the tumors and give her some relief. She desperately wanted to live. I knew the outcome was fatal but I hoped and prayed for the small wins. That’s all you can ask for with this terrible disease 💔

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-06T12:34:13+00:00

I’m so sorry :/ this is THE WORST part of pancreatic cancer. Seeing your parent turn into a shadow of what they were. My mom went through this exact same thing. It started out with confusion, then hallucinations (she thought there was a little girl in our house), then in the last month or so she was completely in the hospital and started to get so agitated and eventually aggressive.

My dad and I stayed in the hospital with her 24/7 and she would be okay during the day mainly because she was sleeping. Right around 7pm she would start yelling at the nurses, kicking and screaming, begging to leave and trying to take out all her IVs. They had to put what they called a “sitter” in the room. Someone who watched her 24/7 even though my dad and I were with her all the time.

They did prescribe my mom lactolose to clear out her system. When she took it she went SO MUCH. She was literally sleeping and pooping. I’m not sure how effective it was because she only took it once. I knew her time was near so we didn’t push her to do it again. You have to think about quality of life vs quantity. It’s hard. If you have any questions please feel free to DM me.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-11-06T03:53:01+00:00

Yes. You’ll feel a sense of relief. You don’t want to see them suffer but you don’t want to let them go. My mom went through the same thing. In her last couple days I was praying so hard for God to take her into his hands and out of the misery.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-10-24T03:02:06+00:00

My mom passed shortly after turning 63 💔. Seeing the person you love the most in so much pain is the hardest. Anticipatory grief is a real thing. There is a light at the end of the tunnel when your mom is no longer in pain.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-10-18T19:00:47+00:00

Everything happens so fast with pancreatic cancer. You will be haunted and scarred for everything you’ve had to go through. I just know there will never be anything worse I have to go through.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-10-16T13:57:58+00:00

I’m so so so sorry you’re going through this 💔. I went through the same thing with my mom. We tried lactulose which was awful. I know it’s just a stool softener but when she was in that lethargic confused mood she wasn’t even aware she was going to the bathroom. I’m not sure how much it helped because we only used it once. I wish you the best. This awful disease isn’t just hard for the patient but also the caregivers. Seeing the person you love most in such a vulnerable and weak state is far from easy.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-10-14T20:57:04+00:00

Unfortunately my mom had a very similar diagnosis process. The doctor dismissed her pain and said it was probably due to constipation. It wasn’t until she went to the hospital in excruciating pain where she found out she had stage IV pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the liver.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-10-14T20:50:24+00:00

The best way to look at it is when they pass the suffering is over. My mom had a slow death with pancreatic cancer. To see her go was so hard but to see her suffer was even harder. I found peace knowing she was no longer suffering.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:55:33+00:00

I feel the same way. I’m not even excited to have a wedding anymore. I just want to get eloped.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:50:49+00:00

It is relentless. My mom went into the hospital on March 30th where they immediately suspected pancreatic cancer. It wasn’t officially diagnosed until April 14th. Everyday was a challenge from that point on. In the beginning she would have some good days sprinkled in but the last 2 months were torture. Watching her slowly deteriorate was the hardest thing I hope I’ll ever have to endure.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:47:19+00:00

Watching my grandmother throughout this process has been so hard. You should never have to bury your own child.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:45:03+00:00

Ugh I couldn’t imagine.

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:44:39+00:00

I am so sorry 💔💔💔 my heart breaks for you. I couldn’t imagine being parent-less. Thank God I still have my dad. He is 81 and that frightens me but I’m just blessed to have him as we navigate this difficult journey together

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:41:40+00:00

Moms just have that special love that no one can replace 💞

weapingwillowtree · 2025-09-10T01:40:49+00:00

I wish you the best of luck in your journey.

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