Hello again.
Another day, another chunk of hard news.
I spoke to Alice's doc this morning and she confirmed that Alice has a 4.2 cm tumour in her right frontal lobe. Not good. Other little tiny ones, too. There is some bleeding and some inflammation around the tumour, which is to be expected.
And her bone marrow involvement has increased--hence all the blood she's going through.
There are radiation options for the head and chemo options for the bones--she will have to decide what she wants to do. Either way, she is looking at a very short period of time. With treatment, survival might be a few weeks to a few months. Without it, a few days to a few weeks. Not good choices.
Today she seemed a little brighter, still slow, but managed to get a few teasing remarks out (and I was not coveting her ice-cream!!) Movements were a little harder; it seemed to take longer for the brain's messages to get to her hands and feet. Needed a nudge now and then to get walking (with 2 support people) and help with cutting her meat. Still moving, talking and thinking very slowly.
Visits are a good idea--not Wednesday this week, as she has an appointment with the radiation oncologist in London and I expect she will be exhausted by that. She may not seem to participate in some of the discussion, but she is listening! She doesn't seem like she is on the ball, but she's taking a lot of it in. If it's possible to come earlier in the afternoon, she has a little more focus, then. Tires easily. Woodstock Hospital, rm 2223.
Thank you thank you for all your kind and encouraging notes. They are keeping us afloat. Keep sending them!
Must keep moving--I've got some of Alice's old Teacher's College friends to find on the internet.
love, Robin.
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