My older daughter passed my mom in town and saw her smoking! I am so frightened and mad as hell!! My daughter, Jackie, called me in tears earlier telling me; I felt so bad for her.
I am numb and angry at the same time...is that possible? When I spoke with my mother she was defensive-I expected that.
Jackie came in after seeing her in town and went to my mom's room and lit a cigarette (jackie doesn't smoke) and casually asked my mom if she wanted one? Wow, I miss this smell and proceeded to blow smoke all over mom's room. She said my mom told her to stop and that Poppy, my dad, would be mad at her. Jackie then walked to den with cigarette and my dad was confused at first then he yelled at her. She told him she thought they both were dumb and was disappointed that they smoked.
Prior to doing all that she went to my moms car and took any lighters, matches and ashtray and put them on dashboard along with lidocaine, and lymphedema wraps!! Mom couldn't pull away until dashboard was cleared. Great statement in my opinion.
When my mom called me earlier I couldn't talk to her. She asked me what was wrong? I told her she knew the answer and that I didn't want to discuss it with her. I am so mad and upset, I literally feel ill.


Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.