Dearest Bess; Since joining this group, I have been overwhelmed by the
courage and strength of character that is so visibly a part of the wonderful
people who make up this forum. And, through this most difficult of times,
you reflect the exact characters of which I speak. I pray that the journey
that lays ahead, for both you and Tom, is filled with all the love that you
so richly deserve. Please know that there will be a special place in my
prayers for you both.
Your friend in hope and peace,
Bridget
>From: BesTom@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>Subject: [MOL] Nearing the End
>Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:01:43 EDT
>
>Dear Friends:
> As you know, Tom was in the hospital with pneumonia for the past 17
>days.
> He came home so happy Sunday night. Alas, last night at 1am he was taken
>to
>the emergency room of NYU with a fever of 102 and gasping for breath. He
>is
>in critical condition and may not survive the weekend. Even if he does get
>over the recurring infection,his lungs cannot sustain him much longer.
>They
>will give him predisone, and numerous antibiotics. There's some question
>as
>to whether to do a bronchoscopy to discover the source of the infection but
>I'm not too keen on that idea given the underlying problem. So it's a
>question of whether to end things in the hospital, at home, or at hospice
>which I haven't had a chance to investigate. It's so sad, but we just
>don't
>want heroic measures. I'll let you all know what happens. Love, Bess
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