Hi Friends! Well, it's time for another MRI. Normally my mom, Betsy, would have to wait 3 months inbetween mri's but her neurosurgeon suggested keeping this upcoming one scheduled even though she had one at the beginning of March. That one was stable, even though at the time my mom was experiencing vision problems and had had a severe headache. Since that last mri my mom has completed her temodar treatments....yahoo! We are all eagerly awaiting for her to notice an increase in energy and hopefully she begin being able to taste food again soon.
I really don't have much to write about, but I have noticed a difference in my mom that frightens me. It's nothing major or drastic, but I've definitely noticed a decrease in her memory and comprehension. I've also noticed over the past couple of months she nevers says my name. She finally admitted today that she no longer remembers my name. I'm not angry, I'm just sad because I can see how much that hurts her. She asks me how she can forget her daughters name and I don't have an answer for her. She asks me a lot of questions that I don't have answers for. Like "will I ever get better? or why did this happen to me? I'm scared of this mri. I've been scared of all the previous ones, but I feel like one of these times the news is not going to be good and I'm scared of what comes after that.
I'm just sort of rambling and my thoughts aren't even clear to me at this point. I just sort of wanted to express some of the things going through my mind and ask for good thoughts and prayers in regards to my mom's mri this friday.
To all of you caretakers, GBM patients and their families...much love to you all. I hope you are each able to celebrate spring in your own way.
-h-