laura

I really want my mom to fight harder for herself, I feel like she is so scared of what they might say so she refuses most treatments recommended ( even if they won’t keep her in the hospital) she is so worried they might that she doesn’t want any test … We were suprised she did chemo/radiation at all , she just lost her own mother, my grandma, to Lymphoma less then 2 yrs. ago. My mom and I went to see my grandma practically everyday , and it really broke my mom watching her own mother die such a short time ago . I am going to talk to my mom about her medical choices because if I can help with that and get more info she could be better off because the fluid in her stomach and legs is causing her alot of discomfort . Thanks for the advice!!

Thanks you guys,
They tried the resection @ UNC in chapel Hill , North Carolina. The first dr. she saw gave no hope of even possibly doing a resection, so we were just very relieved when her new doctor seemed so optomistic and tried it. The hospitals in Raleigh are very good. I have seen some hopeful stories from the Mayo clinic and alternative treatments , but my mom really doesnt even want to recieve information from her dr. about how she is doing… which makes it harder to understand. I think getting her permission to speak with the dr. on my own may be the only way we get more information about how she is . I just took some time off work so I can stay with her more . It is hard for the doctor to do his job when she refuses test , but I defiantly dont blame her for not wanting to stay @ the hospital for the rest of her life . Thanks for the prayers folks . Will keep ya updated , and thanks again .