Hi, I'm Kelley and just days before Father's Day, my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He is diabetic and has chronic back pain and he retired a few years ago. The time spent on appointments, scans, and consults and waiting to start treatment has been tough on my father. We still do not know what stage his cancer is, whether the enlarged lymph nodes have cancer as well, or whether they are recommending surgery or chemo first.

He is in a lot of pain in the evenings and of course at this point, I don't know whether it's cancer, his chronic back pain (that has worsened over the years), or a combination of both things.

I know this is a dangerous cancer, but I'm trying so hard to be cautiously optimistic for my dad and mom through this. Any recommendations or ways to help at the beginning of treatment? I want to be there for them as much as I can; I don't live too far from them.

Any other recommended sites, or groups on here or reading to support someone going through cancer? I want to give them space to process everything but know I am here when they need me.