ronandannette
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- Joined
- May 4, 2006
We got the shocking and heartbreaking news yesterday that one of our dear friends and beloved pillars of our community has unexpectedly been diagnosed with end-stage pancreatic cancer. It was discovered (as apparently it often is) during a physical when the doctor palpitated his abdomen and felt a mass on the liver. He had seen the doctor for minor, generalized malaise and is otherwise asymptomatic. He has been told this will change rapidly and the prognosis is death in as little as a month. He was basically told to leave the oncologist's office and prepare to go into hospice. Surreal - absolutely surreal.
The question is this: If you were presented with similar circumstances, how would you spend the little time you have left? Would you be grateful to have this chance, or would it be preferable to just drop dead in your tracks? And if your were the family or friends - how would you handle it? He's got a devoted wife and two young adult daughters who are seemingly in shock; not falling apart just yet but it's bound to happen. (ETA: They are devout Christians and do not fear death, but that doesn't minimize grief and the pain of loss.)
There are a multitude of us all standing by trying to figure out what to do to be helpful. Many of us have spent hours together weeping and praying and not a one hasn't thought about what we would be doing if it were us. WWYD?
The question is this: If you were presented with similar circumstances, how would you spend the little time you have left? Would you be grateful to have this chance, or would it be preferable to just drop dead in your tracks? And if your were the family or friends - how would you handle it? He's got a devoted wife and two young adult daughters who are seemingly in shock; not falling apart just yet but it's bound to happen. (ETA: They are devout Christians and do not fear death, but that doesn't minimize grief and the pain of loss.)
There are a multitude of us all standing by trying to figure out what to do to be helpful. Many of us have spent hours together weeping and praying and not a one hasn't thought about what we would be doing if it were us. WWYD?
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