Vivkie: Pls. Contact The American Cancer Society, they may be able to help
your mother-in-law out. Good Luck, Lillian
-----Original Message-----
From: Mvroc4 <Mvroc4@aol.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 8:48 PM
Subject: [MOL] MOM AND PANCREATIC CANCER
>MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS A HEALTHY 63 YEAR OLD UNTIL LAST NOVEMBER WHEN SHE WAS
>DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER. BEING A FAMILY MEMBER I FEEL HELPLESS
NOT
>ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR HER HUSBAND OF 48 YEARS AND HER CHILDREN AND
>GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE NET AND ALL OTHER AVENUES TO HELP
>THE FAMILY THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES THAT ARE ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER. MOM
>DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE UNTIL WE LOCATED CHIPS INSURANCE BUT THEY WILL NOT
COVER
>UNTIL SEPT. RIGHT NOW WE FEEL THE DOCTORS ARE AT A STAND STILL. THEY ARE
>JUST GIVING HER MS CONTAIN FOR PAIN. I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES
THAT
>WE COULD BE TOLD ABOUT. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING. MAYBE
>I'M WRONG BUT FOR THE FAMILY I HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING. THERE IS A DRUG THAT
IS
>CALLED GEMZAR THAT I THINK WE SHOULD TRY. MOM IS STILL DOING EVERYTHING
AND
>ANYTHING THAT SHE CAN. SHE IS NOT CONFINED TO BED OR EVEN HOME BUT I THINK
>SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE IT GOES ANY FURTHER. SHE HAD CEMO AND
>RADIATION WHICH STOPPED IN MARCH.
>PLEASE SEND ANY INFORMATION YOU THINK I CAN USE TO HELP HER.
>THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
>VICKI ROCCO
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