Hi Ladies. I have been awol for quite a while now-since November anyway due to my husband's illness. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 3 years ago. Then it was stage 2, a small tumor which was removed and followed by chemo therapy. However several months later, it was found to have returned or I guess some of those bad boy cells just did not go away. He then took radiation as well as chemo, the whole time still being told it was "curable". However, last January we were told it was no longer curable but he could continue chemo to prolong his life. This whole time you would not have known he was ill just looking at him. He was very strong and wanted to continue with his life as normally as possible for as long as possible. But in October we were told that the chemo was no longer having any effect. So from there he went downhill fairly quickly-faster than we anticipated. The end of November we signed on with hospice and he passed away on December 31. Our first date 53 years ago was on New Year's Eve. It has been difficult for me to talk about. I consider us blessed to have 3 years to not only prepare me as much as possible to take care of the house and everything else, but for me and our children and grandchildren to tell him everything we needed to say and have no regrets. Thank you to all you cuties who have kept us in your prayers. I feel grateful to be a part of this wonderful community. Hugs to all. Nan