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Laurelin

(820 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:34 PM 22 hrs ago

I'm ticked that Trump will outlive me

He's over a decade older, overweight, doesn't exercise eats a bad diet
..
I eat a very healthy diet exercise don't drink, smoke or take drugs.

Anyway I got the all clear from uterine cancer in time to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I have months. I was so looking forward to partying when the evil doer was gone.

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I'm ticked that Trump will outlive me (Original Post) Laurelin 22 hrs ago OP
Words fail, except I hope you are wrong. Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #1
Thanks Easterncedar Laurelin 20 hrs ago #15
I'm so sorry. viva la 21 hrs ago #2
I really hope Laurelin 20 hrs ago #14
I am so, so, so sorry to hear you have been hit... pat_k 1 hr ago #83
Healing vibes on the way to you SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #3
Thank you SheltieLover Laurelin 20 hrs ago #16
Yw. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #20
I sincerely hope...... AltairIV 21 hrs ago #4
Thank you! Laurelin 20 hrs ago #17
I too hope you are wrong Lifeafter70 21 hrs ago #5
It will be lovely! Laurelin 20 hrs ago #18
If you are correct about this, murielm99 21 hrs ago #6
Thank you! Laurelin 20 hrs ago #22
If that does happen to you, then I hope you get to celebrate on the other side with all of his victims. 1WorldHope 21 hrs ago #7
Thank you Laurelin 20 hrs ago #23
I have this fantasy that people in Heaven will louis-t 1 hr ago #82
Hoping that you will beat the odds AND outlive the Evil One. Marie Marie 21 hrs ago #8
Thank you! Laurelin 20 hrs ago #25
I am sorry that you are going through this. brer cat 21 hrs ago #9
Thank you Laurelin 20 hrs ago #26
I'm so sorry. sinkingfeeling 21 hrs ago #10
❤️ Laurelin 20 hrs ago #27
There are no words to express how sorry I am to read this Grim Chieftain 21 hrs ago #11
I am thrilled with both thoughts and prayers Laurelin 20 hrs ago #29
You've got them, dear Laurelin Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #37
🤞🏽 blm 21 hrs ago #12
💕 Laurelin 20 hrs ago #30
So sorry to hear this. mn9driver 21 hrs ago #13
Me too Laurelin 20 hrs ago #31
It ain't over til it's over BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #19
That is true Laurelin 20 hrs ago #33
I hope you are wrong about timing. I wish you strength and peace. LoisB 20 hrs ago #21
Thank you Laurelin 20 hrs ago #34
We are here for you. I hate this disease. LoisB 20 hrs ago #45
Enjoy every day you have Wild blueberry 20 hrs ago #24
Wow, i never thought about the fact Laurelin 20 hrs ago #38
Laurelin choie 20 hrs ago #28
Thank you choie Laurelin 20 hrs ago #39
Words seem inadequate at this moment. I'm sorry you got that news irisblue 20 hrs ago #32
❤️ Laurelin 20 hrs ago #40
Laurelin, I hope Orange Julius Caesar does us all a favor and drops dead before pancreatic cancer takes you from us. generalbetrayus 20 hrs ago #35
It should be a wonderful party on du! Laurelin 20 hrs ago #41
Hugs to you BoomaofBandM 20 hrs ago #36
I'm sorry for your loss Laurelin 20 hrs ago #42
Holding you in light and love. Vibes that you are wrong on both counts. niyad 20 hrs ago #43
Thank you! Laurelin 40 min ago #86
I know how serious this is . . . otchmoson 20 hrs ago #44
Thank you!🩷 Laurelin 24 min ago #87
New Treatments ms.pamela 20 hrs ago #46
Lots of hugs and good thoughts to you, Laurelin Bayard 20 hrs ago #47
Love Hugs Tears and Hope to You. IA8IT 20 hrs ago #48
I am so sorry Laurelin. Love ❤️ and Light 💛 to you 💚 Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #49
Not in the way that counts. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #50
I am so sorry LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #51
Maybe he won't. I'm so sorry for that diagnosis, hoping for a better outcome, Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #52
Healing Vibes to you. stage left 20 hrs ago #53
I am stunned to hear this.. Playingmantis 20 hrs ago #54
Laurelin, my heart goes out to you and all who love and care for you. Fla Dem 20 hrs ago #55
Can't hurt, might help BubbaJoe 19 hrs ago #56
Miracles happen. And one may happen for you. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #57
So Sorry to hear this. Wish you the Best. marked50 19 hrs ago #58
I'm so sorry. Sending you the very best wishes. Lonestarblue 19 hrs ago #59
Hope you beat the odds. Pulling for you. multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #60
Sending love and healing vibes. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #61
I'm so sorry. yardwork 19 hrs ago #62
Forget about Trump PJMcK 19 hrs ago #63
Don't count yourself out Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #64
I'm so sorry angrychair 19 hrs ago #65
One day Orrex's hope will be fulfilled BeneteauBum 19 hrs ago #66
I'm So Sorry, Laurelin! 💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️ Cha 19 hrs ago #67
There are no words... ❤️ Sending love and light. chia 19 hrs ago #68
Well, you're STILL HERE! That's the GOOD news! calimary 19 hrs ago #69
My thoughts are with you. Mz Pip 18 hrs ago #70
Trump the Undead isn't really living though. Aussie105 18 hrs ago #71
None of us.... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #72
So sorry. Stay close by the DU you hear. applegrove 17 hrs ago #73
Peaceful healing Faux pas 16 hrs ago #74
I hope their diagnosis is wrong. OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #75
Maybe you still will. I hope so. Solly Mack 4 hrs ago #76
I am so sorry to hear this, but I promise... Trueblue Texan 4 hrs ago #77
Sorry to hear that, hopefully you keep on keeping on, and he doesn't. dem4decades 4 hrs ago #78
I am so sorry to hear Laurelin, and I also hope you are wrong. Healling vibes for your wonderful c-rational 2 hrs ago #79
I sincerely hope you are wrong. Martin68 2 hrs ago #80
I'm sorry for that sad news. cate94 1 hr ago #81
So sorry! Kath2 1 hr ago #84
I am sorry that you received a new cancer diagnosis. My heart breaks for you and your family. HeartsCanHope 59 min ago #85

