08-01-2013, 09:55 AM
(07-31-2013, 07:08 PM)username Wrote:(07-31-2013, 07:02 PM)sally Wrote: My moms oncologist called me today and asked if my mom still wants to continue chemo treatments or call hospice. She thinks it will continue to shrink the lung tumors, but never cure it. Basically it's just prolonging her life. I forgot to even ask for how long which was the most important part. I didn't tell my mom yet.
Whoa. How hard are the chemo treatments on your mom? Is she living outside of the hospital? If she still has a decent quality of life, I would hope she'd decide to keep going. I hate to be cynical but maybe the hospital/insurance company are basing their recommendation in part due to costs. Bastards.
She's living with me. She did pretty good with the last few chemo treatments she had, but then she fell and broke her hip and had to go into a rehab for a month and missed the rest of them because her insurance wouldn't cover both. She's not in the best shape in the world, but I don't think she's ready to give up yet. I don't know, I should have asked the doctor more questions yesterday. I have to set up an appointment today so we can both go in there and talk to her in person.