Paul,

I can feel you, man, when you say you will by her side 24x7 until she takes her last breath. My mother was diagnosed terminal with ovarian cancer and the doctors expected a swift but painful 4 weeks or so. I was so fortunate in many was because her journey lasted about 9 months. I took off work and in many ways it was the best 9 months of my life. It's hard to believe it has been over 6 years already but I can feel it as if it were yesterday as I read your post. May your heart be filled with the love of all those here and around you and may you know how blessed your mother is to have you by her side.

Best Wishes,

Ed


SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023