Subject: Both of MY parents have cancer...
Date: 03/16/2007
MY Father has been fighting Lung cancer for a year now, My Mother has been by his side the whole time helping him get better as it turns out his cancer is in remission as of January, we were all so gratefull and happy...Unfortunately My Mother was in the hospital in December for which they thought it was her Gullbladder, The same week we found out my Father's cancer was in remission we found out my mother had a tumor on her liver, Now through all the test and waiting we just found out she is in stage IV of Bile Duct Cancer and the only treatment possible for her is Chemo... I can not beleive this is happening to both of my parents at the same time, I went Yesterday March 15 2007 with my Mother for her 1st treatment, it was emotionally hard for me to see her hooked up with medicine being pumped into her, but I sat by her side as she was so hopefull and happy to begin her treatment...the past few weeks had been hard for her with all the pain and sickness she had to experience, She is 57 and my Father is 63, they are both still quite young and I cannot imagine them dying. They will celibrate their 42nd anniversary this August GOD Willing... Everything I have researched tells me my mom does not have long... I just need to know how to deal with this.. I am their 37 yr old son and I know I am supose to be strong but sometimes I cry myself to sleep... The doctors have not been clear with my mom about the out come..She thinks if she gets the treatment like my father she will have many years left,, I pray to GOD every day she does...I am not loosing hope but I also want to be realistic and i want to do what ever I can to help them both...Any advise? How does one deal with this kind of a situation?