Today was a great day for her! She told a few doctors and nurses that she felt better today than she has in a month. She was chatty and funny. Bright and engaging. And my heart melted when I heard her laugh. She’s back on a clear liquid diet. The difference this time is she…
They’re taking Lara in for her gastrojejunostomy. In layman’s terms that just means they’re going to bypass her duodenum (the first step in your small intestine after the stomach) by marrying up the stomach to the jejunum (the second step in your small intestine). In the first sketch, you can see how an esophagus, stomach,…
Lara is doing well. She went back on the NG tube a couple of nights ago because her discomfort was too much to bear. They got 2400 milliliters out of her stomach that time and another 900 before the morning. When we spoke to the gastroenterologist he said that with how much volume was in…
Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer (Adenocarcinoma) We’re still processing those words and the weight they carry. The cancer has spread to her liver and her blood. Thursday we went for her scheduled MRI. Lara was so weak that she couldn’t walk so I wheeled her into the office and let the staff take over. The tech…