CancerCompass message board discussion started by Mona26 on 10/17/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7306,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Dear All: When we found out our mother had Leukemia in November 05 our family was devastated because not only was we faced with losing our sole financial provider we were also losing the only parent we've ever had. God made a way for us to pay the bills and keep the household going and he blessed us with her going into remission; and also a possible blood donor. Our hopes were shattered when complications from other problems such as fibroids and a weak heart caused her to relapse. Yet God gave us more faith when more chemotherapy caused her to go into remission again. Still our dreams were shattered once again when we had to fight with the insurance company over paying for her much needed transplant. During our battles with the insurance company my mother's health has deteriorated and her doctors now says her health is now very critical. We fought and fought with the insurance Co. and approximately 2 weeks ago God answered our prayers once again when the insurance company approved her transplant. On October 14, 2006 my mother asked all of her children to come visit her and the hospital to tell us she has 4-6 months to live if that. My siblings and I were totally devastated! How could this be? I thought we were on the road to recovery! Her doctors say that her conditions is too critical that a transplant will not save her because the cancer has spread to 95% of her body. They also say that Chemo will not work for her any more because her body has become immune to the treatments. I'm the oldest of my mother's children and I now have to support my younger siblings, financially and emotionally. I don't want to discuss these things with my mother because I feel like discussing them is losing hope for her. I don't want to see my mother suffer but I don't want to see her go either. Everything feels so surreal; I feel as if I'm in a fairytale land.reality has not sent in yet. I'm so scared! Does anyone have advice for me? Mona26 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT