Timeline

According to brainhospice.com.... my father has about 1-2 weeks left.
This is hard to believe. he is only 50.
I just want his suffering to end.

Dad Dx July 15th 2007, complete ressection  July 19th, 6 wks radiation and temodol, 7 months of 21/7 Temodol, 3 clear MRI's, regrowth of 1.4cm found in April, 2 months of Temodol 5/23... progression continues. Mass effect swelling with a complete midline shift.Treatment stopped.

I'm so sorry, Kara, that your young father is now at this point in his journey.  I'm sorry too for you and your mom and the rest of your family.

I wish you peace and strength and a comfortable passing for your dear father.

Thinking of you today.

Warmest regards,

Barb

 

On 7/28/2008 Kara-DadsCheerleader wrote:

According to brainhospice.com.... my father has about 1-2 weeks left.
This is hard to believe. he is only 50.
I just want his suffering to end.

Dad Dx July 15th 2007, complete ressection  July 19th, 6 wks radiation and temodol, 7 months of 21/7 Temodol, 3 clear MRI's, regrowth of 1.4cm found in April, 2 months of Temodol 5/23... progression continues. Mass effect swelling with a complete midline shift.Treatment stopped.

My prayers are with you and your family.  I know when I lost my mother that while I didn't want her to leave us, it was a blessing when God finally took her home with Him as she had been so ill for the last two years of her life.  Your father will always be with you in your heart and in your memories - God's gift to us.

Diana 

Kara,

Please know that I am praying for your family and will be asking the Lord for strength for you all.  Life is so hard sometimes...I am thinking of you and praying for you.

Blessings,

Debbie

Kara, I am so sorry your dad's condition has deteriorated.  Only the Good Lord above knows when it is someone's time.  Whatever time your dad has left, make sure you tell him how much you love him and what a great dad he is.  He can hear you even if he is comatose.  It's hard to watch our loved ones suffer, but someday you and your dad and all our loved ones will be reunited, without suffering or pain, for eternity.  That's what gets me through the day.  I lost my husband Mike February 22, 2008 to stomach cancer.  May God bless you and your family,

Sincerely,

Diane, Mike's wife

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I am fighting the same battle since June 2007.

Kara,

That brain hospice timeline is helpful, but it also can jump around a bit. It's so very hard to watch your Dad lie there and hope and pray for him to leave this earth. I know that feeling for me was so very surreal. Talking about death like it's a good thing! Hang in there. You have been such a loving and caring daughter and have supported your Dad thru this tough battle. I know it has to be hard with him being 50...but it's hard no matter what age. I also remember asking the hospice chaplain WHY does he have to linger like this? She said there is a purpose for evertyhing and maybe it's not for him or you, maybe it's for someone else in the family or even the nurses that are taking care of your Dad. Those words were so strong for me. This part of the disease is definitely out of your hands and being the great daughter you have been makes it so much harder to sit back and watch!

I know that you are loving your Dad with all your heart and that he feels your families arms around him.

You will be in my thoughts! There is nothing easy about this..nothing!

Jill

*My dad, age 65, lost his battle to GBM on June 6, 2008*

I have been following your journey through your posts here for months, Kara. I am so sorry for you, your family and your father. As someone inevitably facing your father's fate someday and being of a similar age (53) with children your age, I can tell you that it might be helpful when the end is very near to let your father know it's okay to leave you. That you will be alright. Leaving my girls motherless weighs heavy on my mind during many sleepless nights and I'm sure it's been a point of great worry for your dad, too.He needs to know you will all be okay when he's gone. You are a good daughter, you should be proud. God bless.

Kara,

You have been such a wonderful daughter to your dad - he's very lucky to have you in his life.  I'm sorry to hear he is going downhill so quickly.  Hang in there - my thoughts and prayers are with you both now.

Mary