Glad to hear the good news. Stay strong!
They have taken my mom off the 24 hour 7 day a week chemo. They are going to wait a few days and test her blood. If she is in remission the no more chemo. If not a lighter dose. She is feeling good. Her spirits are high. It was like christmas for her to see her grandchildren finally. The only bad thing is the reaction she is having to something. Her hands and legs are red.
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Super sweet news! Glad to hear she’s in such high spirits!
Hope the blood tests show remission! Sending good thoughts her way (and yours).
Just read through, glad to hear she’s doing better. I will keep you and her in my thoughts and keep hoping for the best results!
Hey all thank you for the continued support. This crew is for sure the friendliest group out there. It’s amazing how a group of people I haven’t met in person care more than some people I know in the real world. It really does mean a lot.
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Wow, what great news! It’s amazing what a difference two weeks have made. I’m very glad for your mom, and you! Sending best wishes her way. 
That is incredible news! I have tears in my eyes and I want to dance with joy right now! My thoughts are with her for her continued progress
That’s awesome, Temperal!!
Great to hear the good news Temp! Way to stay strong dude.
Thats top news temp…hope it keeps on coming.
So tonight hasn’t been so good. We went to visit my mom tonight. She seemed really good when we were there. Happy and talkative. When we got home though there was a message from my grandma (who didn’t know we went) asking us to go visit my mom. So I called her and talked to her. My grandma told me that my mom didn’t have a very good day. How she hardly talked at all and was very sad about missing my kids. She had a fever again and is still having drug induced dreams. Then talking to my stepdad he said when he was there she had a complete melt down. Crying and all wanting to leave the hospital and how she feels useless. She also has to wait for the second round of chemo. She has some infection in her blood which Ian going away to easily. She hit the point where she is afraid she might die and how she doesn’t want to. So I’m not sure what to be doing. I feel helpless. At times I feel I could cry. I’m becoming emotionally and physically drained. That is all for tonight time to try sleep.
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Get some rest. Recharge for tomorrow. Your mom is going through the emotional roller coaster and that is perfectly understandable. You feeling helpless is also understandable and normal. This is a scary time. This is a painful time. Everyone knows that.
Temperal, stay positive for mom. Cry at home. Cry here. Lock yourself in the car and scream at the top of your lungs. Let it out. Don’t hold it in. You’ll feel better and be able to be 100% for your mom.
I’m sorry for this in your family’s life. Keep sharing. We’re all here for you and your mom.
Dealing with a serious illness is just like dealing with death. And the grieving process is weird. There will be up times and down times. It will wring you out and test your limits, whether you’re the patient or her loved one. Your mom sounds like a pretty strong person, and feeling helpless in the face of this is to be expected. I’m sure you feel like your own strength is faltering as well. This is why community is so important. We’re here. Unload on us whenever you need to. Borrow our strength. We’re all pulling for you and your mom, and more than willing to help bear the load. I hope this was just a bad day and will pass quickly. hugs to you and hugs to mom
Hang in there Temperal. Like the others said this is part of the process while undergoing cancer treatment. I have a very good friend who was diagnosed at 35 with a rare form of lymphoma. He finished a round of chemo and got an infection like your Mom and acted the same way for a short period. He came out of it with humor…he started telling all the nurses and doctors treating him and anyone who visited him that they had to be especially nice to him because he has cancer. Any new nurse that came on his ward at shift change was notifiied by him that “Hey I have cancer!” Of course he was in a hospital specializing in cancer treatment. But he got laughs with it and it boosted his attitude during his treatment until he was declared in remission.
Frakkintalos couldn’t have said it better.
Your mom is going to have some rough times when she is sad and feeling helpless but she’s also going to have have times when she is going to be positive and upbeat and focused on what she can do to help herself get better. Your job is to do what you can to point her in the direction of positivity… so if you need to vent the crappy feelings here, go for it!
So small rant tonight. We’ve had a crappy day and my second vehicle is down. So my wife tonight asks me why my mom had to get sick. Then she said it’s not fair to anyone that she got sick. Ok that kinda upset me. So thankfully tomorrow is podcast night and I can soon have more GWC to cheer me up.
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Sounds like that’s just the buildup of stress talking when she said that. Sorry about the vehicle breakdown, suffered that with my only car last week. Sending virtual hugs to everyone!
I hope it was just stress. It kinda really upset me. What I really could go for right now is some quiet alone time. Which won’t happen. Anyone got a suggestion on some good music I can get into to busy my mind?
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Eddie from Ohio. Go to their website and just listen. Upbeat. Fun. Incredibly musical. Something different and a personal fave.