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NanaJoni · 03-07-2011, 10:33 AM

Merry - God bless you for all you are doing for your mother. It sounds like you've done everything possible to make things as good for her as you can but it also sounds like you need some help at this point. I agree with Mary L - it's time for hospice care. The care they will give your mom not only is the medical care but, more important, the emotional care for her and for you. Your oncologist should be able to help you set that up. You are not being selfish for wanting things to be they way they were before your mom became so sick. And, believe, me vent away here because you will get enormous amounts of support from people who truly understand what you are going through. So, don't wait - contact someone today to get the hospice care started and ask if there is someone you can turn to for counseling and support as you travel this difficult road. Your mother must be a wonderful woman to have raised a caring daughter like you.

03-07-2011, 10:33 AM	#3
NanaJoni Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elizabethton, TN Posts: 418	Re: I'm Taking Care of My Mom Merry - God bless you for all you are doing for your mother. It sounds like you've done everything possible to make things as good for her as you can but it also sounds like you need some help at this point. I agree with Mary L - it's time for hospice care. The care they will give your mom not only is the medical care but, more important, the emotional care for her and for you. Your oncologist should be able to help you set that up. You are not being selfish for wanting things to be they way they were before your mom became so sick. And, believe, me vent away here because you will get enormous amounts of support from people who truly understand what you are going through. So, don't wait - contact someone today to get the hospice care started and ask if there is someone you can turn to for counseling and support as you travel this difficult road. Your mother must be a wonderful woman to have raised a caring daughter like you. __________________ Joni -64 yrs old - 3/01/10: found lump in rt.breast 3/12/10: mammogram/ultrasnd/biopsy-invasive bc & DCIS; 2 tumors (2cm er-/pr-/HER2-& 1.8 cm er-/pr-/HER2+); grade 3;poorly differentiated 3/24/10:sent.node biopsy clear 3/31/10:bi-lateral mx.;atypical ductal hyperplasia-lft side 4/21/10:wound revision-infection/scarring 4/28/10:seromas both sides 5/21/10:port installed,TCH chemo (6 x 3 wks); Herc,-1yr; 33 rad tx after chemo 07/2010: port not working-2nd port didnt'work;3rd port opposite side. 07/2010: 2 weeks after 3rd port surgery, threw 3 pulm. emboli-IVC filter installed; warfarin 08/2010: hospitalizations w/3 of chemos; decision to stop after 4th-on to radiation in Oct 2010;Herc cont. 12/03/2010 - finished 33 rads Hooray!! cont. Herc. every 3 wks 4/2011 - pneumonia ??? Nope-radiation pneumonitis. No more Herc. 5/2011 - NED!!! port out. 8/2011 - clean PET & CT scans.Still NED 7/2012 - Still NED/very blessed. 2/2013 - 6 mos checkup-all clear. CA2729 down frm 13 to 11.