viva la

(4,580 posts)
2. I'm so sorry.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:41 PM
21 hrs ago

So much sadness-- the Carters, Jesse Jackson-- all these good people have gone before him.

I hope you can keep on, but no matter what, we'll keep fighting.

pat_k

(13,143 posts)
83. I am so, so, so sorry to hear you have been hit...
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:59 AM
1 hr ago

...with this terrible news.

I am sure you have already looked into it, but there are many clinical trials for pancreatic cancer underway. Your oncologist is probably aware of anything promising in your area. Or you can explore centers in your area on your own. For example, here in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson in involved in research involving targeted drugs and genetically modified immune-cell therapies.

Clinicaltrials.gov is more of a scattershot approach, but clinicaltrials.gov results can be narrowed by applying filters like "recruiting" "interventional" "phase X" location, age, and adding "stage X" as a keyword. And then there are sponsors, like the Pancreatic Action Network https://pancan.org/research/





Lifeafter70

(923 posts)
5. I too hope you are wrong
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:46 PM
21 hrs ago

Cause that's one party we are all looking forward to.
Sending you much warmth and healing vibes

murielm99

(32,912 posts)
6. If you are correct about this,
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:49 PM
21 hrs ago

I will remember you when I party.

I am 77 and have had a variety of health problems, including cancer. I hope I outlive the SOB, but it may be a vain hope.

1WorldHope

(1,989 posts)
7. If that does happen to you, then I hope you get to celebrate on the other side with all of his victims.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:53 PM
21 hrs ago

I'm so sorry you got that news. My ex husband has had all kinds of treatment for pancreatic cancer. He's been fighting it for years. But his life has been taken over with the treatments. It a hard row to hoe. I wish you a lot of love in whatever time you have left here on this mysterious blue marble in the Milky Way. 💜

Laurelin

(820 posts)
23. Thank you
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:43 PM
20 hrs ago

I'm very lucky that I have lots of love and support. And I'm glad for all the kind people on DU ❤️

louis-t

(24,599 posts)
82. I have this fantasy that people in Heaven will
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:51 AM
1 hr ago

be able to get one-day passes to go down and line up to punch him in the mouth.

