Ronni
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- Location
- Nashville TN
Sheri has been having pain in her hip and leg for a couple weeks which has slowly been worsening. Her Mom drove her to the ER last night because the pain got really bad, and she also spiked a fever.
The news is not good. Scans revealed what look like cancer lesions through her upper femur and pelvis. She was transferred in the early hours to the a larger hospital where they’ll do more scans and testing. Reminder that she had a double mastectomy and chemo treatments several years ago for breast cancer
There are two primary concerns right now. One is that the bones look to be so fragile that they’re afraid that they’ll fracture upon exertion or weight bearing, so she needs to be non ambulant for some undetermined amount of time. A fracture will complicate an already complex situation.
The other concern is there are indications that the lesions in her pelvis and femur migrated there from somewhere else. More testing and scans will reveal if that is in fact the case, and where the cells migrated from.
Ron isn’t handling this news well. He himself is already mentally exhausted from dealing with the potential ramifications of his own cancer, and now this piled on top. He’s heading to the hospital as I type this.
He is devastated by this news, and the potential worst case scenario. But he’s also concerned about Sheri’s two kids, who’ll take care of them while she’s being treated, annd also about her finances if Sheri can’t work. Says he has to do something. Last time she had cancer he made noises about mortgaging the house. While I TOTALLY get his need to do whatever to help his child, his/our circumstances now are very different than before.
I just told him that we need to see how this evolves and that there’s so much more information that needs to be gathered. One step at a time kind of thing. Reminded him that Sheri also has a committed boyfriend, an involved mother, and a sister and that it’s not all on him to be the rescuer.
I’m so worried about Sheri but even more so about Ron. He doesn’t need this stress while battling his own cancer. He’s supposed to start chemo in a couple weeks. I’m concerned he’ll put it off so that he can be at his best to help Sheri.
This is just awful all round.
The news is not good. Scans revealed what look like cancer lesions through her upper femur and pelvis. She was transferred in the early hours to the a larger hospital where they’ll do more scans and testing. Reminder that she had a double mastectomy and chemo treatments several years ago for breast cancer
There are two primary concerns right now. One is that the bones look to be so fragile that they’re afraid that they’ll fracture upon exertion or weight bearing, so she needs to be non ambulant for some undetermined amount of time. A fracture will complicate an already complex situation.
The other concern is there are indications that the lesions in her pelvis and femur migrated there from somewhere else. More testing and scans will reveal if that is in fact the case, and where the cells migrated from.
Ron isn’t handling this news well. He himself is already mentally exhausted from dealing with the potential ramifications of his own cancer, and now this piled on top. He’s heading to the hospital as I type this.
He is devastated by this news, and the potential worst case scenario. But he’s also concerned about Sheri’s two kids, who’ll take care of them while she’s being treated, annd also about her finances if Sheri can’t work. Says he has to do something. Last time she had cancer he made noises about mortgaging the house. While I TOTALLY get his need to do whatever to help his child, his/our circumstances now are very different than before.
I just told him that we need to see how this evolves and that there’s so much more information that needs to be gathered. One step at a time kind of thing. Reminded him that Sheri also has a committed boyfriend, an involved mother, and a sister and that it’s not all on him to be the rescuer.
I’m so worried about Sheri but even more so about Ron. He doesn’t need this stress while battling his own cancer. He’s supposed to start chemo in a couple weeks. I’m concerned he’ll put it off so that he can be at his best to help Sheri.
This is just awful all round.
