Thinking outside the box – UPDATE
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Thinking outside the box – UPDATE

ByJudi Zitiello

The past few weeks have been an emotional roller coaster ride for my family, friends and me. Confirming that the malignant adenocarcinoma had returned to the head of my reconstructed pancreas and having my oncologist tell us without treatment we have just months would send any human being to a deep dark place. Having survived…

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“I Can Only Imagine…”

ByJudi Zitiello

The nurse covered me with a warmed blanket. The life killing chemo drugs were coursing through my body making me feel chilled. The blanket felt like heaven. I have now lost track of how many chemo infusions I have received. But, my oncologist says I am a good responder to chemo. So we stay on…

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“Trouble, trouble, trouble….Sometimes I swear it feels like this worry is my only friend”

ByJudi Zitiello

Apprehension is building to the date of that dreaded scan.The March and June scans revealed spots on my lungs that my oncologist, Dr. Johnson said the chance of a reoccurrence of my pancreatic cancer could be 3 or 4 on a scale of 1-10. With my husband out of town our daughter Lindsay and her…