"You are my brother. There's not enough time in the world to say that. Please do not rush down. Have a good life. Eric"
My dearest friend, Best Man and Brother (in spirit) chose to end his 5 year battle with Pancreatic Cancer on September 11th. I can't begin to describe the sadness I feel for both him and his beautiful wife. My heart goes out to his parents, his sister and brothers and his friends and colleagues, many of whom were with him until the very end of his struggle. There is simply no person less deserving of the terrible suffering that he went through. Throughout his battle he never lost his humor, resolve or sense of responsibility and duty. It was such a privilege to have spent what time we had together. Hang onto your friends, they could be taken at any time.
to Winniecarl, George, Paul, marianne, Geoffrey, rod, mimi, me, shauna, MainEnergy, Mariko, keith
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I wanted you to know that yesterday Eric decided that he'd had enough.
The doctors put him under what is called palliative sedation so that he
can die peacefully and naturally. He wanted this very clearly.
I love him so much.
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Mon, Sep 10, 6:53 AM (2 days ago)
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Anytime
you want to come by feel free I don't know how long i'll last because
my body is degrading rapidly which is unfortunate .
Eric Pedersen
604 831 2194
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Thanks man, you are a mensch.
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| Alison Robbins |
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Hi
Kelly, It did Eric a ton of good to speak with you the other day and
thanks so much for pointing us in the right direction with the condo
sale. I don't know
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Kelly Whitehouse <kaydubbya@gmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 11:27 AM
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Eric has always been "understated" but I have an uneasy feeling that
something is going on. I'm always available to talk so let me know if
you would prefer email or voice. Eric is my longest and most respected
friend despite our prolonged absence. If there's anything I can do
please remember there's nothing I wouldn't do for him (or you for that
matter).
Kelly
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Alison Robbins <lula49@hotmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 11:37 AM
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Kelly, I want you to know he feels the same way.
Understated is right. It seems
to be the way he approaches everything. So here goes. He's got
pancreatic cancer, stage four. Despite this he has been the poster boy
for resilience. He's been 'at it' for five years,
this unheard of in the cancer community for this disease. He is right
out there for treatment as the doctors are winging it at this point.
Yeah.
That's probably enough for you to digest at the moment. Phone or email any time, we're up for whatever.
alison
Kelly Whitehouse <kaydubbya@gmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 11:27 AM
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Eric has always been "understated" but I have an uneasy feeling that
something is going on. I'm always available to talk so let me know if
you would prefer email or voice. Eric is my longest and most respected
friend despite our prolonged absence. If there's anything I can do
please remember there's nothing I wouldn't do for him (or you for that
matter).
Kelly
Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device - via the Rogers Network
Alison Robbins <lula49@hotmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 11:37 AM
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Kelly, I want you to know he feels the same way.
Understated is right. It seems
to be the way he approaches everything. So here goes. He's got
pancreatic cancer, stage four. Despite this he has been the poster boy
for resilience. He's been 'at it' for five years,
this unheard of in the cancer community for this disease. He is right
out there for treatment as the doctors are winging it at this point.
Yeah.
That's probably enough for you to digest at the moment. Phone or email any time, we're up for whatever.
alison
From: Kelly Whitehouse <kaydubbya@gmail.com>
Sent: March 4, 2018 11:27 AM
To: Alison Robbins
Subject: Re: Braeside apartment
Kelly Whitehouse <kaydubbya@gmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 12:47 PM
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Thanks
for that. When Eric and I spoke on Thursday he did mention the last 5
years of treatment (in brief). My current uneasiness is wondering if
there has been a recent change. Something that lead to him deciding to
rid himself of the condo now.
Alison Robbins <lula49@hotmail.com>
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Mar 4, 2018, 3:14 PM
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Well, I guess it's a case
of preparing for uncertainty.. We're not sure what his state of health
may bring.. also, the condo is older and he knows there needs to be work
done on it so he wants to get out from under any
special assessments etc.
One of the things we've thrown
out there is getting another small property way out of town, it's
something we have considered at different points. Don't know how
feasible that would be right now.
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