Update and my apologies!

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lizper
lizper Member Posts: 199
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Hi ladies, I'm sorry to have been away so long. After my trip to Spain all has been just a rush. My 1 year old is now walking and with my pregnancy(a girl!!)and watching over my Mom, getting her drugs, talking her to chemo and basiccaly running the house is hectic. My Mom hasha 4 Avastin plus Genoxal chemos and is still having some odd abdominal pain.. Dr. thinks there are probably still some tumours which makes me anxious because this means that is may not be working or it has had the disease stable..I was more expecting IT to go away for a while. Last remmision was only 4 months and I'm starting to worry if we're at the point where there will no longer be a remmission and from now on it will be chemo after chemo until her body no longer resists,and how much longer could that be???? I try to keep positive because of my Baby, which I hope with all my heart my Mom gets to enjoy, she loves my Boy but always desired a grandaughter. Blessings to all.

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  • saundra
    saundra Member Posts: 1,370 Member
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    Sometimes it takes awhile to reach acceptance, especially with your mother. In 2006 my 87 year old mother broke her hip. I fought to get her through the rehab and just has we had her up walking with a walker pretty good, six weeks later, she walked without her walker across the room and fell again. This time she split the large thigh bone in her leg and never tried to walk again. She had surgery both times, a hip replacement and then a 12 inch steel rod screwed into her leg bone. She died six weeks later after much pain of a stroke. Looking back I ask if all the surgery, rehab pain, was the wise compassionate choice. The bottom line for me now is that God is in control and none of us will escape the end of life. We just have to do the best we can day by day and enjoy each little thing while our mother's are here. I spent the last six weeks of her life loving her and letting her know that I did. Nothing else mattered. Just enjoy and do your best to make life easier for her. Laugh at the little things.
    I know it's hard for you but you will not regret it. (((HUGS)) Saundra
  • lizper
    lizper Member Posts: 199
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    saundra said:

    Sometimes it takes awhile to reach acceptance, especially with your mother. In 2006 my 87 year old mother broke her hip. I fought to get her through the rehab and just has we had her up walking with a walker pretty good, six weeks later, she walked without her walker across the room and fell again. This time she split the large thigh bone in her leg and never tried to walk again. She had surgery both times, a hip replacement and then a 12 inch steel rod screwed into her leg bone. She died six weeks later after much pain of a stroke. Looking back I ask if all the surgery, rehab pain, was the wise compassionate choice. The bottom line for me now is that God is in control and none of us will escape the end of life. We just have to do the best we can day by day and enjoy each little thing while our mother's are here. I spent the last six weeks of her life loving her and letting her know that I did. Nothing else mattered. Just enjoy and do your best to make life easier for her. Laugh at the little things.
    I know it's hard for you but you will not regret it. (((HUGS)) Saundra

    tks for your advice. I really envy you for having had your Mom alive until that age. How lucky!!!! Take care. Liz

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