It struck my brother.
The same type of cancer as my uncle. The pancreas. A rare form. And so the youngest of our family, with the blond hair and the hazel eyes, had the chemotherapy and the radiation. His hair fell out, his face went gaunt as a skeleton. It's supposed to be me, I thought.
pancreas /ˈpæŋkriəs/
a gland inside your body, near your stomach, that produces insulin and a liquid that helps your body to use the food that you eat
fall out
if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body
go gaunt /ɡɔːnt/
to become very thin and pale, especially because of illness
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