Update on my Aunt

As most of you know, my Aunt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March
of this year. Her health has continued to decline as this monster has taken
control of her body and her mind. She doesn't know any of us and can barely
mumble. She sleeps most of the time and has gone from 135 pounds in March,
down to 71 pounds now. The hospice nurse told us today it would be just a
matter of hours or possibly a day or two. To see her like this is really
sad. She was always dressed to the nines, make up, jewelry, all in place
and perfect looking. To see her now, you would never know the vibrancy she
once eluded.

The tumor has actually broken through her side. I've never heard of this
happening before. She is just skin and bones and the tumor has grown so
large it had no where to go but outside her body. The smell is really bad.
This is devastating to my mother, as this is her younger sister. You walk
into the room she's in and the smell is really bad. We lost my Dad to
Mesothelioma cancer, which was totally different in how it presented itself.
He never did lose any of his mental faculties. Even though he lost a
tremendous amount of weight, he did not become
emaciated as my Aunt has. She is no longer taking bites of food or sips of
water. My mom had her pastor go today and visit with her. I think more to
bring comfort to my mom, than anything else. Watching my mother go through
this pain is really difficult.

Pancreatic cancer has to be one of the most vicious of all cancers. In
most cases, by the time it is diagnosed it's too late to survive. Guess I'm
just babbling, it's very difficult to see someone you love and care about
losing their battle for life, in such a horrible, dignity robbing way.

Thanks for listening....
Sue


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