In January of 2004 my best friend Denise was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she was 40 years old.She had most of her stomach removed,about the size of a golf ball was left.She tried chemo but did not continue because it was too much on her,but did go through radiation.She was told they got it all during surgery.Well she had to have surgery to fix something in her stomach,and they found it again,and during a cat scan they seen it had moved to both of her ovaries also.When she was told she had 6 weeks to live,I was just devastated,this strong beautiful women went on to live another 7 months.All together she lived 2 years with this.She had the best spirit of anyone I have ever met.When I would cry,she would say hey stop that,I'm ok with it.She did her best to make sure everyone else was ok.I miss her so much,and to see how painfully she died,no one should ever have to die that way. She had a lovely 10 year old son who she had to leave behind,other than him I am all she had,I talked to her 7-8 times a day at times and I made it all about HER.Anyone dealing with a loved one who is dying,just make them feel loved and cared about,it took a emotional toll on me,watching her go from 140 to 72 pds in a matter of months was really hard and the pain which was pretty bad towards the end.I remember when she went and picked out her casket and made her arrnagements,I thought I could not imagne having to do that.But she was so loved by her doctors,her surgeon even came to her funeral and her hospice nurse said she had never took care of someone like her.But go rest her soul I know she is in a beeter place,and theres not a day that goes by that I don't talk to her.I hope I never have to loose another loved one to this,but I knw I probably will at some time,but I learned so much from her about what the dying want and it is to feel normal.She told me her family would not talk to her about her cancer,I was the first person that acknowledged it and would talk to her about it.If they want to talk about it,let them!god bless anyone on here who is suffering from cancer,I honestly feel for you and you will all be in my thoughts and prayers!Paula