There is no way to prepare for a late stage pancreatic cancer diagnosis. It’s a possibility that with all the best of our intentions, we never expected would be our mother’s story. Yet, this is where we are. As we embark on the fight for more time and create more memories, we also have to face the reality. There are resources we need to effectively make it on this journey of chemotherapy comfortably. I’ve done the best to situate myself to be her primary caregiver. And, crossing that bridge, feeding her quality food and parking fees are adding up. Even more expensive is the end of life expenses that we know we will need to pull together as she has no insurance options post diagnosis.

I am turning to community for support because that’s what we need right now- a village to wrap around us.