FrekeChild
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My mom was hospitalized today because she has fluid in her lungs.
Why does she have fluid in her lungs?
Well, it's because she has Stage 4 breast cancer. This is something I looked up about 2.5 hours ago and spent the next hour and a half sobbing hysterically. Why? Lets just say the survival rate for 5 years past when it's moved into stage 4 is NOT GOOD. You might even say it's really bad.
So sometime in the next 48 hours or so, when the hospital can fit her in, she will be having her lungs drained.
I'm kind of at a loss for words. I don't even know where to start the story or what to include. Perhaps a general list is in order.
-She had stage 1 breast cancer in 2001.
-Went into remission later in 2001.
-Came out of remission in late 2006.
-It's been
since then.
-In January 2008, she caught a cold, they put her on antibiotics.
-The antibiotics killed off all of the bacteria.
-And then C. diff took over. It's a bacterial infection that basically tears your body apart.
-She's lost 20 pounds in the past two months. Now she weighs less than she did when she got married 30+ years ago.
-Just the other day, I asked her straight up what stage the cancer was in, and where it was, little did I know it's the same thing in a way. She ended up telling me that her doctor is only trying to get a couple of good years out of her.
-And now she's in the hospital.
I just want her to see me get married, and to see my stupid BA diploma. Being that I'm only really doing the latter for her anyway. Now, neither may be in the realm of possibility...
Plus, BF had a family uproar today, his sister and her BF of 4 years are moving out of the house they share, and away from each other. I think it's their 4 year anniversary within the next week. I'm not sure if they're breaking up, but you would think so if they're moving out. That's about all I feel comfortable saying about that.
It's been a really great day.
ETA: Those 5 years with the survival rate? That's from when she was originally diagnosed with Stage 4. Well, that was 2 years ago.
Why does she have fluid in her lungs?
Well, it's because she has Stage 4 breast cancer. This is something I looked up about 2.5 hours ago and spent the next hour and a half sobbing hysterically. Why? Lets just say the survival rate for 5 years past when it's moved into stage 4 is NOT GOOD. You might even say it's really bad.
So sometime in the next 48 hours or so, when the hospital can fit her in, she will be having her lungs drained.
I'm kind of at a loss for words. I don't even know where to start the story or what to include. Perhaps a general list is in order.
-She had stage 1 breast cancer in 2001.
-Went into remission later in 2001.
-Came out of remission in late 2006.
-It's been
-In January 2008, she caught a cold, they put her on antibiotics.
-The antibiotics killed off all of the bacteria.
-And then C. diff took over. It's a bacterial infection that basically tears your body apart.
-She's lost 20 pounds in the past two months. Now she weighs less than she did when she got married 30+ years ago.
-Just the other day, I asked her straight up what stage the cancer was in, and where it was, little did I know it's the same thing in a way. She ended up telling me that her doctor is only trying to get a couple of good years out of her.
-And now she's in the hospital.
I just want her to see me get married, and to see my stupid BA diploma. Being that I'm only really doing the latter for her anyway. Now, neither may be in the realm of possibility...
Plus, BF had a family uproar today, his sister and her BF of 4 years are moving out of the house they share, and away from each other. I think it's their 4 year anniversary within the next week. I'm not sure if they're breaking up, but you would think so if they're moving out. That's about all I feel comfortable saying about that.
It's been a really great day.
ETA: Those 5 years with the survival rate? That's from when she was originally diagnosed with Stage 4. Well, that was 2 years ago.
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