I had the same news last September. They told us he had a non-resectable tumor on the tail of the pancreas. It had spread to the local lymph nodes and distant mets in the chest around his esophagus and in his abdomen. They gave him 3 to 6 months. We started praying and went to M.D. Anderson. He was put on an aggressive chemo regimen of Gemzar and Cisplatin every 2 weeks. He has responded well. The tumor has shrunk and some of the distant disease is no longer measurable. He recovered from the surgery well and we started eating fresh fruit for breakfast. I truly recommend a book called 'Foods to Fight Cancer' by by Richard Beliveau. It not only gives you some solid info on foods but it explained cancer in very understandable terms. Don't get discouraged. There are so many things on the horizon for pancreatic cancer. M.D. Anderson has a treatment that claims to eradicate pancreatic cancer in mice and are hoping to move it to a clinical trial soon. We are celebrating life and started walking 2 miles a day to get back in shape. I know your heart feels so heavy, but you have to keep telling yourself that he's still alive. He survived surgery and none of us have a promise of tomorrow. The Lord has layed this on my heart in a very serious way. You'll be in my prayers.