I recently lost my fiance to this dreadful, painful disease.

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I lost her to this God aweful, dreadful illness. She was a fighter

all the way, but near the end, she lost her strength due to a flu she

could not shake. She has had Chronic Pancreatitis for nearly a year

and the doctor's could never pinpoint to exact cause of why her

pancreas would stay inflamed (idiopathic cause; probably genetic

reason) After she was diagnosed with this disease, she had lots of

pain in her back and was throwing up all the time. Throwing up even

when she hasn't eaten and feeling naseated all the time. The pain was

sharp, radiating back from the lower back area and so bad that she

had to be put on heavy-duty narcotics to help aleviate some of the

pain. Near the end, which was about the last month or so, her organs

began to fail, first the kidney and then the heart. I have yet to see

the coronor's report, but I do believe that she died of heart

failure, because of problems with her body absorbing 'K' (Potassium).

She was in the hospital nearly 24 weeks of last year (almost half of

the year.

I loved her and miss her a great deal. I am only thankful that she

won't have to deal with all the pain and medications she had to take

to get through one day. She suffered a great deal while living with

Chronic Pancreatitis.

Her name was Sandoval. I don't know if she frequented this

board, but if you know of her please respond. I would like to start

some type of foundation on her behalf to help those who are afflicted

with Pancreatitis. I don't know where to begin. Thanks for listening.