Gift Article:

[The Washington Post]
wapo.st/3rjSWVi

"Seated next to a radiologist, Thomas P. Trezona scoured the images of his CT scan, dreading the thing he was sure he would find: evidence of pancreatic cancer, the same disease that had killed his mother. Given his age, sex and family history, that was the most likely explanation for the violent abdominal pain, nausea and rapid weight loss that in July 2021 hijacked the life of the retired surgical oncologist."

@AlliFlowers Wondering if his problem would've been solved if he hasn't been a member of the medical community ...
Our youngest had their life interrupted and when each doc gave up, most decided it was all in the head of our youngest. Still feel my blood pressure rise when I think of that chapter.

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@KayJanes I wondered that as well, although it was interesting to note that he couldn’t get an appointment for a scan for several weeks.

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