Ground Hog Day: Real Life not the Movie

Yes, mom went back into the hospital again.  Tuesday the paramedics carried her to the ER after she was complaining of dizziness and right arm tingling.  It is usually never good when my mom needs to call the paramedics.   She is not one to complain unless it is really severe.

Of course a battery of tests were run.  Most all of the tests were of her head/brain.   The CT and MRI of her head were okay.  Since they docs could not find anything above the shoulders that was causing the dizziness, they decided to do an MRI of her spine.

mom and Cricket at pet blessing last year

Well, don't you know that they found that the cancer has now spread to her spine.  It is only three little spots on her thoracic spine, but that is definitely not the news that any of us wanted to hear.  Next week she is scheduled for a Nuclear Med full body scan.  This will tell us if it is anywhere else in the body/skeletal system.

She is also scheduled to meet with her radiation oncologist and her regular oncologist.  Her neuro-oncologist (the one that ordered the MRI of her spine) said her case will be going before the "tumor review" committee to decide the next plan of action regarding the new lesions on her spine.

I am just hoping and praying that mom can catch a brake and not have to go back into the hospital for awhile.

While mom was in the hospital, my husband and I were at her house taking care of dad.  I know that we said we were going to bring him to our home the next time mom went into the hospital.  Well, we didn't.  After much thought we are going to bring care to him in the form of a home care service.  He really, really, wants to stay home and we will try to honor his wishes.   And mom wants this too.  So we are in the process of interviewing home care agencies to get things in place for future events.

The needs of everyone in this situation change minute by minute.  All it takes is a phone call..........


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