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  1. My mother in law's cancer has overtaken her body. They are not doing any more treatment. Hospice is coming Saturday. I hope for her sake it is fast.
  2. My mil started radiation last week. She is not doing well though. I have no idea how she even gets to the radiation place. She sleeps about 20 hours a day, when she is up she is not herself, can't get the words out, and can't carry on a conversation. She was crying this weekend because she couldn't say what she wanted to, everything came out wrong and I guess someone teased her, and she fell about. They didn't do it to be mean, but I think they tried to make light out of a situation they didn't know how to handle. I guess the stuff she was saying had absolutely nothing to do with what they were talking about. I feel in my heart time is close. I spoke with her on Saturday and her words were all garbled and she only had the strength to talk for a few minutes. It is so sad.
  3. I am so sorry you are going through this. I am sure it is the pain that is causing him to be hurtful to you. Try to stay positive. I hope you get to go on the trip. Where are you going?
  4. My mother in law has started hallucinating. She sees bugs everywhere. Do you think it is the cancer or the drugs? Has anyone ever heard of this?
  5. My mil went to the doctor today, and no radiation. They just had a talk I guess. I will have to find out what the plan is, but I bet it is not good. It is my husband's birthday today and she never missed calling, except for today as she is too weak and tired. With the way it is spreading so fast, how much time do you think she really has? It is in the brain, the lungs and the spine. She isn't eating and has to be woken to drink. Her blood pressure is very low. She was taken to the ER last week as her heart was racing like she ran a marathon. (I forgot to mention that before) She was in intensive care for a week and kept having these episodes. They actually stopped her heart 3 times to try to get it to pump normally. Now she is on some heart medication to keep it from racing. Right after this is when the pain in her legs and back started. She can't even walk without pain. My fil has to carry her.
  6. My mother in law finished her radiation to her lung and her brain. She has been so weak and in pain. She started having lower back pain and couldn't stand last week. Basically slept all of the time, incoherent, dehydrated etc... They were thinking it was due to the radiation, but it was a few weeks since it finished. She had an MRI that showed the cancer spread to her lower spine. She is so weak she is now basically bedridden and sleeps all of the time. Her options were radiation or hospice. She is tired and is suffering, and said she didn't want to live the rest of her life like this, so it sounded like she was going to not have any more treatment. My sister in law is taking this very hard and today, she said she is going to start the radiation tomorrow. I hate knowing she is suffering and I don't know how to tell my sister in law that she is not going to get better. I know everyone says to hang on to hope, but I know that she is only going to get much worse. I don't know how she is going to be able to do radiation so sick like this. It is so sad.
  7. My prayers are with you and the children.
  8. I read somewhere in the message boards about all of the vitamins and minerals that were good for people with cancer. I remember reading someone had them done in an IV. Does anyone know where the information is on this? I can't find it again.
  9. May God be with you and carry you through this time of need. I am so sorry for your loss. It is never easy, but time does heal the heart, at least enough for us to remember without tears.
  10. I am so sorry for your loss. I know it must be like a nightmare for you. From personal experience, time is the best healer for a broken heart. May god be with you and carry you through this heartfelt time.
  11. From what I have been reading, it seems if you are in an advanced stage, like my mil, IV, you are constantly getting chemo and radiation. Do they ever feel better, as the chemo and radiation make her sick, she is in pain from the tumor pressing on nerves, she has had nausea since before getting treatments of any kind, etc... It seems some of the early stages go in remission, where they just need check ups and are monitored, but at her stage, it is so bleak.
  12. We never stay with them when we visit. To be honest, my concern is that she is worse than they are letting on. I think I don't feel very supportive or helpful here. My fil seems so depressed all of the time.
  13. My mil was diagnosed with stage IV nsclc in July 06. She lives across the country so we only get bits and pieces of what her treatment is and how it is going. I know she did chemo but there was no change in the tumor size, when it stopped for a few weeks, it grew and has gone to her brain. She just finished radition on her brain and has a few more left to go on her lung. My inlaws keep saying they want to come out here to visit the children. Well, they have not been out here in 3 years. My fil battled cancer 2 years ago and is in remission, then when they decided to travel, this happened. They don't want us to come out, because they want to come here. We have 6 children too, and I think they would like to see her. I keep telling my husband that I don't want there to be regrets, and if she passes soon, the kids, my oldest two especially, won't have closure. I am torn as to what to do. My inlaws are waiting for her to feel better, but I don't think it is going to happen as she has been very sick since starting her treatments. She is on so much pain medication, fatigued and battles nausea. I know in my heart unless we go there, she will not see the kids again, but when I broach the subject, they don't want to hear about us coming out. I think they are holding on to the trip as a goal. Reading this board has brought me some huge revelations on this disease.
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