So....talk about.....CANCER SUPPORT THREAD !!

[silly4buttons]

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She is doing OK. We have long talks while out with the chickens, and watching the chicks. I have tough girls. they take after their Mom.[/quote

I am very saddened for you and your family

 

[3goodeggs]

Quote: And their dad too. Prayers for her comfort. And her families'.

 

[chickensnewtome]

Ya'll are in my prayers WSmith. Hugs and prayers sent your way hun!

 

[jjthink]

Yes, thinking of you wsmith, and your wife and the girls. Wonderful family, through thick and thin. (((hugs)))

 

[newfoundland]

Thinking of you at this most difficult time.

 

[wsmith]

So I REALLY don't know what to think.....

two weeks ago the hospice nurse and nurse practitioner both (based on experience and Beth's current situation) that she would go within 7-10 days. She was doing pretty bad. On the 21st she could only speak about one word per breath, and that was hard to understand. She talked to each of the kids, etc. I took off work and have been at home since March 20th. She is sleeping at the moment........ Sometimes she acts like this is it; trouble breathing, feeling awefull, dizzy, blurred double vision, headache... and then she wakes up and is talking and acting better. This is driving me and the whole family nuts. Talk about an emotional roller coaster.

AHHHH!!!!!!!\

And then on top of it all, her only sister died Sunday night. Now her mom, who lives with us is an emotional wreck, and keeps telling Beth that she CAN'T die!

They took her off all the anti-depressants, switched her from long acting time release morphine to 100mcg Fentanyl patch. still not hardly eating and drinks only a small amount of water each day. The hospice folks say this is normal......... The problem is that I will have to go back to work soon, as I cant be gone this long.

 

[chickensnewtome]

Have they checked her for a UTI? Sometimes that will cause confusion. Dehydration can also cause this. And It has got to be hard having her own Mom telling her to hold on, sometimes that can be harder on a person then actually facing it. I am sorry for all the pain ya'll are going thru. Keep holding on hun. Prayers are with ya'll

 

[wsmith]

Have they checked her for a UTI? Sometimes that will cause confusion. Dehydration can also cause this.  And It has got to be hard having her own Mom telling her to hold on, sometimes that can be harder on a person then actually facing it. I am sorry for all the pain ya'll are going thru. Keep holding on hun. Prayers are with ya'll

No UTI. Ya, mil is being a pain. Probably dehydration and possibley the kidneys are starting to shut down.

 

[3goodeggs]

I am praying for your strength to hold out. I Feel for her mom. I can not imagine losing both her girls.. Maybe her mom could get some ~ sedative help? I Imagine her mom is a wreck and it is making it so much harder on you all. Maybe a visit to MIL's doctor could help you all.

Perhaps she feels she needs her mother's permission to go, and I feel so badly for her. and her mom, and you, and your children.
My heart goes out to you all.

 

[jjthink]

So I REALLY don't know what to think.....

two weeks ago the hospice nurse and nurse practitioner both (based on experience and Beth's current situation) that she would go within 7-10 days. She was doing pretty bad. On the 21st she could only speak about one word per breath, and that was hard to understand. She talked to each of the kids, etc. I took off work and have been at home since March 20th. She is sleeping at the moment........ Sometimes she acts like this is it; trouble breathing, feeling awefull, dizzy, blurred double vision, headache... and then she wakes up and is talking and acting better. This is driving me and the whole family nuts. Talk about an emotional roller coaster.

AHHHH!!!!!!!\

And then on top of it all, her only sister died Sunday night. Now her mom, who lives with us is an emotional wreck, and keeps telling Beth that she CAN'T die!

They took her off all the anti-depressants, switched her from long acting time release morphine to 100mcg Fentanyl patch. still not hardly eating and drinks only a small amount of water each day. The hospice folks say this is normal......... The problem is that I will have to go back to work soon, as I cant be gone this long.

So difficult and heart wrenching

Thinking of you, and Beth, and her mom. I hope work gives you the understanding this so clearly warrants. JJ