Diagnosed with six months to live, now entering the eighth month. Diet is indeed important.

When my mother was diagnosed with six months to live, I wondered if she would even make it until November.

Thanks to my mother's efforts, she was able to see the new year safely.
So grateful.

In December, she wasn't feeling very well and spent many days lying down.

My mother has not undergone any chemotherapy.
She is 75, and the cancer is wrapped around her blood vessels, making surgery difficult.
We decided against chemotherapy because we felt that if she lost her hair, she would lose the will to see people and become even weaker.

My mother still has no appetite.
However.
She likes fruit, so she often ate apples and mandarin oranges.

From the middle of December, she suffered from stomach pain and poor health, and the days were difficult.

Her doctor told us to come to the hospital immediately if she developed a fever over the holidays, and I spent those days feeling anxious about what might happen...

My mother's condition remained poor.
She spent a lot of time sleeping, and while I was filled with an indescribable sense of anxiety, we managed to make it through the end of the year.

The hospital visit after the new year.

It seems that cooked food is better.

Oh!

She had been eating plenty of mandarin oranges and apples, but could that have been one of the causes of her poor condition?

Cooked food, huh...

Since learning that, I have been careful about what she eats and have been mindful of the meals I prepare.

And then,
her condition seems to have eased a little.

My mother originally had a lot of stamina, so she seems relatively energetic. (But that's not actually the case.)

And I, on the other hand, have started going to the gym, thinking I might have less stamina than my mother or father.

My siblings live nearby, but when it comes down to it, I'm the only one who can be there.
I want to build up as much stamina as I can.

I hope this will be helpful to those in similar situations or those who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.