person A: My father in law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer when our daughter was 9 months old.  She was his first granddaughter.
person B: Oh_comma_ I'm so sorry to hear that! I know how hard that can be for the family as well. Is he able to get treatments?
person A: He had surgery but it was too advanced.  He was sick for 9 months and passed away when our daughter was 18 months old.  She's 18 now so he's been gone for a little over 16 years now.
person B: Well_comma_ I can't relate to some extent. My father passed away 2 years unexpectedly. It wasn't from cancer_comma_ and we actually never thought he was going to pass away that day when he went to the hospital. But_comma_ it's very hard to lose loved ones!