Dear Marsha,
I was going through the emails on the Cancer Compass and I noticed a message you sent to me, but I don't recall ever receiving it. I am so sorry that I didn't get your message earlier. Perhaps you didn't check the response box. In any case I am sorry to hear about your battle with pancreatic cancer, and the fact that it has spread to your liver, lungs and ribs. Are you currently receiving any treatments? It is very difficult for someone like myself to give medical advise. Even though I have been through a lot, (not nearly as much as you have), I can only relate to what I went through and how my treatments affected me. I received 24 hour infusion of chemo (5fu), and radiation at the same time for 5 weeks. then I went on Gemzar for 9 weeks. Since then I have been in remission and my last cat scan in March was clean. You sound as though you are in pretty good spirits, and I encourage you to continue to defy all that this disease throws at you. If you don't...you will let it control your life. It is up to people like myself, who have survived pancreatic cancer, to reach out to those who suffer today, and to provide encouragement to those who can no longer muster up the passion to fight this disease. Hopefully I am able to provide the confidence and strength for others to move forward in their lives as they struggle with this horrible disease. God Bless you and I will continue to pray for your comfort...Best Regards, Russ