Mrs. Robinson
Well-known Member
- Location
- Nampa,Idaho
Hard to believe. Lost my eldest sister Thanksgiving of 2020,my brother Dec. of 2021 and last week found out my 20 months older than me (we were pretty much raised like twins) is dying.She was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2020,after being misdiagnosed in March of 2019. She had chemo and then radiation which she completed in May of 2021. They had wanted her to then have oral chemo,but when she saw her oncologist at Stanford Hospital,he said that there was no need,that she was cancer free. She moved to Idaho at the same time as we did,but on the other side of the state,so I hadn`t seen her since last June.
I noticed that she was MIA from Facebook-although she has never been heavily involved on FB,other than with pics of dog shows,which she attended every week. But a couple of months ago she started commenting on all of our posts (mine and my kids). Then she suddenly stopped. I had seen a pic of her at Christmas and she looked thin to me. I was afraid something wasn`t right. I was right.
I finally messaged my niece two weeks ago and asked if my sister was OK.She said that she was just about to call us,that no,she was not OK. She was,in fact,in the hospital. They had found a mass in her colon and planned on starting chemo last week. But first they did a spinal puncture and discovered it is in her brain as well,so she has gone home to spend her last days with her husband and her dogs.
My younger sister flew up from California last week and she,hubby and I drove to her house. We expected her to be in bed and not lucid,as apparently that had been her status earlier. We were ecstatic to find her sitting on the sofa,fully awake and aware and telling us "happy tears only-no sad tears allowed." For two days we reminisced,laughed,ok,cried a little,but it was a wonderful visit. The doctor says she has 2-3 months,but unfortunately she cannot eat or even drink the Ensure they want her to drink.Only (maybe) an ounce a day. She hasn`t eaten in about 6 weeks. She is literally skin hanging off of bones.So I know she won`t last much longer with no nourishment.
Cancer sucks.
I noticed that she was MIA from Facebook-although she has never been heavily involved on FB,other than with pics of dog shows,which she attended every week. But a couple of months ago she started commenting on all of our posts (mine and my kids). Then she suddenly stopped. I had seen a pic of her at Christmas and she looked thin to me. I was afraid something wasn`t right. I was right.
I finally messaged my niece two weeks ago and asked if my sister was OK.She said that she was just about to call us,that no,she was not OK. She was,in fact,in the hospital. They had found a mass in her colon and planned on starting chemo last week. But first they did a spinal puncture and discovered it is in her brain as well,so she has gone home to spend her last days with her husband and her dogs.
My younger sister flew up from California last week and she,hubby and I drove to her house. We expected her to be in bed and not lucid,as apparently that had been her status earlier. We were ecstatic to find her sitting on the sofa,fully awake and aware and telling us "happy tears only-no sad tears allowed." For two days we reminisced,laughed,ok,cried a little,but it was a wonderful visit. The doctor says she has 2-3 months,but unfortunately she cannot eat or even drink the Ensure they want her to drink.Only (maybe) an ounce a day. She hasn`t eaten in about 6 weeks. She is literally skin hanging off of bones.So I know she won`t last much longer with no nourishment.
Cancer sucks.
