Dear Pete13 I haven't written for over a year. Till this message came and asked me how things are going. Well you told me you are lonely. My heart goes out to you and I understand what you are going trough. Because my wife Marla passed away last year on the 18th of December 2012. She succumbed to the cancer which affected the kidney and liver in the end. There was some hope Oct.2012 that she would be around Xmas 2013. The ferocity when the cancer came back was a surprise for us. And it didn't took long in fact (Feb/Dec 2012)11 months after a lot of suffering with massive doses of morphine to combat the pain. I prayed that the Lord would take her away and He did. But I can tell you that the loss has affected me deeply. And even now I feel the pain esp. this time of the year. For all those who are battling with cancer you Peter and Lou Lou and everyone else your loved ones the families. May you find renewed strength in the New Year 2014. God Bless you all. mirkir ... View more

Hello Loulou ,Thank you all who are able to share their experiences with in this case gallbladder cancer. My wife had her gallbladder removed,part of her liver, stomach and a big part of the colon, lymph nodes and the bile duct removed plus the associated plumbing. And on top of that a ileostomy to deal with. And that happen three weeks ago. Now we looking for chemo and or radiation therapy. We are both past the 70 mark. And did came out of the blue. You have young children Loulou for you and your family is it much harder than for us. This blogging is also new for us. We hope in this time of trial to support each other. I hope to hear how the chemo works, frankly we are not looking forward to it. mirkir ... View more