So we went to see another Oncologist on Friday hoping to hear some good news, but did not.
My Mom's cancer is not curable. She will have to remain on Chemo for the remainder of her life to slow the growth of the cancer and t0 try to control the spreading. I want to have her around as long as I can without her in any pain or suffering.
I am devestated.
I am not going to have my Mom around as long as I had always hoped. My Mom is my best friend and I cannot imagine my life without her. I am going to spend as much time with her as I can and I hope that she can spend as much time with the baby once he is here.
I wish someone could find a cure already.
I have lost too many people in my life from cancer. Where does it end?
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
September 28
Today would have also been my dear friend David's 30th Birthday. I am going to David's mom's house to spend some time with his family, all of whom I am very close with. I miss him so much, I know that he is around me, but I miss our friendship. I wanted him to be at D and I's wedding and I want him to meet our son and be a part of our son's life.
TGIF and 9/26
Today is Friday, it has become my favorite day to look forward to more lately. I am feeling very pooped by the end of the week. I have been particularly been looking forward to today though 9/26/08.
Today I am working a half day and I am taking my Mom to Oakland to see a very esteemed IBC Oncologist who used to work at MD Anderson the country's only IBC clinic. We scheduled this appointment about 3 weeks ago. We are hoping to get another opinion on my mom's best course of treatment.
My Mom started Chemo last Friday, she had it on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So far she has felt pretty good, just very tired and a mild upset stomach. Soon her hair will fall out and we will bring out the cute wigs and have them styled by our own personal hair stylist D. I hope that this Chemo will shrink down the tumors to nothing. I hope my Mom does not have to do anymore Chemo, I know how hard it is on her body and mind.
Today I am working a half day and I am taking my Mom to Oakland to see a very esteemed IBC Oncologist who used to work at MD Anderson the country's only IBC clinic. We scheduled this appointment about 3 weeks ago. We are hoping to get another opinion on my mom's best course of treatment.
My Mom started Chemo last Friday, she had it on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So far she has felt pretty good, just very tired and a mild upset stomach. Soon her hair will fall out and we will bring out the cute wigs and have them styled by our own personal hair stylist D. I hope that this Chemo will shrink down the tumors to nothing. I hope my Mom does not have to do anymore Chemo, I know how hard it is on her body and mind.
24 weeks tomorrow
According to Babycenter.com:
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long, he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.
I will take a new picture this weekend, I've been slacking off on taking a weekly one.
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long, he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.
I will take a new picture this weekend, I've been slacking off on taking a weekly one.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Our little Boy's name!
Thank you all that voted, I took the poll down earlier than I anticipated. After a long time of off and on talking, D and I came to an agreement on our little boy's name. He will be named:
Brendan Patrick
I was going back and forth on Brendan and Liam, and D was leaning to Brendan the whole time, and I made a compromise since he liked it so much. I do like it and I love the way the name sounds together, it just has a nice ring to it. It goes very good with out last name too. Poor little guy is going to have a long name, just first and last will have 14 letters, almost as bad as mine, which has 16 letters.
Everyone we told likes the name too - I've got many times "Oh a very nice Irish name".
Brendan Patrick
I was going back and forth on Brendan and Liam, and D was leaning to Brendan the whole time, and I made a compromise since he liked it so much. I do like it and I love the way the name sounds together, it just has a nice ring to it. It goes very good with out last name too. Poor little guy is going to have a long name, just first and last will have 14 letters, almost as bad as mine, which has 16 letters.
Everyone we told likes the name too - I've got many times "Oh a very nice Irish name".
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Meeting a new Dr. for my Mom
Yesterday my mom and I went to meet a new Oncologist and we loved her! My Grandma and Sis-in-law went too, we all felt very good after leaving the appointment.
She has just the right experience with treating my mom's type of cancer (IBC) and has had many sucessful treatments of patients in remission for long term. She has a pateient that has been in remission for 18 years!!!! It gives us new hope that she has a better chance of beating the cancer. I hope that she can help us win this battle, it's all I want for Christmas for the next 10 years or more.
SO very thankful for the referral from my mom's radiologist for the new dr. Now we are waiting to see when we can get the new chemo started, they are hoping to start by end of this week. Time is of the essence in this case, so sooner the better. Bad news - my mom will lose her hair again, after having it grow back wavy which she loved. But luckily she has a good collection of wigs that are cute and some curly.
She has just the right experience with treating my mom's type of cancer (IBC) and has had many sucessful treatments of patients in remission for long term. She has a pateient that has been in remission for 18 years!!!! It gives us new hope that she has a better chance of beating the cancer. I hope that she can help us win this battle, it's all I want for Christmas for the next 10 years or more.
SO very thankful for the referral from my mom's radiologist for the new dr. Now we are waiting to see when we can get the new chemo started, they are hoping to start by end of this week. Time is of the essence in this case, so sooner the better. Bad news - my mom will lose her hair again, after having it grow back wavy which she loved. But luckily she has a good collection of wigs that are cute and some curly.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Daddy's first feeling of movement
Yesterday I was tired and took a nap. D got off of work and I was still laying down when he got home. I was slow at waking up. I started to feel a few kicks, I took D's hand and put it on my tummy and sure enough our little kicked. D was amazed by it, "Was that him?!" So cute, the movement is getting stronger every day.
I am now 22 weeks according to babycenter.com:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
I am now 22 weeks according to babycenter.com:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
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