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Her PCP and ENT say general anesthesia, chemo and radiation at her age would do more harm than good. My mother has an Advance Directive. I know her well and feel fortunate that she made her wishes known.
The hospital trauma, in and of itself, could do her in. She had hospital-induced delirium several years ago resulting in a fall and paramedics to pick her up.
I am respecting her wishes not to suffer so no treatment but lots of love and comfort care. Hospice is on-board and, thankfully, she can keep her PCP.
Losing Mom will be difficult to say the least but so long as she doesn’t have a traumatic end to her life (as others in my family have had) I will grieve and rest knowing she’s in a better place. She still smiles and we have some time to be together. I am grateful for that!
Thank you again for your kindness. Warm regards to everyone.
Once you have hospice on board they will be better able to help you as things "get worse." And they also will tell you when and if morphine should be given so your mother doesn't have to suffer.
I wish you and your mother the very best as you travel this final journey with her.
Hospice will know when it's time to medicate her for pain; palliative care is good for the interim.
Speak to moms doctor about the prognosis and how quickly the cancer will worsen, etc. Hospice will keep mom comfortable so she won't suffer pain as the disease progresses.
I'm sorry you and mom are going thru this, and I pray for a smooth transition for her and peace for you.
I'll tell you about my mother with dementia who was miserable and looking for her deceased family members every single day. When she had a cancerous lesion on her chin, I instructed the doctor to LEAVE IT ALONE rather than traumatize mom further. I considered her life SO valuable that I prayed to God daily to take her Home with Him. That, my friend, is the kindest thing any one of us can do given these circumstances.
Your Mom should get palliative care along with hospice. They will give guidance about the morphine so that she suffers as little as possible. Your Mom has had a long life -- longer than most people. Count her blessings with her so that you can clearly see that it is all ok. I wish you all the best on this difficult leg of her journey.