Mom has stage 3 cancer, and it is invading her lymph nodes now. Mom is starting medication this evening to start building her body up for chemo. They are going to try to shrink the mass since it is too big to surgically remove at this point. She starts chemo next week. She will have 2-3 hour sessions, and will have 6 cycles of it to shrink the tumor for surgery. She has been given a 60% chance of survival. Again the numb feelings are overwhelming me.
Mom has been feeling lightheaded the last few days, so they are going to do some more scans and more bloodwork to make sure it isn't in her blood, and invading her bone marrow. Of course I will get tested to see if I am a match if it comes to that point.
She is going to have a hair cutting party next week so that she doesn't have to go through the losing the hair in gobs and gobs ordeal. We have made an agreement that when she hears the words "remission" that we are going to all go get a pink ribbon tattoo.
SHIT this isn't happening. I am so beyond upset by all of this. I am so angry, so freaking angry.
3 comments:
Well crap. Percentages smercentages. Lance had like 5% and look at him now. It can be beaten and will be beaten
Hang in there. We are here for ya
Oh H....I'm so sorry about all this extra stress. I agree with J though...and that percentage is good. She will make it...and you all will be stronger. Let us know if you need ANYTHING. HUGS
Lots of hugs!!
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