Laurelin

(820 posts)
25. Thank you!
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:45 PM
20 hrs ago

Me too, if it doesn't get too awful. I really want to dance at the funeral. Usually I'm a nice person but not in this case.

brer cat

(27,523 posts)
9. I am sorry that you are going through this.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:04 PM
21 hrs ago

It is a nasty one and very hard to defeat. I hope you are comfortable and have a chance to beat the odds.

Grim Chieftain

(1,590 posts)
11. There are no words to express how sorry I am to read this
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:31 PM
21 hrs ago

Please keep fighting, Laurelin

You are in my thoughts and yes, prayers.


mn9driver

(4,844 posts)
13. So sorry to hear this.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:36 PM
21 hrs ago

It’s difficult news when there are the beginning signs of progress for some of these intractable cancers. I hope you get a miracle.

Wild blueberry

(8,240 posts)
24. Enjoy every day you have
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:44 PM
20 hrs ago

Look at the sky, walk on earth, smell flowers, pet a furry friend, hug your loved ones (and feel their hugs for you).
Every day you have is better than Dumpy's entire life. You already outlive him.
You will party wherever you are.
Sending love.

Laurelin

(820 posts)
38. Wow, i never thought about the fact
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:02 PM
20 hrs ago

That every one of my worst days are better than trump's best. But I think they are!

My garden (and the parks and roadsides) are bursting with daffodils right now. Rhododendrens are blooming and my magnolia is covered in buds. And I have an indoor basket of hyacinths. Pity none of my current furries approve of cuddles or pets though

generalbetrayus

(1,760 posts)
35. Laurelin, I hope Orange Julius Caesar does us all a favor and drops dead before pancreatic cancer takes you from us.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:57 PM
20 hrs ago

If he doesn't die before you do, I will keep you in mind when we have the big celebration here at DU.

My ex-wife died of uterine cancer and my sister Debby died of ovarian cancer. I hate, hate, HATE cancer.

Laurelin

(820 posts)
41. It should be a wonderful party on du!
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:06 PM
20 hrs ago

I'm so sorry for your losses. I agree with your politics and your hatred of cancer, and I'm sorry for your losses

BoomaofBandM

(1,951 posts)
36. Hugs to you
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:59 PM
20 hrs ago

Lost my sister to pancreatic cancer. She lived longer than expected yet never long enough. She hated Trump and I think we all felt as you do. Its jyst not fair.

otchmoson

(320 posts)
44. I know how serious this is . . .
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:16 PM
20 hrs ago

but new treatments keep coming. And I DO hear more positive responses (if not outcomes) as each year passes. My wish for you is to hang on and keep fighting. Some day (like the accidental discovery of penicillin by Fleming) some researcher will get an unexpected EUREKA moment. We just can't know when that moment will occur.

ms.pamela

(86 posts)
46. New Treatments
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:22 PM
20 hrs ago

I understand there are new treatments for pancreatic cancer, please check them out with your oncologist.

Bayard

(29,349 posts)
47. Lots of hugs and good thoughts to you, Laurelin
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:22 PM
20 hrs ago

Everybody hates trump. We all love you, and hope for the best.

Clouds Passing

(7,806 posts)
49. I am so sorry Laurelin. Love ❤️ and Light 💛 to you 💚
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:28 PM
20 hrs ago


Here’s to chances your dreams come true, healing for you 💚

He 🏒🏒 (double hockey sticks) for him

Ocelot II

(130,194 posts)
52. Maybe he won't. I'm so sorry for that diagnosis, hoping for a better outcome,
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:34 PM
20 hrs ago

and that he goes before you.

stage left

(3,269 posts)
53. Healing Vibes to you.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:35 PM
20 hrs ago

I hope you and all of us Duers are here to celebrate. May love sustain you.

Playingmantis

(604 posts)
54. I am stunned to hear this..
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:37 PM
20 hrs ago

There are no words but you arent alone. There are hundreds here rooting for you..

Fla Dem

(27,555 posts)
55. Laurelin, my heart goes out to you and all who love and care for you.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:37 PM
20 hrs ago

We all hope we get to see this monster stop breathing while we still are.

