My comadre Paty’s brother, Sergio, passed away recently of pancreatic cancer, a physician himself. A wonderful anesthesiologist I used to work with, Dr. Brent Ohl, died of this same horrific cancer just a few years ago. It broke our hearts to see him leave us, little by little, his skin changing color, his weight dropping, his inability to breathe without auxiliary oxygen, his pain, as he passed into the end stages. I will tell you though, he fought every step of the way, and never lost his beautiful smile. He was a passionate man, mostly about his wonderful family – all of them, but next was BBQ, how he loved BBQ, then medicine and the people he worked with in the past, and those he worked with towards the end.
I did not know Paty’s brother, but Paty, her husband Pepe, their children, and her entire family, were devastated by this disease process. It took the man in their lives that they all loved. This cancer knows no bounds- no ethnicity, no race, no creed, no social status. It happens to whomever, whenever, and it can take them so very quickly. I can only suppose that the speed is a blessing. Sergio had been in terrible pain for several weeks, but it has come to an end. He had requested, and received, a brunch with his family, not to cry, or be sad, but to celebrate the wonderful life he led, and the blessings he had with his family and friends.
I just want to say that we are all sorry for your loss.
Thank you, sister for your words… you know how much I love you since forever and even more now that we are sharing time together… You are a very special person for me ❤️
Te amo mucho hermanita.