ellz

Update:
Mom’s spinal tap came back positive with brain mets – they’re calling it meninges cancer. Mom’s symptoms were vomiting, headaches, loss of memory and balance. To make matters worse, she was given too much Decadron (4mg every 12 hours) which caused delirium and insomnia ( steroid psychosis) for three days. This wore off but Mom’s still in the hospital (16 straight days) and back on 2mg of Decadron once a day in the morning, which is alleviating some of the head pressure, we’re told.

Currently mom is extremely weak, bedridden and not talking, unless asked a question. She also sleeps well and seems to have awareness of her surrounding.

Since she’s only able to lie on her sides due to head pains when on her back, her radiologist said mom would need anesthesia in order to remain motionless for total brain radiation treatments. Also, the resident Doc in her care has all but pronounced her dead and wants to literally (it seems) kick her out with no radiation, and to a hospice.

At first the radiologist agreed to begin the 10-day cycle of radiation but recently changed her mind, concurring with the resident Doc that radiation will not be beneficial since she only has ‘months to live’; the radiologist was obviously influenced by the resident Doc.

Should we demand radiation treatment or get mom to another hospital?
We just wanna give mom a fighting chance.

-ellz