Hello everyone, my name is Meghan Pohl. Please help my sister-in-law, Lori Pohl, fight her battle with pancreatic cancer.

On August 9th, 2024, Lori went to Palm Bay Hospital for pain and swelling of her stomach. She had a CT scan done, and the hospital found a hernia and she was released to go home.

On October 2, 2024, Lori had a follow-up appointment with her PCP over the phone, and her doctor urged her to go to the hospital due to the pain and swelling of her stomach. She returned to Palm Bay Hospital where a CT scan was performed and found she had pancreatitis, and she was admitted. She was in the hospital for 10 days. While there, they did an MRI, ultrasound, and a HIDA scan. Following the results from all of the tests, she went to Advent Health Hospital in Orlando and had a biopsy performed on the mass they had found on the pancreas on October 3. Following the procedure, she returned to Palm Bay Hospital where she was later discharged on October 10.

On October 15, a surgeon who had performed the biopsy from Advent Health Hospital called her to inform her that the biopsy had come back as cancer and they wanted to perform a PET scan on October 25th.

On October 28, Lori went to meet with the surgeon at Advent Health in Orlando, and that is when she received the devastating news that the cancer was not only in her pancreas but had spread to the liver, and the PET scan showed some concerning nodules in her lungs. She is not a candidate for surgery, so she will have to start chemotherapy and possibly radiation.

On Nov 5, she will have a port put in to be able to begin her chemotherapy.

As you can imagine, everything happened so quickly and she could really use all the help she can get. Her medical bills are mounting, and she will not be able to work due to her treatments. Her last day of work is this Sunday, Nov 3. Please help and keep Lori, her husband, her children, grandchildren, and the rest of the family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this battle.

The battle with cancer is scary enough, let’s help ease the financial stress ❤️

#LoriStrong

***update as of 12/11:

Monday Dec 9th she woke up with a neck pain then 20 min later she couldn’t speak

She was rushed to Palm bay hospital

She had two mris , ultrasound and cat scan

Today she will be having her third mri along with another cat scan of her brain

The doctors think it could be caused by the pancreatic cancer die to thickening of her blood

And she can’t have her blood thinner ( eliquis ) due to the mini strokes

The mris have shown that she has had multiple hemorrhagic strokes ( brain bleeds )

They believe she has a blood infection  along with a uti

They definitely said she has a infection they just don’t know the cause of it

They said that they are looking into her possibly having endocarditis

Due to All this and the unknown she can no longer have chemo at this time

It’s on hold until they down the cause of infection

*UPDATE AS OF 12/18:

On December 18th Lori will be going home , with home care to be with family

Anyone is able to come down and visit her at this time if they wish

Lori will not be taking calls but anyone can get in touch with Jim, Kathy , Nick or Katie

Lori truly wants everyone to get along going forward thats what her wish is

Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated for her at this time

12/23 UPDATE

Lori has been home since Tuesday 12-17 on hospice care with her family by her side

She has been very comfortable resting and sometimes even cracking a few jokes , with lots of love surrounding her

12/22 was a bit of a tough night for Lori

Please continue your prayers and send love to Lori

If possible please and thank you

We appreciate all the kindness and generosity and prayers for our mom as we go through this tough time

***IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE SEND ANY FURTHER DONATIONS TO HER SON, NICK POHL’S VENMO @Nicholaspohl

Your donations and support are very much appreciated

12/22 was a bit of a tough night for Lori

Please continue your prayers and send love to Lori

UPDATE 12/23

Lori has been home since Tuesday 12-17 on hospice care with her family by her side

She has been very comfortable resting and sometimes even cracking a few jokes , with lots of love surrounding her

12/25

Lori had a very tough night

She has now started on morphine every hour to keep her comfortable

Please continue to keep Lori in your prayers this Christmas ❤️

We appreciate all the kindness and generosity and prayers for our mom as we go through this tough time

12/28 heaven gained another beautiful angel tonight. Lori fought an incredible fight. She was surrounded by family and showered in love. May she rest in the sweetest peace.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their prayers and donations thus far. The support has helped tremendously. If anyone would like to help and donate to her cremation expenses, it would help ease the burden during this difficult time.