Update on Floyd

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Hello everyone,

I am hoping all are doing very well!! Floyd and I have been out of

touch as he just spent a month in MUSC. He is doing as well as can

be expected at this time. I wish there were an easier way of telling

all of you this other than just saying it, but there isn't. As many

of you know, he had a bowel obstruction that was preventing him from

eating by mouth and was losing alot of weight. He was also having

problems keeping hydrated here at home. They did surgery to remove

the obstruction, which went well I am told. They did hit us with bad

news though, in that the obstruction was a tiny tumor. The doctor

said he has cancer and it has aready spread outside the pancreas, he

said there was nothing that could be done other than trying chemo to

slow it.

Floyd is recovering from the surgery right now and knows the

diagnosis. The doctor said 6-12 months is what he expects as this is

a very aggressive form of cancer. I am still praying for a miracle

and hope things turn around for Floyd. This has been so hard on both

of us and now to have this laid at our door really sucks and is

totally unfair!!! We have decided to return to NY where his family

is so he can be with them. We will be heading there the first week

or so of November. We will take our computers to try and keep in

touch.

My question is what treatment options are there for this other than

chemo? If anyone has any information please e-mail me as he does not

get online much now, hopefully when he recovers from the surgery he

will get online more. May God Bless all of you and please keep us in

your prayers.

Ruby