Re: ~This Sounds So Terrible Of Me, Please Forgive Me
Marie, I am glad you called in hospice. You do not have to go through this alone. Hospice is as much for the caregiver as the patient. I have told my husband that if mine ever gets to this point that this is what I want.
Also. Marie, you and Ed have had a long struggle. I cannot imagine the exhaustion that you must be feeling. There is no blame in acknowledging your pain at seeing him so sick. I think that it is healthy to be able to express this among friends. I am glad that you have a place to come that allows you to do this.
I will keep you in my thoughts,
Leslie
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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