"What sucks, for me, is that I spent almost 20 years of my life helping complete strangers, but when my dad gets sick, there is nothing I can do to help."
I feel for ya, my dad has Alzheimers and there's not a damn thing I can do about it. It sucks, the only thing I can tell ya is to keep fighting... we're all behind you and your dad.. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, we got some updated news on my dad. > > For the last few weeks he has had increased pain as well as a lot of > weakness. Yesterday, he had another chest CT scan and the results were > quite grim. The main tumor in his chest is larger than it has ever > been and the tumores in his liver continue to grow as well. > > We came up to NJ last night so that we could be here for his > oncologist's appointment. During the appointment, she basically told > my dad that she does not think chemo will have an affect - though, he > chose to get his chemo today. > > She also told us that she thinks he looks worse than the last time she > saw him - which was only 2 days ago. The last thing she told us was > that if he continues to deteriorate this quickly, we will need to get > him into a hospice program by the end of next week. > > What sucks, for me, is that I spent almost 20 years of my life helping > complete strangers, but when my dad gets sick, there is nothing I can > do to help. > > Sorry to be such a downer, but I figured some of you might want to know. > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanx, to each and every one of you. >> >> My dad has repeat scans yesterday. The results were a mix of good news >> and not so good news. >> >> First, the good news. The main tumor in his chest was 'significantly >> reduced' as well as some of the lymph nodes in his chest. The small >> tumors that were on his kidneys are now gone. >> >> Now, the not so good news. The tumor on his pancreas is the same size >> and the tumors on his liver are not only bigger, but there are more of >> them. >> >> The oncologist gave him a few options, >> >> 1. Continue chemo, but use a different medication. >> 2. Biopsy his liver to see if it is the same kind of cancer (this is >> unlikely) >> 3. Look into getting him into clinical trials (newer treatment >> modalities that are not yet FDA approved. >> 4. Get a second opinion. >> >> Right now, my dad is leaning towards the chemo. Basically, the >> different medication is the 'second line' of treatment for the type of >> cancer he has. The good news here is that the side effects are not as >> severe. >> >> I think the most significant change was in his attitude. While talking >> to the Dr, his attitude changed from almost looking defeated to >> looking determined to fight harder. He even sat up a little >> straighter. During our last visit, he was saying things like 'I want >> to fight' or 'I have too much to live for' but it seemed form his body >> language that they were just words. Now he seems like he really does >> want to fight this. I think that is as important as any other results >> we may have gotten. >> >> The Dr wants him to take an extra week before starting chemo again to >> giver his body some more time to heal after the last round - which he >> said affected him really bad. >> >> When we got here on Wednesday (and each day since) he said that this >> is the best he has felt in a long time. >> >> I will keep you guys updated of anything else comes up. >> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. stay strong. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> ...prayers, meditations, etc. >>>> >>>> Back around Christmas, my dad was diagnosed will small cell lung >>>> cancer which had metastasized to his abdomen. He has received 4 rounds >>>> of chemo and on Thursday he has his follow up scans to see how well >>>> the chemo has worked. >>>> >>> >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316992 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
