Monday, January 5, 2009

Unexpected news for the New Year......

Well I was at first happy to see 2008 go. We have had kida a rocky December with Tim getting laid off from his job and his mom being sick. Last week we received some news we were not prepared for. My dad got sick and thought he had pneumonia so he went to the doctor. Sure enough he did no surprise but the doctor thought he had a blood clot in his lung so he sent him for a chest scan. It was not a blood clot it was cancer. My dad was then diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which has spread and is spreading fast. Prognoses not good. They are saying how fast it is spreading we could have 3 to 6 months. I just thought my friends should know what is going on and to say a little prayer for our family. I may use blogging as an outlet it seems to help and to keep people informed about what is going on. Dad has an appointment tomorrow morning and hopefully some of our questions will be answered. In the mean time we will live day to day and see what happens.

3 comments:

Bob and Melissa said...

You all will be in our thoughts and prayers everyday! We love you!

Kristi said...

Oh Dottie, we are praying for your dad and all your family. Writing is such a good outlet, so keep us informed.

tjsmith said...

oh Dottie I'm so sad & sorry to hear about your Dad. You, your Dad & family our in my prayers. God bless~ Trish