I had a cousin who died a few years ago 12 days after her 91-year-old mother. She had been diagnosed with cancer in October and died on November 12th alone in her condo. It was a total shock as she hadn't even started therapy yet.
Yeah, three weeks ago, we didn't even know she had cancer - let alone stage IV cancer disseminated throughout a bunch of organs.
That's what most mind-blowing in this. She was a little slower, had a few problems with swallowing and was winded a lot. But none of that screamed out that she was so sick. And she was planning to see a doctor after we left and had already seen one in March with no problems. It's just so much, so fast.
My mother’s was discovered accidentally in a scan in January 2017. She’s had surgery, proton therapy, and chemotherapy, the combination of which have kept her alive.
My mother-in-law’s was severely advanced but somehow stealthy. We don’t get it.