Dear Friends....we have taken a huge step and moved my mom into a hospice facility. She continued to remain stable in the ICU and we could either admit her into a normal hospital room (which she would hate) or transfer her to a hospice facility. As hard as it is not to have my mom come back home with me I know deep down we are making the right decision. I wish I could bring her home but I know that the amount of care and supervision she needs right now I can not give her alone.
My mom seems to be slowly recovering from her recent seizures. Her speech is slowly coming back and today she began trying to walk on her own. All we can do is take one day at a time and hope for the best. I have explained to her the best I can that where she is at is where she will be most safe and comfortable. It breaks my heart to hear her ask if she can come home.
Before leaving the hospital we were able to meet with a neurosurgeon (not the same one who's been treating my mom since she was taken to a different hospital) to discuss the MRI report. The first words out of his mouth were "I believe the radiologist read the film backwards". Hmmm....interesting...............so at this point we are confused as to whether or not the cancer has in fact spread to the right side of her brain. I have sent all of her mri films to yet another dr. for their opinion. It's not that we are looking for a miracle, but we are wanting to know what is going on inside my mom's brain so we can feel confident in how we are handling her care.
Thank you all for your kind words and support....I will continue to keep you up to date.
-holly