But miracles do happen and I so pray one will come your way.


Peace be with you.

BubbaJoe

(26 posts)
56. Can't hurt, might help
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:39 PM
19 hrs ago

There are several studies in the NIH database about Chamomile and more specifically the Apigenin in chamomile having an effect on numerous cancers promoting apoptosis (cancer cell death). I do not recall if it has an effect on pancreatic cancer. I just mention it as drinking chamomile, taking ground chamomile or even apigenin suppliments may be a "can't hurt, may help" scenario.

QueerDuck

(1,505 posts)
61. Sending love and healing vibes.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:52 PM
19 hrs ago

My best friend in the world lived EIGHT YEARS after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. It's a tough road ahead, but nothing is certain... so don't give up. xoxo

angrychair

(12,117 posts)
65. I'm so sorry
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:11 PM
19 hrs ago

There are some great treatments out there, especially in other countries. I know that there has been some great work in Spain but I think it's in the early stages

Very best wishes for a good outcome.

BeneteauBum

(410 posts)
66. One day Orrex's hope will be fulfilled
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:18 PM
19 hrs ago

Let’s plan on enjoying a beverage of choice for that occasion. My hope is that you be able to join us!

Peace ☮️

calimary

(89,716 posts)
69. Well, you're STILL HERE! That's the GOOD news!
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:32 PM
19 hrs ago

And frankly, I’m just focusing on that.

You have healthy habits and that’ll make a difference, Laurelin. Hope you’ll be here with us for a LOOOOONNNNNNNG time to come!

Aussie105

(7,813 posts)
71. Trump the Undead isn't really living though.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:40 PM
18 hrs ago

What Trump is doing isn't living, it is twitching and generating random reactionary brain impulses.

Can he stop to appreciate the color and smell of roses?
Can he marvel at the innocence of children?
Can he look at the blue sky while contemplating his worth as a human being?

Sympathies to you by the truckload, but you die a much better person than Trump ever was or could have been.

At the age of 77, I feel I'm dying.
It's a slow, irreversible process, with no specific cause at the moment, but I can feel it.
My ambition, if you can call it that, is to die with my mind and soul intact.
That puts you and me one up on Trump in a big way.

I salute you for a life well lived.

SergeStorms

(20,418 posts)
72. None of us....
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:52 PM
18 hrs ago

not even those with "perfect" health know how long we have. There are so many variables in life.

We all wish you the best. Sometimes the "Big C" will vacate the body as mysteriously as it appears.

Hope for a miracle, and we'll all hope with you.

The atoms of which your present iteration of "Laurelin" is comprised have existed since the dawn of time, and they will continue to exist forever. At worst, you're not going away, you're changing, and none of us know what that change means for us.

The caterpillar 🐛 thought it's life was over, and then became a butterfly. 🦋

You are loved, whether you're the caterpillar or the butterfly. ❤️

OldBaldy1701E

(10,940 posts)
75. I hope their diagnosis is wrong.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:00 AM
4 hrs ago

I also hope that what you are asking for becomes a reality before that time arrives.

It might.

Trueblue Texan

(4,375 posts)
77. I am so sorry to hear this, but I promise...
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:03 AM
4 hrs ago

I will party my ass off and represent you proudly when he is gone.

dem4decades

(13,960 posts)
78. Sorry to hear that, hopefully you keep on keeping on, and he doesn't.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:05 AM
4 hrs ago

May you pop the cork on your champagne and celebrate your life and his death.

c-rational

(3,182 posts)
79. I am so sorry to hear Laurelin, and I also hope you are wrong. Healling vibes for your wonderful
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:15 AM
2 hrs ago

spirit.

cate94

(3,086 posts)
81. I'm sorry for that sad news.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:49 AM
1 hr ago

I hear there are some promising drug trials out there, I hope your doctor finds one to work for you. Sending prayers and healing vibes your way. May you dance on his grave.

HeartsCanHope

(1,630 posts)
85. I am sorry that you received a new cancer diagnosis. My heart breaks for you and your family.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:38 PM
59 min ago

You and your family will be in my thoughts. Sending you love and light.

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