Vivian was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on January 6th 2012. She immediately started chemotherapy and along with some pain management started feeling better. At the end of March she started having severe abdominal pain. New scans revealed that tumors had spread throughout her liver and pancreas. That's where this blog picks up. Vivian passed away on April 26th, 2012.
Monday, April 9, 2012
In Progress...
Vivian is having two procedures at once. The first is the stent in the liver, the second will be a celiac nerve block. The goal of the second procedure, like that of the first, is to reduce the pain. She had this procedure last Friday as well, but we don't know if it helped any. Overall we know the relief will be temporary, but she was looking forward to taking "another swing at it" (her own words). Her resilience and desire to keep working at it inspires us all.
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