I love it when Gary and Charm post. They do their research, and when something goes awry with their observation, they are the first to correct themselves, ensuring that the board always puts out the best information to readers later on, perhaps even years down the road who read a thread.

Surviving pancreatic cancer is a rarity, and he lived longer than most. No early detection possible, hidden deep within you, and a lack of symptoms that you might notice right up till it is about to throttle you completely. That is a recipe for a bad outcome.

Sometimes all you have is luck. The only certainty is that life is uncertain.