Just wanted to know how you all are doing. My Mom lost her battle in October with the same diagnosis. She went the same route with treatments and she never REALLY heard the words "not cureable" PPC is in an area that is inoperable and the acities buildup is the main indication of how treatments are going (from my experience). I personally have alot of "what if we did this" or "what if she would have done that" going thru mind mind on a daily basis but I think that comes down to denial. My Mom was a perfectly healthy 76 year old. Walked, swam, bowled and golfed almost everyday of the week until she got this news and went into seclution. Attitude is everything but God is more powerful. You do what you have to do to make yourself feel you have exhausted all your resources. We did not let any of the doctors off the hook with responses that we did not understand. They may not like it, and at the end of the day they (beleive it or not) are as frustrated as you are at times. This is such a rare cancer that they may not have the answers but should be willing to research anything that you present to them within reason. I could write a book here but I hope and pray you and your Mom are fighting with everything you have. If it gets really bad get a book called Final Gifts it helped me and my family more than I can say and I was at peace when she left us. Take care, we have a Relay for Life in memory of cancer victims and survivors, I will pray and light a luminary for everyone fighting this horendous desease. Barb