Hi Everyone,
I am feeling really scared right now feeling like the end is near for my
mother. I would appreciate as much prayer for her as possible. As I have
told you all before, she has a brain tumor, a glioblastoma multiforme,
stage IV. She has undergone radiation, and two types of chemo, and we
are waiting to get into a trial for an immunotherapy type treatment
early next week. Unfortunately her tumor is progressing too quickly and
we are watching her deteriorate. She is with my aunt Maureen tonight, I
will not be with her till tomorrow (my own daughter has pneumonia). I
feel as if we are running out of time. I am asking God for a miracle. I
guess it may sound selfish for me to pray for that when so many of you
have lost loved ones to cancer, but please try to understand. My mother
will be celebrating her 50th birthday in early July. She is so young.
Just last year she was a spirited, dynamic woman. The mother of 2 and
Grandmother of 4. Healthy as anyone-she ate organic foods and only drank
bottled water, took vitamins religiously, exercised several times a
week. She worked hard her whole life to support us children many of
those years as a single mother working multiple jobs, and a few years
ago quit her regular occupation to follow her dreams of becoming an
actress. She was doing quite well with that and on top of the world. She
had very strong opinions, she stood up for what she believed in. She was
educated, and enthusiastic about what she had learned and loved to pass
it on to others. And she was the most wonderful mother and grandmother,
fun and encouraging and caring. One year later all this has been taken
from her by this ugly disease. She cannot read, write, speak but a few
words, and she is losing more brain function all the time. Even her
vision is going. She is no longer active, she does not have the energy
to even walk very far, and worst of all her spirit is broken. I can't
stand to see this happen to her. We will increase her decadron level one
more time to see if it will reduce any swelling, but this is the last
time they can increase it. The last few days she has lost the ability to
care for herself. My faith wavers right now wondering how a woman like
my mom would have to be stripped of her dignity before passing away at
such a young age. But I know in my heart that God is the only one who is
able to help her, so I must continue to believe. My mom's name is
Christine. Please include her in your prayers. And me too, I don't know
how to get through this. Lisa
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