CancerCompass message board discussion started by Laura412 on 5/7/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23833,0.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Anyone heard from Mazzo? Laura412 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have been praying for him and his wife, but haven't seen any messages from him.  God bless his family.  What a wonderful husband! Aacddd3 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Me too.... He posted a week or 2 ago with the title Last Ride. His wife is reaching the end of her long battle. May God bless she and him..sound like such a wonderful couple~ gr8ful4itall Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have had very strong "intuition" to pray for him and his wife.   Laura412 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thanks a lot for all prayers and thoughts. The last two weeks had been strenuous as you can imagine. We are still fighting, and it is not just against the disease.Despite gbm, my wife is an extremely health person. It may sound ironic, but this had been a huge reason for worry. Usually young and healthy people tend to stay longer periods in each stage of a terminal disease. That’s happening right now. After a gigantic sequence of new deficits and losses, a new one every day, she stabilized. There is nothing new happening at plain sight and hospitalization itself is a matter of worry: pneumonia, infection, feeding issues…etc. These had been my main concerns in the last days.A tomography revealed that little had changed anatomically from the start of her decline up to the current status. She only stays tranquil when hardly sedated. Otherwise she still screams (usually faintly). There is no significant increase of intracranial pressure - what could cause pain - so most of the screaming could be attributed to neurological damage.Evidently she spent most of the day sleeping – partially due to tumor, partially due to medication.My mother-in-law and I take shifts by her side, but I confess it is preferable to stay at the hospital. It is too hard to get back home alone. My daughter still sleeps at my mother, so my house is empty most of the time. The worst thing to deal is this urge for an anticipated grief. Thank so much for all of you that had been praying for us.The harder it becomes, more we acknowledge the presence of others carrying for us. Mazzo Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mazzo, I find it difficult to find the right words, I've re-typed this several times and nothing seems to express what I want to say to give you peace and strength.Know that you, your wife, and family are in the thoughts and prayers of everyone on this message board.Nancy**husband dx 8/07 GBM, surgery, rad/Temodar, currently on 5/23 Temodar  nancya Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I'm sorry Mazzo.  I'm sorry that your dear wife is suffering and that you are suffering right along with her.  All I can do it tell you that we are all thinking of you and wishing you peace and strength.Warmest regards,Barb bpanc Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT