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Grandma update
You ladies are so great.... my mom called again this morning, spent a bunch of time with Grandma the last couple days.
With her sore back and leg, they did an x-ray, so the good thing is she hasn't broken anything. The bad is now they're doing a bone scan, cause they're thinking she might have bone cancer.
She's almost 86, and while she's pretty tiny and fairly frail, her mind is still pretty good. I guess her and my mom had a good talk, and she said if it's cancer so be it, but she doesn't want treatment. She'll just "live" with it as long as she can. Mom said she could totally understand that, but that they'd try to manage the pain for her as long as they can, and Grandma thought that sounded alright. At 86 years old I think she has a right to make that decision for herself. I don't think her body would respond well to chemo/radiation and all that anyway. I would support that decision 100%, and more importantly, if my dad was still around (her oldest son) he would 100% agree with that too. I know he would.
She's been on morphine since she got to the hospital on Monday, which of course is helping her feel better, because she doesn't hurt as much so that's good. I have a feeling they won't be letting her go home to her apartment.
Anyways, thanks for your thoughts and prayers ladies. It means a lot!
Re: Grandma update
After having been through the whole cancer thing with MIL recently I would say no chemo/radiation and just be comfortable with meds. Bone cancer is extremely painful and I would say they aren't going to let her go back to her apartment at least not alone. I really hope that is not what she has but at her age I would just take the option of meds.
Sounds like you and your mom understand everything pretty well and I won't lie that is a very rough thing to deal with. But the more you understand and are comfortable with her decision the easier it will be for you to get through it. Praying for you and your grandmother. Please keep us updated and let us know what's going on.
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Sending you, your family, and your grandmother positive vibes. I can totally see her decision to not want to go through the treatment, and she's lucky to have you all be supportive of her decision!