My dad died of colon cancer in 2000 six months before my high school graduation. I don't need to tell you how devastated I was or how afraid I was when I found out my mom has pancreatic cancer. My mom had breast cancer twice before. She was a real trooper. In May of last year, she started having side pain. The doctors said it was food poisoning. The she turned completely yellow. In the hospital, we found out that she had jaundice because the tumor was blocking the bile duct and she had pancreatic cancer. The mass was wrapped around a major artery. Chemo has been rough but I am writing to you in January to say the cancer has shrunk 10 times its starting size. It is now the size of a dime and only located in the tip of the pancreas. She has a month of chemo and a little radiation left. Chemo is so rough but I thank God constantly for helping my mom with a disease that I felt was uncurable (because of the poor prognosis and recovery rate). God is with all of you just like he was and is with my mom. I have faith of her recovery and pray that God holds your hands as he nurses you back to health. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!