The Rollercoster Ride of Life and Cancer Continues
Mr. Mark met with his chemotherapy doctor and the lady radiologist recently and a heated discussion occurred over whether Mark should have radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for his liver tumors or not. Mark's primary physician: his chemo doctor says: "No RFA, Just chemo...more chemo until it doesn't help anymore" . The lady radiologist had suggested RAF would reduce the tumor load on the chemotherapy. We were excited about this idea, but for now the idea is vetoed. I think about finding a way to get cyberknife for Mark in the USA at a reasonable price, if it will help him, but not the $50,000 plus for those not on medicare. Mark is currently discouraged and admits it. He wonders if he just stays alive in order to wait out the two years to get on Medicare so he can die under Medicare when he really wants to get well and go back to work helping people as a respiratory therapist in the hospital.
Keeping Cheered Up - Kuhn Petey bird, some money his sister and I put in his bank account, and cards from people keep him cheered up and he keeps his sense of humor. He got a laugh out of a hat that jin, who helps take care of him, was knitting for me. Mark described the hat in an e-mail as being of green flourescent yarn and suitable for an alien baby. He told Jin to save it in case they run into any aliens.
Things are up and down and sometimes crazy. For example, on the way to the hospital to see the chemo doctor, Mr. Mark's taxi crashed into a truck and the taxi door would not open so Mr. Mark kicked it open, jumped out and got another taxi and continued on to the hospital to see the chemo doc and told me: "Wouldn't that be something to be killed in a taxi accident on the way to see the cancer doc?" But Mr. Mark was not killed and the roller coaster ride of life and cancer continues.
My best to you, Miss Betty the Mom