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| Tuesday, May 16, 2006 |
| Been a while... |
yes, it has. My heart just hasn't been into my blog. So many other things going on in my life right now. Thursday is when it hit me about Max. Oh, you know that I was sad but was feeling like I wasn't reacting, that I was cold, well I got proven wrong. This is such an awful thing. I know many others have been through it, but when it is your family is when it hits home the true reality of the destruction that cancer can be.
So, Max had the surgery today. They removed the lymph nodes and sewed him up. There is not a good prognosis from what I am being told on how long he will live after this. I was told that the operation was just to alleviate the pain he was in, that it would not get rid of the cancer. My cousin told me today that they will probably send him home with hospice to die. That way he will have a nurse and he will get meds to ease the pain. Tonight he is in a whole hell of a lot of pain. I feel so bad for him. His legs are wrapped for compression to keep the blood flowing and he has to stay on his back and his back is hurting him as well. He wants to turn over and they can't let him. I haven't got to talk to my mom except for her calling me and asking me to make phone calls for her. I really feel for her. This is tough.
I got to go to Little Rock Saturday and Sunday. The middle sister offered to give me a ride, Clay and I actually. My mother's cousin hosted a cook out for us so that we could visit with Max and just laugh and be carefree with him before he went into the hospital. He smiled a few times and got to get his mind away from Monday and Tuesday for a bit if we were successful.
More stuff going on but Max is the most important thing at the time. I may blog about the rest another day.
Later. God bless. Teressa. |
posted by Teressa @ 10:36 PM  |
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| 15 Comments: |
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I'm glad you got to visit with Max over the weekend. Hugs and prayers for you Teressa.
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Watching someone we love suffer with an illness has to be one of the most painful things in life. I'll keep you in my prayers.
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I am glad you finally posted. I have been worried about you.
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Teressa, thoughts and prayers to you and your loved ones.
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I'm happy you got to visit with Max and the rest of your family last weekend. Hospice is very good at what they do. I see the hospice nurse in the nursing home sometime speaking with the patients. They just stay with you, listen to your concerns, provide palliative care (did I spell that right?) They will keep Max comfortable and pain-free. I hope you are ok in yourself, as people are leaning on you. All you can do is be there for your Momma, keep the phone lines open. I'm so sorry you are going thru this. You take care of yourself now. Hugz and prayers, Linda
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I'm sorry that this disease has touched your loved one... My prayers go out to you and your family.
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(((((((thinking of you)))))))
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Sorry about all this. I am praying for you and your family. If you need to talk just ring.
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Thought of you just now and decided to come visit. Hope you are doing ok..hugz, Linda
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Oh, I can't imagine doing bathtub laundry for a house of people!!! But we do what we need to get by.
Hope the Ambien works for you. I slept all day and now I'm up!
Take care sweetie!!
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That would freak me out to smell smoke from fire or hot electricity when it wasn't there! Foods would smell better, but it would make me want to eat them!! Smell is a powerful thing.
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Hi Teressa!
Come by my blog today for Happy Sympathy and Pity Day! We're doin' it up right. Love you!
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Thought of you and wondered how you were doing...love and hugz, Linda
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Just stopped by to say hello and I am still praying for you and your family. I know times are hard for you right now and I wish I could just take it all away for you.
Hugs
PJ
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Thinking of you on this Memorial Day,...love&hugz, Linda
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I'm glad you got to visit with Max over the weekend. Hugs and prayers for you Teressa.