Dear Kathy,.
Thanks so much for thinking of us. How are you doing my friend?
Love,
Mary
>
> Mary -- it's me, Kathy. I'm still praying for you and thinking of you
> every day. Love -- Kath
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> [mailto:owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com]On Behalf Of Mary Furfaro
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:57 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: [MOL] Angelo
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My father-in-law passed away Friday. He was under Hospice Care in
> St. Pete. Florida. My Mom is coming home tomorrow to be with me!
> This has been so hard on both of us. She has wanted to be here for
> me since Angelo was diagnosed but Art (my stepfather) was also very
> ill. It's funny but my Mom and I were kind of experiencing somewhat
> of the same things. My Mom is very sad and I'm sure it will hit
> her later but for now she says she can't wait to get home and be
> with me and Angelo. I have talked to her just about every day on
> the phone since she moved to Florida 4 years ago. I have missed
> her so much and will be so glad to have her back home.
>
> Angelo is not doing very well. His feet and legs have begun to
> swell. He cannot lift them thus making it very difficult to
> manuever him in bed. I helped him stand up this morning so he
> could use the portable pot and had a real hard time holding him up.
> I'm afraid he's going to have to use the bedpan soon. The hospice
> nurse came over Sunday per my request and looked him over. She
> seems to think that the cancer is compressing the spinal cord,and
> that Angelo's heart is starting to fail.
>
> The hardest part is seeing the look on his face when he says
> something that makes no sense and then he realizes that it made
> no sense. He is starting to have trouble swallowing his pills.
> He is still eating pretty good though.
>
> The nurse told Angelo and I that I needed to get out for a couple
> of hours, that she could see that the stress was begining to
> get to me. I of course told her I would but after she left I
> reassured Angelo that I wouldn't. All I had to do was look in
> his eyes to see that he is scared for me to leave. I did have
> to get out this morning and take our two youngest to the dentist.
> His mom and dad came over and stayed with him.
>
> Please keep praying for us as I do for all of you.
> Love you all,
> Mary
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