hey rock. I learned a lot about pancreatic cancer when my mom got it (and a friend's mom, too). It is almost always a death sentence (prognosis at time of diagnosis is that 95% die within 6 months). Only a 5% survival rate from the moment of diagnoses! .....so a 7YEAR prognosis sounds HIGHLY unlikely, and not at all what the medical professionals would say to him.

A 7 YEAR(!) expectancy sounds like a lie or manipulation of you & your feelings...... ......so get that confirmed for yourself (and not thru him). I wish you well in your search for info on it! ((hugs))

I was thinking the same thing as odat67. Sounds like a bunch of BS. I think you could still call him his pet name!

He still is a maggot! How's his wife feel?

to answer tearful- his wife says she just wants him to be happy and i said don't look at me- i've moved on and i really like the guy i'm with now- so its not a plead for me- cause he knows that ain't happening... thanks for the info odat- i haven't researched it myself but i just went with it- doesn't change my feelings one bit- still think what he did was wrong and as it says in that Maroon 5 song- "Better that we Break"... the only thing i meant is that he is a human being and for that reason alone- i am not going to call him that name anymore... thank u all so much for the advice and support-much luv and big hugs ! :)

I saw my doctor and he diagnosed me with systematic eventual organ failure and has given me 30 more years if I'm lucky. Maybe I can use this to elicit pity when it isn't warranted. It may even be used to excuse any despicable behavior I might engage in.

Steve, that's a HILARIOUS answer!!! ...very creative !!! : - D p.s. mom lived 3 months after diagnosis. if your Ex TRULY has pancreatic cancer, you'll see it WRECK HIM instantly, whether he's one of the 95%, or the tiny 5% who live past 6mos. Good luck waitin it out, and also congrats to you on dumping one more piece of anger (in dropping the name-calling)..............regardless WHAT provoked the change in you.

Hmmmm.... wish him well, I guess....

That reminds me.... My husband told me he had cancer when we first met & only had 5 years to live.... When I finally asked his family about it, they had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Here it is, ten years later, and the bastard still loves a good lie. If he does get it, I figure it's Karma, or maybe a self-fulfilling prophecy.

ok nevermind- we can all go back to calling him a maggot- he totally pissed me off- had the nerve to call and say i'm homeless what do i do- i laughed in his face and said i don't know... :p

i actually think that bastard wanted to stay with me- i mean come on now...... i ain't that lonely yet... or by yet i mean never!.......