Hello Again,Kathleen,
After my mother finished the 10th radiation treatment she continued to get weaker and weaker. She couldn't get up off the sofa without help, walk to the bathroom alone and barely get in bed. The doctors didn't tell her it could be so bad. She also lost most of her hair. I was just beside myself. She was on 4 mg of steriods once a day. I took her back to the radiation/oncologist on May 30 to have her checked because I was afraid the weakness in her legs was due to her brain being swollen but the doctor did not think so. He felt she should be hospitalized to get more stable. Then I took her to the oncologist and he scheduled her to take her first chemo on June 9! I decided on June 1 to take her back to the hospital because she was declining so much. The doctors told her on June 2 that she was too weak for chemo. She was disappointed but said the doctor didn't know how strong she was and she might do it anyway! She was a fighter and never gave up. On June 5 the doctor said she had only a few days to a week to live. He didn't tell her. I stayed with her like I did every night and she passed away Tuesday morning, June 6, at 1:15 AM. The last day her breathing was very bad. She was buried yesterday, June 9. I am so sad and miss her so much already.
I hope your mom is doing better.
Rosemary