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Believe51 · 05-13-2009, 07:59 PM

Well either way we are going for it tomorrow! He has not gained any weight and things are getting scarey but we must give it a shot. We have been a little nervous about his health and the discussions about quality of life has become more frequent. Even still, he will not give up yet, just trying to prepare me for the tougher times that keep coming.

We are waiting for the rest of his relatives to come into town from Colorado and Florida. I cannot wait to get some closure with Mom after the 'Celebration of Life Tribute'. She was cremated and the home was wonderful since she must have told them at one point that Ed was ill. The gentleman came right to the house and will hand deliver her back personally. I just read the obit I wrote for her and it is the most beautiful one I have ever read.

Once this treatment is over I am hoping Ed feels well enough to tribute Mom. I would be sad if he was robbed the chance to mourn properly because of cancer, it has stolen enough from us.

Keep us in those prayers. We are real afraid right now that he is losing this fight.>>Believe51

05-13-2009, 07:59 PM	#14
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Well either way we are going for it tomorrow! He has not gained any weight and things are getting scarey but we must give it a shot. We have been a little nervous about his health and the discussions about quality of life has become more frequent. Even still, he will not give up yet, just trying to prepare me for the tougher times that keep coming. We are waiting for the rest of his relatives to come into town from Colorado and Florida. I cannot wait to get some closure with Mom after the 'Celebration of Life Tribute'. She was cremated and the home was wonderful since she must have told them at one point that Ed was ill. The gentleman came right to the house and will hand deliver her back personally. I just read the obit I wrote for her and it is the most beautiful one I have ever read. Once this treatment is over I am hoping Ed feels well enough to tribute Mom. I would be sad if he was robbed the chance to mourn properly because of cancer, it has stolen enough from us. Keep us in those prayers. We are real afraid right now that he is losing this fight.>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!