My name is Jodie, I am 22 and this website I have made is a tribute to the most amazing Mum in the world; My Mum, who lost her battle to Pancreatic cancer in September 2007 at the age of 43. I am far from biased when I say this women is the most amazing women in the world. She could not stand the sight of seeing anyone unhappy and would do her up most to put a smile on their face. She would do anything she possibly could to help anyone in trouble and even when you needed a friend, she would be the first one with her arms wide open to heal your pain. My Mum was diagnosed with coeliac disease in 2001, 2 years following the close death of her parents who both lost their battle to cancer, my Nan with lung cancer and my Grandad with brain cancer. My Mum had to deal with changing her diet to gluten free and with two teenage girls, you cannot start to imagine how hard that was especially as she loved her fish and chips and used to always love a McDonalds here and there. At the start of 2007 my Mum started to get quite intense abdominal pain, most days she would stay in bed all day and sleep. Before she was even diagnosed, no matter how much she said she thought it was her coeliac disease, I knew something was totally wrong, a far lot worse. In July 2007, my Mum called a family meeting with the whole family including my Dad, they had split up in 2001 but were still great friends. On this day the weather was very bleak, as if bad news was right around the corner. My Mum and her husband Wayne sat us all down and told us the news that we were all dreading for. My Mum had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She had started chemotherapy a week later but she only had one dose. She spent a lot of time at Guys Hospital, London where she was on high doses of Morphine. In August, on my 17th birthday my Mum was allowed to come home, she was still on morphine but seemed like her old chirpy self, still smiling. In September my Mum was transferred to St Christopher's Hospice. Me and my sister knew that this was the point of no return as our grandparents were transferred there before they died too. On the 21st September at 10:51pm, 4 days after my sister Toni's 19th birthday, my Mum lost her battle and died peacefully with the whole family around her. It felt like my life came crashing down before me, what could I do without my Mum? I felt like I relied on her for everything. I still have nightmares about that day, and anytime that I see somebody hugging their Mum or speaking about pancreatic cancer I cannot help but cry. So now I have decided that I am going to do my up most to try and not let other children go through what me and my sister have been through, because by God there is nothing worse than loosing your Mum, and so quickly. My Mum was misdiagnosed, as doctors felt the pain and swelling of her stomach could be related to her coeliac disease, she passed away 8 weeks after she was diagnosed. Once they found the pancreatic cancer, it was far too late. So for my Mum and any other family that has lost someone they love due to pancreatic cancer, donate today to Pancreatic Cancer UK. We are striving for survival and striving for awareness. Thank you and god bless. R.I.P Debra Ann Young - amazing Mum, amazing Wife, amazing Friend. - 9.9.1964 - 21.9.2007 -