Anthony Gorman ignored the symptoms at first.
He was experiencing stomach pains and not feeling quite right, but thought that it would pass without medical intervention.
“I felt a bit off for a while. But I’m stubborn, so I kept telling myself that it would pass,” he said. “But as time went on the pains in my stomach got worse and I started having blurred vision.”
The 41-year-old went to the emergency department and was admitted immediately pending further tests, which unfortunately revealed that he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
“The doctor told me it was terminal, but to be honest I knew bad news was coming, as I was told to bring in a family member to get the news,” Gorman said. “When the doctor told me, I just stood up and walked out of the room, went straight back to my hospital bed and cried. All…