Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I've been MIA trying to deal with some depression. As for my mom's pneumonia and her care, the oncologists didn't seem too concerned, the resident was was kind of freaked out (he's new to the biz) and one nurse in particular was very negative; she told me my mom had a poor prognosis. She made a point of telling me that twice within about fifteen minutes. The oncologists lead me to believe this was just one of the side effects that they had run across previously so I kept fighting to keep her spirits up, and telling her she was going to get through this thing. I spent some nights at the hospital with her because I didn't want that negative nurse around her and I didn't want my mom to give up, because a couple of times I thought if I wasn't there with her she may start to give up. Anyhow, again I apologize for the delay. My thoughts are with you.
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice. Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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