Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Not Really Surprised

 Had the CT scan and saw the oncologist.  Yep, it is not going away.  This is what Jennifer posted on Facebook and it pretty much says it all.

"Mon had her latest oncologist appointment this last Friday after a recent cat scan  Unfortunately, her cancer is progressing.  It is, officially, the esophageal cancer metastasized, to her lungs, lymph nodes and back on what remains of her pancreas.  No more chemotherapy.  No more radiation.  No more treatments except that which will, in the future, make her comfortable.  Thankfully, the progression that was seen was very minor, and so we are hopeful that we still have quite a bit of time with Mom.  She has been such a warrior the last few years, battling this stupid, unrelenting cancer, and we are all so much the better for the time that we've had with her, and the time we still have to come.  We are looking to the future, making plans and arrangements, but not giving up on the time we have now, living for the present, because it is such a gift.  Mom is the strongest person I've ever known and is facing this chapter of her life with the same resiliency I've seen her face other struggles with, which can be summed up in her favorite phrase...It is what it is"

So, there is nothing much else to say.  I hope I can continue to be the person above.  And, I can not believe the responses the posting received.  I have never really felt that I was worthy and it is beyond belief that, you know, maybe I have been been all along.

You have one life...LIVE IT and always be kind.


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