for posterity
My stepda has cancer. We found out the week of the ... 10th? I don't exactly remember..
He has amebic disentary (yes, he lives in Mexico) and went in bacause he woke up jandiced one day after a few weeks. they noticed that his bile duct wouldn't open from his pancreas. So, they did a quick cut to get that bile duct open, and couldn't. there was a lump of something over it. the next day he went in for surgery. The came to the conclusion that it was cancer, and that not only did he have pancreatic cancer, but that it had matisasized (spread) to his liver and lymph nodes. They gave him 6 months. Mum found that there is a SMALL percentage of people who have still survived, and was determined to be one of those survivors.... I was going to go down in July, after my class etc. then they got the biopsy back, and it turned out it's LIVER cancer that's matistasized to the pancreas and the lymphnodes. then yesterday, I got a call from my sister... it got worse. hes now got WEEKS instead of MONTHS. he woke up one morning happy, then started puking up blood... they are saying the cancer is aggressive. I just hope he survives till I get down there. I missed my Grandan because I was sick too, I missed my Nonny (grandmother) because .. well... NO ONE expected her to go.. I've FINALLY got all the paperwork in, I've got my green card updated... I can't call the consulate till monday... I NEED to see him before... you know. It will kill me if I miss my chance to say "I love you" in person..
I might lose my job over this.. (we are only allowed 16 hours absence during class.. which lasts till 6-9) But my new goal is memorial day weekend.
Just needed to get this out there.
edit: Bobby L Korpi died in his wife's arms today at 3:10p. He went peacefully. He told her to tell him he loved us.
He has amebic disentary (yes, he lives in Mexico) and went in bacause he woke up jandiced one day after a few weeks. they noticed that his bile duct wouldn't open from his pancreas. So, they did a quick cut to get that bile duct open, and couldn't. there was a lump of something over it. the next day he went in for surgery. The came to the conclusion that it was cancer, and that not only did he have pancreatic cancer, but that it had matisasized (spread) to his liver and lymph nodes. They gave him 6 months. Mum found that there is a SMALL percentage of people who have still survived, and was determined to be one of those survivors.... I was going to go down in July, after my class etc. then they got the biopsy back, and it turned out it's LIVER cancer that's matistasized to the pancreas and the lymphnodes. then yesterday, I got a call from my sister... it got worse. hes now got WEEKS instead of MONTHS. he woke up one morning happy, then started puking up blood... they are saying the cancer is aggressive. I just hope he survives till I get down there. I missed my Grandan because I was sick too, I missed my Nonny (grandmother) because .. well... NO ONE expected her to go.. I've FINALLY got all the paperwork in, I've got my green card updated... I can't call the consulate till monday... I NEED to see him before... you know. It will kill me if I miss my chance to say "I love you" in person..
I might lose my job over this.. (we are only allowed 16 hours absence during class.. which lasts till 6-9) But my new goal is memorial day weekend.
Just needed to get this out there.
edit: Bobby L Korpi died in his wife's arms today at 3:10p. He went peacefully. He told her to tell him he loved us.