Hospice

Hey Everyone. As a family, we have made a very difficult decision to move forward with Hospice care for our dear, sweet mom. She has fought so hard to beat this cancer. Her Doctors told us tonight that she has outlived the average life expectancy of this kind of cancer. They all love her at the Huntsman Center and say she has never complained once. Everyone on the floor knows who she is and love her to death. She is such a happy, cheery person.

Lately, she has gone downhill. As most of you know, she has pneumonia... A severe case of it. She is recovering but still has a hard time breathing. The MRI shows that the tumor has returned and is very aggresive. The doctors said that if she makes it to Christmas, it would really be a blessing. Obviously they can't give us a time but it won't be long before we will lose our precious mom. Tonight she wasn't doing so well. She was seeing things and people that none of us were seeing. She was there, but not there. She kept trying to reach for things that just weren't there. She also said she was seeing lights and also saw Grandpa Bischoff among others. She would just say things that didn't make sense. The Doctors don't think this is a result of the tumor but that it could be her lack of oxygen or medicines. Either way, it's so hard to see her like this.

The doctors are recommending Hospice care. We are going to choose a Hospice care the next few days to help with the daily care of her. We are all trying to be the best we can be so that my mom doesn't have to go through this in vain. That we will learn what we are supposed to learn from this. We really are sad and concerned for our great dad. He loves her so much and it kills us to see him so sad. He keeps saying he's at peace with it but that he's sad and he hates to see her like this. We could all use your prayers, but especially my great father. We truly have been blessed with great parents. I love them both so much.