BOB’S STORY
DIAGNOSIS: PANCREATIC CANCER
The times between living are called, [Blinks]
[Blink] We have to schedule you for a CT scan.
[Blink] You have a tumor.
[Blink] You have pancreatic cancer
[Blink] You need to start chemotherapy.
![CHEMO: CYCLE I In the Cancer Center there are all types of people. Some young. Some old. But if you look carefully around you, there’s something that they share. I haven’t quite placed my finger on it, because I don’t want to go there. [Blink]](https://hospitallives.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled-37.jpg "CHEMO: CYCLE I")
CHEMO: CYCLE I
CHEMO: CYCLE I
In the Cancer Center there are all types of people. Some young. Some old. But if you look carefully around you, there’s something that they share. I haven’t quite placed my finger on it, because I don’t want to go there. [Blink]
![CHEMO: CYCLE II This is the first time I had the full spectrum of drugs administered. During that time, I started thinking….I see people with families, in relationships, and while I’ve been busy lately, I don’t have that close circle that I constantly hang out with or that special someone in my life. Have I just been going through the motions. It’s something to think about… [Blink]](https://hospitallives.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/untitled-507.jpg "CHEMO: CYCLE II")
CHEMO: CYCLE II
CHEMO: CYCLE II
This is the first time I had the full spectrum of drugs administered. During that time, I started thinking….I see people with families, in relationships, and while I’ve been busy lately, I don’t have that close circle that I constantly hang out with or that special someone in my life. Have I just been going through the motions. It’s something to think about… [Blink]
CHEMO: CYCLE III
I have a great surgeon so I’m hoping to spend as little time as possible recovering. He will be doing the Whipple surgery robotically, but if he has to open me up, it could be 10 days, if not longer to recover.
CHEMO: CYCLE IV
I know there will be pain. I will need to call upon some friends, but I don’t like doing that. Your mind is your worst enemy.
CHEMO: CYCLE V
Today the doctor told me that the tumor had not shrunk at all. There was a moment of silence.
CANCER FREE
After receiving a Whipple surgery, Bob is now cancer free. He is back to work and living a full life in Connecticut.