Today we went to see the oncologist at Northwestern to consult about my sister's latest CT scan, which she had this past Friday. The news wasn't good, unfortunately. Apparently, the new scan is showing a lesion on the liver. She is scheduled for a biopsy of the liver lesion, but the doctors are almost certain that the cancer has now spread...making it Stage IV. Surgery is no longer an option now. Her only options are aggressive chemo/radiation therapy, or getting into an open clinical trial at the University of Chicago. We were so hopeful going into this today...thinking that there was a chance of shrinking the tumor with chemo/radiation in hopes of getting her to the point of surgery to remove it. And now everything has changed from "survival" to just prolonging the inevitable, which is something my sister is not sure she wants to go through. She doesn't want to suffer and be in pain for her last few months here...and I can't say as I blame her...I wouldn't want that either. This is just so overwhelming. I know she is looking to me for guidance on what to do, and I honestly don't know what to tell her.
Linda
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06-13-2011, 07:36 PM #1
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06-13-2011, 07:38 PM #2
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Oh my, I am so very sorry. Sending warm thoughts and prayers for you, your sister, and your family. Your sister has a wonderful sister helping to support her!
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You are both in my prayers.
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06-14-2011, 03:19 AM #4
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Linda, I am so, so sorry to hear the latest news on your sister. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.
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06-14-2011, 03:25 AM #5
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(((((((Linda & sister)))))))
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06-14-2011, 04:18 AM #6
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Linda, I am so sorry about the latest news. I don't know that anyone knows what to do it times like these except pray and be strong for your sister. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers and asking God to give you strength.
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I am sure you will be a source of strength for your sister. My only thoughts are don't let others push your sister into pursuing a course of treatment that she doesn't want.
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