Teenager with rare terminal pancreatic cancer reveals what it is like to have ... trends now
A desperately sick teenager who suffers a rare form of advanced cancer has detailed his experience of being terminally ill with just two months left to live.
The 19-year-old Reddit user named Richard posted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread this week about his cancer experience.
The disease is America's third deadliest form of cancer, and less than one percent of patients are under 20 years old.
The condition, which is notoriusly difficult to spot, affects just 13 out of every 100,000 people, according to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Despite the grim diagnosis, Richard said he has made peace with his prognosis and is 'not afraid' of death.
A 19-year-old Reddit user named Richard posted an Ask Me Anything thread about living with a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease in the US, with an overall survival rate of 12.5 percent. However, that drops to around three percent if the disease is caught late, which is most often the case
He said never once was he 'afraid of death' and he has always believed that when his time comes, he would be ready. 'I tried my best to have 0 regrets,' he wrote.
'I don't have regrets or grudges. I'm just for whatever the destiny reserves for me.'
Richard noticed 'something was off' about a year ago. 'I was always tired, feeling without energy and then [I] saw blood in my feces,' he said. He noted that his stool was nearly black, and at times there was so much blood that he fainted in the bathroom.
His family sought help from three different doctors, who ran 'all the tests you can imagine' before he finally received the pancreatic cancer
