As I posted before, my mom has cried quite a bit since the meeting with the Dr on Monday. I've been crying a fair amount as well. However, she told me today that she seems to be handling this better than I am, which is something that bothers me, a lot.
Her attitude, which I guess is normal for cancer patients, is to take life one day at a time, with a positive outlook. She's accused me of "planning for her death". No. Not so. I'm heartsick, as we got a crushing blow on Monday, but, I know that the fight, and the war, is not over yet, and that it is just beginning. As I posted before, my mom is going to begin chemo very soon, and seek a second opinion from a Dr in NJ who my aunt saw, who supposedly has a machine to zap out the cancer. Mom's attitude is that she is going to be fine, and that the only thing that's going to be happening in 2011, is a move back to NY, with her being fine and well. Wonderful.
I know that for her sake, I need to help her by taking life one day at a time, trying to enjoy what we can, and keeping the tears in front of her to a minimum. She admits that I had been very good the last three months, since the initial diagnosis, until Monday. I'm sure I'm still trying to recover from the news of this past Monday, and, that I will settle into the same pattern of the last three months, of just helping mom, living life, watching her take treatment, and hoping for the best. That's really all I can do.
Mitch
Her attitude, which I guess is normal for cancer patients, is to take life one day at a time, with a positive outlook. She's accused me of "planning for her death". No. Not so. I'm heartsick, as we got a crushing blow on Monday, but, I know that the fight, and the war, is not over yet, and that it is just beginning. As I posted before, my mom is going to begin chemo very soon, and seek a second opinion from a Dr in NJ who my aunt saw, who supposedly has a machine to zap out the cancer. Mom's attitude is that she is going to be fine, and that the only thing that's going to be happening in 2011, is a move back to NY, with her being fine and well. Wonderful.
I know that for her sake, I need to help her by taking life one day at a time, trying to enjoy what we can, and keeping the tears in front of her to a minimum. She admits that I had been very good the last three months, since the initial diagnosis, until Monday. I'm sure I'm still trying to recover from the news of this past Monday, and, that I will settle into the same pattern of the last three months, of just helping mom, living life, watching her take treatment, and hoping for the best. That's really all I can do.
Mitch
