Angela Gibsons Pancreatic cancer journey.

Unfortunately Angela passed away at 3pm yesterday the 30th of October. The chemo seemed to be working with tumour markers down and liver function not bad at all however the cancer which she obviously had been fighting for a long time was too much for her body to fight anymore and the only blessing is it happened very rapidly.

Thank you for all your support both financial and the messages people sent to her. They did really lift her spirits. I think the breadth of support showed how much love she shared.

You can leave a message here or https://www.facebook.com/angela.gibson.902

Thanks again Mark and family.

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On the 14th of August Angela went to ED for the second time in a month after months of unexplained pain where after a CT scan was given the devastating news she had stage 4 pancreatic cancer that had spread to lungs liver and ovaries.

The public system has been worse than awful with the initial missed diagnosis and then mucking us around for a month after a CT scan that quite clearly showed multiple tumors.

After it became clear that the public system was not going to help at all we sort out a private oncologist who has been literally a life line and has been able to give Angela some hope.

Angela has been receiving chemo (Abraxane) privately and hopefully will be able to receive ongoing treatments. There is no fairy tale ending its just a matter of giving her the best we can.

Currently she is constantly exhausted and the simplest things are hard. I would like to get her to the point where we could return for a day or two to the Kapiti coast where she grew up.

If Angela hasn't replied to correspondence its simply because the cancer has been so overwhelming both physically and mentally. I have set up a phone where you can send her love ‭026 650 0514‬ and I will make sure gets them.

Thanks Mark