New mom struggles with heartache after husband's Stage 4 cancer diagnosis - New York Post

Iain, 46, was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver.

Instead of enjoying her new life as a mom, she began searching for treatments to help Iain, who has been in and out of the hospital with infections that delayed his chemotherapy.

Help for the Huxleys came from unexpected places, including strangers willing to donate breast milk, old flames with medical guidance and government officials halfway across the globe.

A recent study found deaths from pancreatic cancer will trail only lung cancer by 2040.

Dina Huxley said she wants others to know the symptoms, which can include abdominal pain and jaundice, and to insist on testing so as not to suffer the same fate as her husband.

The couple pursued IVF, and Huxley became pregnant with their son — but in late 2020, Iain began to feel some mild discomfort under his ribs.

After the test revealed the cancer, the couple scrambled to find the right doctors.

Desperate, she put out a plea last month for donated breast milk in a Facebook group for moms, saying her husband was just diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and “due to the heavy stresses and for various other reasons I had to abandon breastfeeding.”.

“We’re still very keen to feed our son breast milk for all the health benefits,” she wrote.

But Huxley said her pediatrician advised that the donated milk might be a health risk

So Huxley declined the help, and ultimately switched to formula

Huxley said she is looking forward to having the extra help to spend more time with Ethan, who may never get to know his father