on november 13, 2009, my very sweet uncle lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. he was a kind man who will be missed terribly by our family. my poor mother has lost both her mother and brother to this terrible disease.
ironically, it's "pancreatic cancer awareness month" right this very second. wouldn't it be a great time to give to pancan.org?
i just made a donation of $40 from the recent sales of bea. i will be donating 100% of the profits from now until the end of the year.
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I'm so very sorry. That particular cancer is so brutal. It killed my uncle less than two weeks after diagnosis. Hope the holidays bring you all together for support and love.
Posted by: Jocelyn | November 22, 2009 11:03 AM
Oh, dear, I am so sorry for your loss!
Posted by: kate | November 22, 2009 11:13 AM
Sorry for your loss.
Pancreatic cancer killed my grandmother. I'll gladly buy your pattern and support your efforts.
Posted by: Kirsten | November 22, 2009 03:10 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Pancreatic cancer is a horrible disease.
Posted by: ami | November 22, 2009 03:58 PM
so sorry for your loss. i'll be thinking of you & your family as i knit my bea hat this month...xoxo.
Posted by: carrie | November 22, 2009 04:03 PM
so sorry for your loss, I hope your family is doing well during this time.
Posted by: Julie | November 22, 2009 07:37 PM
i'm so sorry for your loss, melissa. sending hugs, xoxo.
Posted by: mai | November 23, 2009 12:52 AM
I am so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: Smellyann | November 23, 2009 12:53 AM
i'm so sorry for your family's loss.
Posted by: melissa | November 23, 2009 12:37 PM
Sorry for your loss. Hope you find comfort among family and friends.
Posted by: xana | November 23, 2009 01:06 PM
my condolences to you and your family.
Posted by: marge burns | November 23, 2009 01:34 PM
My sympathies for you. I lost my grandmother to pancreatic cancer about 12 years ago. She had a long and full life and was ready to go. It brought out the best of the relatives who lived with her; they'd been nothing but selfish before, but took on the majority of the care that hospice couldn't provide and came out of it more caring people in general. But it was still sudden and heartbreaking for everyone around her, and we would have been happy to have more time with her.
It is such a brutal cancer as has already been said above, and it must be difficult to have that reminder just as the holiday season is starting. *hugs*
Posted by: Hess | November 23, 2009 04:06 PM
oh, i'm so sorry to hear this. i lost a friend a few weeks back to cervical cancer and the boy lost an aunt and family friend a few months back to breast and brain cancers - i think i'm going to make donations in family & friends' names to the ACS for holiday gifts this year.
we are thinking of you.
Posted by: marri | November 23, 2009 05:39 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle. Pancreatic cancer is awful, which has already been said.
Posted by: rachel | November 24, 2009 11:18 AM
Greatings, Im depressed...
Dougles
Posted by: Dougles | November 24, 2009 01:07 PM
:( my condolences. it's never easy to lose a loved one, but it's double bad at holiday time. *hugs*
Posted by: ria | November 25, 2009 03:04 PM
I'm sorry, Melissa.
Posted by: Andi | November 28, 2009 09:41 PM
I completely understand how difficult losing someone to pancreatic cancer can be. My husband's father died this past Father's Day, only 3 weeks after his diagnosis. It's been a tough year since then trying to figure out life without him.
Posted by: Dena | December 3, 2009 08:04 PM
Sending you a big warm hug, Melissa. Your mom is surely grateful to have such a loving daughter.
Posted by: Heather | December 6, 2009 07:27 AM
I'm so sorry, Melissa. My best friend's mother died of the same disease. It's devastating.
Posted by: Heidi | December 11, 2009 11:17 AM