Consultant consulted this morning
They did Not tell us in April...or in July after the radiotherapy... exactly how serious it was then. We knew T4....but despite asking they didn't spell it out plainly, only in so many words....
There is a very small chance the Big Op will work....and possibly more radiotherapy..
He has already had a phone call to get a blood sample taken in our village medical practice. Looks like they are moving quickly...as they always have done with him.
Pirate is now working day by day, living in hope and fighting on hard, thinking Posseetively....he has to live up to his name
Shit happens,as they say
...communicating is key!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that shit has happened. In some ways I think the medical profession writes the elderly off.
ReplyDeleteI hope they can move quickly for him.
ReplyDeleteSending a hug.
I suspect, with blood work completed, they will present a plan to you with treatment options. There are always options. Medical science is progressing all the time. Newer cancer drugs work miracles. I'm thinking of you as you navigate this turn of events.
ReplyDelete❤️sending hugs and positive vibes and hope xxxx
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ReplyDelete🙏✨🏴☠ YAM xx
Oh drat and double drat...so sorry for the backward news. Of course he's a fighter, and I do hope the various treatments he chooses will work. Staying positive may be hard sometimes, so let me loan you an ounce of mine, which can be used upon any occasion when needed. (*****) there!
ReplyDeletePirate is a fighter and an amazing cyclist. Stay positive and hope for the best, my friends.
ReplyDeleteAs they say here "Bugger". Fingers well crossed for you both.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that what Susan says is correct. And they don't write off the fit and active with good "quality of life". They truly have looked after me even though the full seriousness gradually emerged. Part of staying positive is having something meaningful to do on those awful completely buggered days. For me it is blogging and other studious interests that I've always had.
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ReplyDeleteSorry it's happening the hard way. All the best to Pirate.
ReplyDeleteTrying to find words that haven't been said. Failed. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry the ground was not prepared better for you both, in contrast my friend has terminal cancer and was told brutally, with no gentle intro exactly what to expect at 2nd consultation, heartlessly, to the extent his wife cried and told them how cruel they were. Looks like knowing how to communicate sensitive information without jargon in a way it can be absorbed and accepted is not a strong point at times for the NHS. I read your posts always, don't always comment as sometimes I have nothing of value to add but I admire how you keep things going at a pace for your other half, the battle is not for one but for all and I know it makes a huge drain on the emotions and well being of everyone close so I hope you are getting support and outlets to cope with the impact on your family as a whole and I wish you both everything available to make this journey and time together as positive as possible. Betty
ReplyDeleteER we asked for direct and factual..having been through a first cancer with Pirate, they knew that and we told them that. We even asked if had spread..and I used the word metastased....
ReplyDeleteThey believe that they told us...but only in so many words and not the technical details we asked for and needed last April and May
I'm sure approaching this positively will make a difference for all of you, as hard as it seems. It's good to have more information, but I'm sorry it wasn't more encouraging.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you both.
ReplyDeleteYou are in my thoughts. At 91 I am on end of life Palliative care. Everyone is being very efficient and I am in good heart. I send my very best wishes to Pirate and to you too of course. Having lost both husbands on this route I honestly think that feeling was very much worse than now knowing for myself.
ReplyDeleteSending you a big hug, Weave
ReplyDeleteI see where you are coming from..I lost my father and my Mountain Man this way too.Both far too young at 74 and 64..at least Pirate is 84 going on 85 now. But there are as always lots of things he wants to do!
Oh dear, not the news anyone would want to hear. I hope your positive attitudes will help you through and you are able to get some Me time to help sustain you. Sending you hugs and best wishes to your both from NZ.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you both here xxx
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