Jen Howse

Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer Warrior. I am fighting to stay with my husband, children, family and friends as long as I can 💜

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

My cancer timeline:
April 2020 - diagnosed with #PancreaticCancer in the ER
May 2020 - Whipple
June-Nov 2020 - chemo
Dec 2020 - remission
July 2021 - recurrence.. now terminal
August - Nov 2021 - chemo (did not work)
Jan 2022 - begin clinical trial
@ThanksCancer #stage4

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@CancerFinalGirl @deb_maes61 I told my husband of 20years that He had fulfilled his duty “in sickness and in health” better than I ever could have hoped for.

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@BSBreastCancer MB Shannon is a friend of mine and an incredible writer. Available on Amazon. No audio book yet, but the paperback is a quality item!!
❤️

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Racing the clock with #stage4 #PancreaticCancer it is all about time… wanting more… fighting for it… feeling the weight of time… having no idea how long I have, only knowing that I don’t have long. It’s a lot. ❤️💜

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Remembering to breathe while testing to see if I can get accepted in a clinical trial. The trial is “first time in humans” which means it may contain the miracle I seek: more time 💜 #PancreaticCancer @pmcancercentre
#Clinicaltrial #stage4

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@truth_for_tmrw @pmcancercentre @letswinpc @PanCancerCanada Thank you! I’m okay here… in a bit of a holding pattern as I wait for a trial space to open up with my name on it! I have began screening on 2, so 🙏❤️🤞

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Life with #terminal #cancer… still in a treatment “pause” while we continue to sort out the bleeding issues, so I can resume treatment and slow down these 🤬 tumours. #PancreaticCancer @pmcancercentre @letswinpc @PanCancerCanada

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@Mio_Yokoi Incredible! Thrilled to read this, Mio!!

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Agreed, @CancerFinalGirl! My first attempt into the e online support community was a stage 4 #PancreaticCancer support group that had a LOT of people joining to share their grief over a loved one’s passing. Very triggering! Loved ones need support, but it was the wrong forum.

[Cancer Final Girl @CancerFinalGirl]

Just a reminder: cancer support groups are not an appropriate place for caregivers to discuss:
1. How annoying their partner with #cancer is
2. How they are the real victim for having to take care of a loved one.
3. How they are thinking about abandoning their sick family members

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Before my sudden cancer diagnosis, my life was all about being a #mother … to the best of my ability… now, with #terminalcancer it’s all about preparing my daughters for life to continue as fully as possible once I go. This sucks. #PancreaticCancer

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@charb33 I’ve done the same. We all have our moments, and they don’t make us small… they make us human! ❤️

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@ohyouresotough @LibbyMbc

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@dollbabytina Thank you, Tina! Sending you love!

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

In terms of my #stage4 #PancreaticCancer treatment: I am still on a pause with the #clinicaltrial drug while we address the internal bleed that remains. I have faith in my team at @pmcancercentre and a good feeling that things will improve 🧵 1/3

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@Mio_Yokoi Thank you! Sending love back to you, Mio! Always!!

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

I am ready to resolve this bleed, and resume the clinical trial. I am optimistic that I will get more time to live my life with those I absolutely LOVE. I won’t survive this cancer, but I am still here… and I am ready to do WHATEVER IT TAKES 🧵3/3

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

I had radiation on a metastatic tumour in my colon and take a drug called Sulcrate 4x/day for the stomach bleed. We now investigate the liver stent placed in January to see if it is causing a bleed for me and if so, we replace. 🧵2/3

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@LibbyMbc @BSBreastCancer Oh, Libby. I am so sorry! Down days are the hardest to endure. Virtual hugs ❤️

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

@SudhirAnuradha I am very sorry for your loss 💜

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

This Mother’s Day, I am sending love to all of the mothers who are fighting cancer, to the mothers like me who are fighting a losing battle, and to those who could not become mothers because of cancer. ❤️#PancreaticCancer #MothersDay2022

[Jen Howse @jenhowse]

Happy Mothers Day to my mother @SandraJCrocker and my sister @1BethWill ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️