Hi everyone.
My Mum is 64 years old, and a couple of months ago, during an xray, a tumour the size of a grapefruit was found in her lung. She was a smoker all her life until about 8 years ago, when she had a health scare. She gave up cold turkey, and apart from some damage to her lungs causing her to be short of breath at times, she has been going fine.
After a barrage of tests, the medical team decided it was too risky to operate to remove the tumour, due to high risk of her dying during the actual surgery, or complications during recovery afterwards.
They decided to do chemo and radiation, with the goal to hopefully shrink it. She has had a week of chemo and radiation, then 4 weeks of radiation, and has just finished another week of chemo and radiation.
She had been doing really well, apart from the usual skin problems due to the radiation, plus the loss of her hair, which naturally we all expected. I got a phone call tonite to say shes been taken to hospital. Lots of vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, plus she has picked up a cold. Not good when her immunity is so low.
I havnt been able to see her since before she started her treatment, due to me having two chest infections and colds, and we couldnt risk her catching it off me. Been tough not being able to even see her during her treatment.
Have just had a fone call from my sister. Mum has had to be taken to hospital. Her immunity is really low, the chemo/radiation has hit her hard this week.
Please pray for her, particularly for her Salvation.
I wasnt sure if if I should post this in this section, or the Prayer Section of the forums. Please shift it if its not the right place.
My Mum is 64 years old, and a couple of months ago, during an xray, a tumour the size of a grapefruit was found in her lung. She was a smoker all her life until about 8 years ago, when she had a health scare. She gave up cold turkey, and apart from some damage to her lungs causing her to be short of breath at times, she has been going fine.
After a barrage of tests, the medical team decided it was too risky to operate to remove the tumour, due to high risk of her dying during the actual surgery, or complications during recovery afterwards.
They decided to do chemo and radiation, with the goal to hopefully shrink it. She has had a week of chemo and radiation, then 4 weeks of radiation, and has just finished another week of chemo and radiation.
She had been doing really well, apart from the usual skin problems due to the radiation, plus the loss of her hair, which naturally we all expected. I got a phone call tonite to say shes been taken to hospital. Lots of vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, plus she has picked up a cold. Not good when her immunity is so low.
I havnt been able to see her since before she started her treatment, due to me having two chest infections and colds, and we couldnt risk her catching it off me. Been tough not being able to even see her during her treatment.
Have just had a fone call from my sister. Mum has had to be taken to hospital. Her immunity is really low, the chemo/radiation has hit her hard this week.
Please pray for her, particularly for her Salvation.
I wasnt sure if if I should post this in this section, or the Prayer Section of the forums. Please shift it if its not the right place.