Pancreatic Cancer

I have a lot to be happy abt- my sisters - 4 - are living- eldest God willing will be 84 this year. I can text them( 3 of them) in the morning if I wish and greet them w a good day/ so, is my brother living- my sisters typically answer w uplifting thoughts & comments. Feel fortunate to have my siblings.

I have a sister w stage 4 pancreatic cancer. We were close growing up. She has her family- 4 adult children and 1 grandchild- and many friends- but still few fortune that i still have my sister in my life. The Lord is good! 🙏🙏❤️😍🥰

Well, I rested. Could not sleep. Hope I can get through the day. Having my coffee— happy time for me. My sister w stage 4 pancreatic cancer says this morning time w her coffee is her gratitude coffee time.
I really enjoy my coffee ☕️ 😍

Want to wash the blinds today in the bedroom. Listen to church again possibly and watch the Super Bowl tonight!!

Just my husband and me; we are typically alone. 😞. This can get very lonely. But I am not going to worry about that today.. I am going to have a good day!!

Have fabulous today everyone!! Best..

Hi all! I am so glad I got invited to join the group via email and I am happy to be here. My real name is Marshall D.W.H. I am currently 33 years old I have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Mild depression and anxiety. I take medications for ADHD depression and anxiety, I've had all these conditions since the age of 6 years old. ASD has no cure but can be treated in a variety of ways for me I talk to a Social worker and receive therapy as needed as I am pretty stable. I have been living with my parents for the last decade of my life and while life has had its ups and downs most recently two years ago my dad died in May 2022 from Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer. So far all is well and I take it one day at a time.

Normally I don’t vent on the internet, but I really to vent about this. I will admit I am not happy about the results of the 2024 election, I was looking forward to seeing the orange-haired idiot go to jail, you know who I am talking about...sigh. So I am really bummed about that not happening. (The only real reason he won is the Electoral College which is obsolete by today's standards and needs to be shut down permanently/obsolved). I was really hoping after a week once all the votes from all states were counted that maybe Kamala would be the actual winner, but that will most likely not happen so that really sucks.

However, despite this, I am in the middle of school/college at my local community college which is Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) in Oglesby IL. Right now I'm majoring in early childhood education (ECE) so I can receive my Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) as I already have an Associate of Arts degree (AA). I am working on my short-term goal of becoming a Preschool Teacher, as I want to see if being a teacher is the right fit for me, and if nothing else I'll be an assistant teacher.

Being with the kids in the classroom is where I want to be. My longer-term goal for education is to be a special education teacher (We don't have enough male role models in ECE or the later grades in schools). Plus I know I'll be a great role model.

Plus in the much farther future, I want to open a Bike shop/sporting goods store, as I want to be an entrepreneur/businessman and fix bikes professionally. I currently fix, build, and generally work on bikes more as a hobby/side hustle. Currently, I am restoring a 1965 Schwinn Deluxe Stingray coaster brake model bike, and once I am done restoring it, and put it up for sale I should make some good money. Anways that's enough for now, but I am praying for America and that we get through these hard times.

#Fibromyalgia I have never been more tempted to scream “I AM NOT A DRUG SEEKER!!” than I was yesterday. My fibro has progressed in the past couple of years and I feel like I don’t have triggers or flare-ups just constant pain. And my PCP says that we’ve tried everything there is to try and he isn’t allowed to give me any other meds for the pain. I have so many more symptoms (as we all do) and I had a CT scan to make sure my pancreatic cancer didn’t come back. It hasn’t (yay!) but my results said that I had severe degenerative changes in my spine. Wouldn’t anyone want to check that out? Of course a couple days before I saw a dr to ask about it, I fell down a small slope and injured the tendons in my rotator cuff, I’ve been falling a lot lately. So when I went to the doctor she totally invalidated my symptoms and questions.

According to her everyone’s spine does this when they get older. Fine, but could you at least listen to me? Do all my symptoms added together show that I have something else? After telling me my concerns did not warrant concern, we went over my symptoms, and she invalidated each one. After asking about them one at a time, and me saying yes and describing it, she would say they would look for something else. She did end up saying, “I would characterize it as degenerative disc disease”, but she later said there was nothing new to add to my list and didn’t put it in my file.

Me- Look I am an informed patient and always look for options to take away my pain that has stolen so much of my life. Now that I hurt my shoulder, the pain on top of my fibro is really bad but I still need to work and take care of my daughter. Can you help me?
Her- I can’t give you anything, and even though I’ll talk to your PCP, I doubt he can either.
Me- (in my head) I AM NOT A DRUGE SEEKER! I AM IN PAIN!!

Hi, my name is PBerthiaume. My diagnosis was in 2011. I have been “cancer free” since treatments in 2011. My brain fog has not seemed to have resolved itself. my memory has not been the same since. Also, I lost my husband to pancreatic cancer in May 2022.

#MightyTogether

Hi, my name is brusselsprout. I'm here because I have had mental illness my whole life and am now struggling with grief and ptsd from losing my husband to pancreatic cancer.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #EatingDisorder #OCD #Grief

Hi, my name is JudeIz. I'm here because I am having difficulty ever since my husband of 49 yrs fell down the stairs on Christmas day 2022, while visiting our grandkids. Then 4 months later I was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. I sold my newly purchased house and now am back living with my younger brother. It's just too much all at once.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #Grief

I felt insecure thinking about starting to post anything on this platform - which is probably a good reason to deliberately do so anyway.

I'm 24 and I'm here because mental health has always been an issue for me and also because I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer this year... It's comforting to read other people's experiences and to have a safe space where people are honest about their emotions and struggles.

#Anxiety #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Grief #AdjustmentDisorder #PanicAttacks