What a frustrating day! Mom was at the hospital at 7:15am to make sure she didn't miss Dr. T doing rounds to get the MRI results. When I got there at 10am, I saw him in the parking lot and thought I'd missed him. Seems as though he didn''t round to our room and wouldn't be back until after office hours...after 5pm. After 5pm really turned out to be 8:30pm. Mom had just arrived at Aunt Judy's when he called.
He said the scan of the brain looks very similar to the one Les had done 4 weeks ago, which is good news. Unfortunately clinically, there is a major difference in him. We are hearing from several doctors that it may be time to stop treatment and move on to more palliative care. (Definition from wikipedia = reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than striving to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. The goal is to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness.) It all comes down to the quality of life part, I guess.
We'll be meeting with Dr. T again tomorrow morning to discuss this in person. Please pray for us during this devastating decision making process. As always, we appreciate you keeping us in your thoughts.
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Dearest Les, Carolyn, Nat, Niki and to your beautiful families..
ReplyDeleteAs evidenced by this blog site, you have many, many well wishing friends and family . Privileged to be a friend and member of this group, I feel that we are truly joined together in spirit with a common purpose… to let you know how much we care for you, to lend our support in whatever ways we can and to assure you that we are standing by your sides, certainly in spirit at all times.
My love, blessings and prayers
God be with you all, our prayers continue
ReplyDeleteMelvin & Estel
This is a devestating crossroads and I can only imagine the saddness and pain you all must be feeling. Please know our prayers are stronger than ever!
ReplyDeleteContinued love and strength!!!....
Jodi
Please know our prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteDennis & Cheri O
Nicole and family:
ReplyDeleteYou all are in my prayers today for great comfort and peace during this sad time. May you feel the love of many as you go thru these difficult days.
Praying for strength and care for each on of you.