Aw D:, sorry to hear. I will never trust cancer, always be on the lookout. Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst, as it is very fast and often there a little signs until it’s too late. My grandmother’s mom took her last battle with it.

Between brain and pancreatic, I think they are the two that I take the most seriously, as they are widespread and most others are widely preventable (ie. lung cancer vs American tobacco companies).

Cheers Caitlin <3

well my dad had a pancreas failure few years back which almost killed him but luckily it didn’t but at the end resulted to diabetics ^^;;. Now things are pretty much under control, with the stuff he’s taking and the dramatic lifestyle changes.

Yes please , if surgery can solve the bulk of the cancer, please do! also! please do take care of yourself during her path of recovery! My mom had cervical cancer a few years, surgery took most of the cancer cells out but have to go chemo for a few months to erase out the rest. Drained a lot of time from her and everyone one of us.

Painful and long the recovery took, 1 whole bloody year but just glad all of us could tide over and both my parents are well again. Healthier than before i reckon.

In anycase, if you need a hearing ear(or eyes in this case), you can always email me. Good luck and god bless * :D

Oh goodness. I’m so sorry, and I wish you and your mother all the best. It’s a pity that you have the type of health system that doesn’t fully cover expenses for treatment and surgery.

Sorry to hear that. I hope that your mum recovers soon after the surgery.

I really hope your mother gets better soon and wish her all the best.

TT___TT All the best to you and your mom, Caitlin!!

I’m sorry to hear about the bad news but may your mum have a speedy recovery after the operation. Stand strong Caitlin! It’ll be a long battle so you’ll need to take good care of yourself during this time period.

@Ryan A: Since finding out, there are a lot of people who have lost relatives to pancreatic cancer. In some ways, it’s nice to know that it’s not just a freak accident that struck my mom but at the same time, it’s just too many. There needs to be more research and more promotion of this research going on.

@pp: I think my mom will also have a combo surgery/chemo. It’s good to hear that your mom recovered from it though! I figured it will take a while so this time next year, I’ll be writing back at home. And I might take you up on that email offer - we’ll see how the next year goes.

@Sasa: My mom’s lucky - her work had great health insurance. I’m not sure how much they’ll cover but from talking to my dad, it sounds like we can afford whatever else we’ll have to pay.

@double, blissmo, and usagijen: Thanks! ^_^ There will probably be random updates on my Twitter, especially if things are going well.

@Hynavian: I guess that’s the good side of being young - I am in good enough health to take care of my mom (once I get home!). ^_^ I’ve got a lot of vitamin C running through me to ward off any illness.

I also support pancreatic cancer after losing my father to it in 2005. Please visit http://pancan.org/raiseyourvoice/ on how you can support the cause by contacting elected officials for specific pancreatic cancer funding. Did you know pancreatic cancer research is where breast cancer research was in the 1930’s? Yet pancreatic cancer only receives 2% of the National Cancer Institute budget. We need help to change these statistics and pancreatic cancer’s 95% mortality rate. Thank you for your support!

It’s always really hard when someone you know has cancer. Good luck to your mom and the rest of your family in the coming months!

Best to your mum, your family, and yourself (Purple really becomes the blog btw ;P)

@Michelle: I’m sorry about your father. :( The links in the purple banner below go to pancan.org and once November is over, a permanent link will be added. I just have to work out where because that’s usually my Twitter spot.

@Erin: This is not the first but it’s the first that I’m very emotionally tied to. Which makes it a lot harder to swallow the facts.

@issa-sa: Thanks. :) And thanks for the design compliment - purple is one of those colors I avoid like the plague. It took a few days of playing with colors until I found one that I could look at. I dunno, I might “release” it - I’ve gotten a few hits for “pancreatic cancer awareness layout” so I think others want to do the same!

There are stuff that my mom ate during her chemo which made her feel a lot better and made her recovery faster. I’ll go snap some pictures and email them to you. maybe you can purchase them.

my dad also recovered a great deal from his pancreatic failure with the aid of it.

Purple is smexy. Rawr