I realized this morning that I had left out a chunk of details that many of you don't know about.
I started a blog entry at the beginning of the month with lots of details but never finished or posted it.
Over the past 4-6 weeks, Valerie has gone to some treatment, test or dr visit almost everyday. And in her severely weakened state, it's taken a awful lot out of her.
Then last week she was hospitalized for 4 days to try and figure out the fatigue and the numbness in her chin and lip. While we were at the hospital then ran a lot of tests. One of them showed that there is now cancer involvement in the lining of her brain - the menenges. That drastically changed their prognosis. And the only targeted treatment for the brain involvement is radiation. There was a lot of thought that while the radiation may extend her life a little, it would also make her miserable in the meantime.
So all of the doctors made their recommendations for treatment, we took a week to consider all options and Valerie has chosen comfort and some relief from the relentless chasing of health. She still has some conflicting emotions about it because she has so much still to offer and experience. But she has also began to experience some relief from the never-ending pills, visits, juices, procedures, and eating exactly the right thing.
Hope this helps - I realize for some of you it jumped awfully quickly from fighting to hospice. Reality didn't really happen that way, I just couldn't keep everyone up to date.
Peace love and hugs.
4 comments:
So Understood, Tracie. You have done marvelously! Our prayers are with you & Val.
Uncle Dwight
Great job Tracie!! Thanks
You Are A Machine. I Know You Feel Like A Blubbering Mess On The Inside But Your Strength Is What Will HelP Val Be Peaceful.
I Love you Kilmer :)
Lisa - you're right. As soon as I have down time or get in the car I cry. But that's okay too. As long as I'm here for her whenever she needs me. After all, she's the Val to my Kilmer, right? ;)
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