Deborah Jo Padget Gilbert

 June 1955 ~ July 15, 2016

This is what she posted in March ~ I was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, July 2015 I was diagnosed with minicore myopathy muscular dystrophy the year before and surgery was never really an option. Chemo would have made me too sick to enjoy what I have left of my life. We did try radiation but found the cancer to be too aggressive to make going through radiation an effective choice. So, I have no curative treatment at all. I was encouraged to seek Hospice care, which I did, so because in Hospice care they do not seek scans or medical procedures to determine if the cancer is worsening...all we really know is I am holding my own and doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. I know I was not expected to live this long as the cancer had already metastasized to the liver and the liver was fully involved when the cancer was found. I feel it's the wonderful care I get through Hospice and the love and support I get from my family, friends, my FB family and my church that has kept me going."