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So very sorry to hear that, Chef. I'm afraid that pancreatic cancer is a real bastard - there is a very poor survivability rate once it's got in. We had a lovely guy on Final Furlong called Nick Hagan (one or two old-timers on here may well remember him): I saw him at Lingfield on a Saturday, said "see you soon" and on the Monday he was rushed to hospital, same condition as your father-in-law, dead six weeks or so later. Left a lovely wife and two young daughters. Nick was a great racing fan and terrific fun. I think he was just 44, so it's no respecter of age, otherwise good health, or whatever. Sincere condolences to your wife on losing her Dad - that was a sharp and sudden blow, where you hardly have time to get your head round what's happening, and the person is gone.

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2298581, member: 64950"] So very sorry to hear that, Chef. I'm afraid that pancreatic cancer is a real bastard - there is a very poor survivability rate once it's got in. We had a lovely guy on Final Furlong called Nick Hagan (one or two old-timers on here may well remember him): I saw him at Lingfield on a Saturday, said "see you soon" and on the Monday he was rushed to hospital, same condition as your father-in-law, dead six weeks or so later. Left a lovely wife and two young daughters. Nick was a great racing fan and terrific fun. I think he was just 44, so it's no respecter of age, otherwise good health, or whatever. Sincere condolences to your wife on losing her Dad - that was a sharp and sudden blow, where you hardly have time to get your head round what's happening, and the person is gone. [/QUOTE]

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