My uncle (<60, healthy) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Although they used extremely expensive wonder drugs, personalized drugs targeting his cancer cells etc, they were completely ineffective and he died less than 11 months after the diagnosis. He was extremely healthy and athletic at the beginning of 2022, and looked basically like a skeleton by the end of it. Cancer is a terrible disease and although we made incredible, awe-inspiring amount of process, we still have some way to go. Of course, I understand that pancreatic cancer is a particularly nasty cancer, one of the worst.
I lost my dad to prostate cancer last year with much the same timeline. Healthy as could be, out surfing and building decks and shit one day, dead a year later.
Really sorry for your loss. My dad died of cancer about 20 years ago when I was pretty young. It has gotten easier over the years, but still, sometimes it feels like grief punches me in the sternum. Wishing you the best.
Sorry to hear that. I had an uncle die from lung cancer (smoker, but otherwise healthy) about a decade ago. I know how horrifying the process is. Hope you have been able to process your grief.
