Background of Personal Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
SILENT KILLER: PANCREATIC CANCER
Background of Personal Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
My family never knew that pancreatic cancer was such a deadly disease that can creep up on you, until my aunt, Cathy L. Usey, was diagnosed with it in Aug.2008. My aunt Cathy better known as Big Mama was a 13 year breast cancer survivor when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I know you're probably thinking the same thing my family was thinking "how could someone who had already survived a cancer be diagnosed with another cancer and a very deadly cancer at that." Big Mama was the backbone of our family, the life of the party, a giving as well as a very forgiving person no matter the circumstances. I could go on and on about this lovely lady we called Big Mama. She was a daughter, a mother of two sons, a stepmother, grandmother, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a best friend to many, a manager of employees who absolutely adored her. Anyone who crossed her path she greeted them with a smile and ALWAYS treated others with such respect & would give her shirt off her back to a stranger if they asked her for it. Unfortunately Cathy passed on May 17, 2009, but she didn't go without a fight, and we know she is watching us and guiding us to make a difference toward finding a cure for this horrific disease. Big Mama touched so many lives and it’s so hurtful that a disease like pancreatic cancer took this beautiful lady from us. It’s also hurtful that there is not that much research on pancreatic cancer as there is for other cancers. Cancer falls at #6 on the list of government funded research diseases, but it should be #1 due to how many lives it affects every second.
Pancreatic Cancer Brief When someone is diagnosed with a severe illness such as pancreatic cancer, individuals become aware of the limits of their existence in terms of life years. For many, cancer is just another word for death especially those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic Cancer makes up 4%
Background of Personal Experience with Pancreatic Cancer
My family never knew that pancreatic cancer was such a deadly disease that can creep up on you, until my aunt, Cathy L. Usey, was diagnosed with it in Aug.2008. My aunt Cathy better known as Big Mama was a 13 year breast cancer survivor when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I know you're probably thinking the same thing my family was thinking "how could someone who had already survived a cancer be diagnosed with another cancer and a very deadly cancer at that." Big Mama was the backbone of our family, the life of the party, a giving as well as a very forgiving person no matter the circumstances. I could go on and on about this lovely lady we called Big Mama. She was a daughter, a mother of two sons, a stepmother, grandmother, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a best friend to many, a manager of employees who absolutely adored her. Anyone who crossed her path she greeted them with a smile and ALWAYS treated others with such respect & would give her shirt off her back to a stranger if they asked her for it. Unfortunately Cathy passed on May 17, 2009, but she didn't go without a fight, and we know she is watching us and guiding us to make a difference toward finding a cure for this horrific disease. Big Mama touched so many lives and it’s so hurtful that a disease like pancreatic cancer took this beautiful lady from us. It’s also hurtful that there is not that much research on pancreatic cancer as there is for other cancers. Cancer falls at #6 on the list of government funded research diseases, but it should be #1 due to how many lives it affects every second.
Pancreatic Cancer Brief When someone is diagnosed with a severe illness such as pancreatic cancer, individuals become aware of the limits of their existence in terms of life years. For many, cancer is just another word for death especially those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic Cancer makes up 4%