My mom's back in the hospital for Round 2 (infection in the bone); Elizabeth Edwards; then reading this very young daughter's report on her mother's last moments.
I was upset about Elizabeth Edwards because my 75 year old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. She had radical breast surgery and has made a full recovery. However, with every cold or other sickness my sister and I worry a little.
I was upset about Elizabeth Edwards because my 75 year old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. She had radical breast surgery and has made a full recovery. However, with every cold or other sickness my sister and I worry a little.
oh boy
facing your parents' mortality is so painful
the photos of the Edwards on the myway report were wrenching
just the look in their eyes
that's fantastic about your mom, though!
actually, that reminds me: I believe that older people survive cancer much better than younger people, right?
I've always been told that cancer grows much more slowly in an older person.
Now that she's made it through surgery, she may be fine.
My mom truly believes that the radical mastectomy saved her life. I think if she didn't have other health issues I wouldn't be concerned as much. I think you may be right about the cancer growth in older people. My mom's brother has leukemia and it has been in remission for some time now.
Yes, it was painful to watch the press conference yesterday. My heart certainly goes out to the Edwards family. To every family dealing with such a terrible disease as cancer.
We were also told that, statistically, the older a woman is when she gets breast cancer, the better. I hope you get some comfort from that.
My mother had a malignant tumor a few years ago at age 75 after a year of hormone therapy (she stopped that right away). She comes from a pretty cancer heavy family, but she had never shown any sign of it in all her years. Anyway, she did like your mother and she's 81 now with no hint of it. She actually has more trouble with heart stuff than anything else.
Thanks for the information. My mother has some sort of lung disease. Can't pronounce or even spell the name. My father was a smoker so the doc says the disease came from second hand smoke.
My maternal grandmother was 62 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She lived to be 94!
I am always amazed at my mother's family. They are so strong.
My mother had a malignant tumor a few years ago at age 75 after a year of hormone therapy (she stopped that right away). She comes from a pretty cancer heavy family, but she had never shown any sign of it in all her years. Anyway, she did like your mother and she's 81 now with no hint of it.
wow!
Yes, this is what I've always read.
There are also, I believe, lots of different cancers.
I think the consensus at the moment is that mammograms and our various diagnostic technologies probably pick up cancers that are extremely slow-growing and unlikely to be fatal.
The problem is that we don't know how to tell them apart.
(Obviously I don't say this to question anyone's medical treatment!)
Yeah, I wonder if it was there slow growing and then the hormone therapy just kicked it into high gear.
The mammogram did pick it up, not the doctor. I've heard the opposite if often true, but in my mom's case her doctor had a very difficult time finding it.
Joanne Jacobs thought that she was dead as of yesterday:
ReplyDeletehttp://joannejacobs.com/2007/03/21/rest-in-peace/
????
-Mark R.
Yes, she died yesterday. There've been many articles.
ReplyDeleteThere's a great roundup of many of her articles over at National Review. Some are quite funny.
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing about this and Elizabeth Edwards, I think I'll go schedule a physical with my doctor.
yes, I posted the title of her daughter's post, which I thought was beautiful
ReplyDeleteYesterday was hard.
ReplyDeleteMy mom's back in the hospital for Round 2 (infection in the bone); Elizabeth Edwards; then reading this very young daughter's report on her mother's last moments.
I don't like death.
Period.
Catherine,
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your mom.
I was upset about Elizabeth Edwards because my 75 year old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. She had radical breast surgery and has made a full recovery. However, with every cold or other sickness my sister and I worry a little.
PaulaV
I was upset about Elizabeth Edwards because my 75 year old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. She had radical breast surgery and has made a full recovery. However, with every cold or other sickness my sister and I worry a little.
ReplyDeleteoh boy
facing your parents' mortality is so painful
the photos of the Edwards on the myway report were wrenching
just the look in their eyes
that's fantastic about your mom, though!
actually, that reminds me: I believe that older people survive cancer much better than younger people, right?
I've always been told that cancer grows much more slowly in an older person.
Now that she's made it through surgery, she may be fine.
My mom truly believes that the radical mastectomy saved her life. I think if she didn't have other health issues I wouldn't be concerned as much. I think you may be right about the cancer growth in older people. My mom's brother has leukemia and it has been in remission for some time now.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was painful to watch the press conference yesterday. My heart certainly goes out to the Edwards family. To every family dealing with such a terrible disease as cancer.
PaulaV
Paula,
ReplyDeleteWe were also told that, statistically, the older a woman is when she gets breast cancer, the better. I hope you get some comfort from that.
My mother had a malignant tumor a few years ago at age 75 after a year of hormone therapy (she stopped that right away). She comes from a pretty cancer heavy family, but she had never shown any sign of it in all her years. Anyway, she did like your mother and she's 81 now with no hint of it. She actually has more trouble with heart stuff than anything else.
Susan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. My mother has some sort of lung disease. Can't pronounce or even spell the name. My father was a smoker so the doc says the disease came from second hand smoke.
My maternal grandmother was 62 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She lived to be 94!
I am always amazed at my mother's family. They are so strong.
PaulaV
My mother had a malignant tumor a few years ago at age 75 after a year of hormone therapy (she stopped that right away). She comes from a pretty cancer heavy family, but she had never shown any sign of it in all her years. Anyway, she did like your mother and she's 81 now with no hint of it.
ReplyDeletewow!
Yes, this is what I've always read.
There are also, I believe, lots of different cancers.
I think the consensus at the moment is that mammograms and our various diagnostic technologies probably pick up cancers that are extremely slow-growing and unlikely to be fatal.
The problem is that we don't know how to tell them apart.
(Obviously I don't say this to question anyone's medical treatment!)
Yeah, I wonder if it was there slow growing and then the hormone therapy just kicked it into high gear.
ReplyDeleteThe mammogram did pick it up, not the doctor. I've heard the opposite if often true, but in my mom's case her doctor had a very difficult time finding it.