My Aunt has not made any type of decision at all.
All she does know is that she doesn't want to die, but she also won't go for chemo and radiation either. My Aunt has been VERY depressed and angry since a short time after her diagnosis, but she and my Uncle believe in allowing each other to be themselves and to respect the privacy of their individual personal decisions. To not force their will on the other.

What's ultimately going to happen is that she will be too malnourished to survive. I do believe with all my heart, that is what will kill her. She's just over 105 pounds now and she's having them yank the feeding tube on Monday.
She's out of her mind with pain, so they've upper her dose of Fentanyl. When she says "yes" we run to cooperate. When she says "no" everything grinds to a halt, appointments get cancelled and weeks and months go by. I haven't said "hey this is what you have to do" and neither has Uncle Bob because you can't force someone to do anything. I wish she was capable of making a decision, but she's not. She wants to live but she doesn't want to cooperate. It doesn't make any sense to me at all, I come from a very different family.

I can use a good scream right about now.

:-/


Niece to Aunt Ro- Dx: 4/03. SCC Stg 4 BOT with mets to fl of mth & crvcl lymph node. AdenoC 1 sal gland. Two add. reconstrc. surgeries for adhesions. Recurrence 7/06- Sub-Mand AdenoC. Mets to both lungs. Lost her battle 5/4/07.