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Denise,
I think you are awesome in all that you are doing. You seem to be doing all the right things.
I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June of 23. I had chemo for 6 mo, and then surgery on Feb 15, 2024, and as far as they can measure, I have been cancer free for 6 months. When many think of pancreatic cancer, they immediately think death sentence. I am realistic knowing the cancer could come back.
When I was first diagnosed, I thought I was going to die and had no hope - everyone I had ever known with pan cancer had died from it.
What really gave me hope is one of Lynn Eib's books, titled Finding the Light in Cancer's Shadow - Hope, Humor, and Healing after Treatment - even though I read the book at the beginning of my treatment, it gave me much hope. Lynn Eib has written another book, When God and Cancer meet - true stories of hope and healing, which I have started reading.
You are doing everything you can, keep the cancer away, and that's all you can do.
Advice was given to me, I think through one of Lynn Eib's books, to make memories with those you love--- that was good advice for me.
I had to wear a wig for a time. I love your wig - it looks really nice.

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Thank you Katie Grace. I am so thrilled that you are cancer free and yes I would feel the same with that diagnosis. It's scary.

I have to remind myself that I am living now and because I'm alive I should be celebrating not dreading the inevitable. Everyone's time comes to an end. We know that as children, but until now I didn't think about it.

I also think my morbid thoughts are strongest after therapy when my body is inflamed and aches. All this week I have felt good, normal. I'm not having thoughts about death running through my head all day.

I called my sister and asked her to remind me when I'm blue that it's going to pass once the drugs have run through my body

In life I have mostly been Pollyanna like. I can get there again.