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Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust
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misfitmorgan
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Bruce
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from here too. You've been having MUCH too rough a time.I agree she needs to be the one to decide but I hope she will reconsider "no way, no how". The doctors at the cancer center should be able to detail the facts and chances of certain treatments working and how well. An informed decision is a good decision
"We have a 90% chance of beating this" is a whole different decision than "Do the chemo and radiation and we can probably get you 1 more year".My wife's aunt beat breast cancer sometime before I met my wife in 1989. Her aunt was 80 at that time and I don't know how far back she had cancer. She died in 2005 at 96. Treatment now is WAY better than it was 20 years ago let alone 40 or 50 years ago!
My step mother beat breast cancer in her early 60's (around the mid 1990's). She developed cervical cancer in late 2006. She did treatments until spring of 2007 when it was clear they weren't going to kill off the cancer and there was no reason to continue just to "gain" a few months. At home hospice was wonderful.
for you and your mom AND the rest of your family.
So sorry to hear of your continuing difficulties... I hope the prognosis for your mom is a good one and that she can beat this and stay around for some time to come. Not much else I can say that hasn't already been said. Smack hubby for spending all that dough on a hog... Nice find on your pig purchase... Best wishes on the ram and ewes... Hope you can strike a "pig like" bargain there as well.
norseofcourse
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I can't imagine how difficult it was to learn of your mom's diagnosis. I hope if she does decide on some treatment, that it is successful with as few side effects as possible. Things are much more advanced now than they used to be. May you all have the strength to get through whatever she decides.- Thread starter
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misfitmorgan
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The final results of my mom's tests came back. She has some abnormal cells in 2 of her lymphnodes. They are going to schedule surgery on friday to remove the lump but she is refusing to let them take out lymphnodes. Hopefully everything turns out alright.
On Easter Sunday we came home to find our female llama dead. DH and our friend Goody did a necropsy and showed me the problem. She had VSD and it was very very obvious she basically had a weak heart wall and it finally gave out on her. As far as we can tell it does not look like she suffered for long when she did go down.
We also had a lamb born Easter morning. It is all white and super cute so of course it is a boy!
On Easter Sunday we came home to find our female llama dead. DH and our friend Goody did a necropsy and showed me the problem. She had VSD and it was very very obvious she basically had a weak heart wall and it finally gave out on her. As far as we can tell it does not look like she suffered for long when she did go down.
We also had a lamb born Easter morning. It is all white and super cute so of course it is a boy!
CntryBoy777
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It is good to hear from ya, I know ya are busy with work, garden, and animals. You and all your family remain in our prayers and hoping with ya that things turn out Good for your Mom. Sorry about the llama, but Congrats on the lamb. Hopefully, things will settle down so ya can get some rest. Mental drain will wear ya out faster than physical drain. So, take care of yourself and tho it can't be seen or touched, you have others supporting ya....
NH homesteader
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and 
to your mom. I hope the surgery is successful.Congrats on the lamb, even if it is a boy! D sorry about the llama. Glad she didn't suffer, though.
Hopefully spring brings good things to you, your family and your farm. Enough of the bad, you're overdue for some positives.
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misfitmorgan
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Thank you. No garden here yet but work and animals always. We can't put in our garden here until june 1st...well you can but only if you wanna risk the frost killing it all. I don't know that i feel like doing anything much with a garden this year at all. I feel to unsure if/when the owners of the place we are on are gonna sell it or kick us off.It is good to hear from ya, I know ya are busy with work, garden, and animals. You and all your family remain in our prayers and hoping with ya that things turn out Good for your Mom. Sorry about the llama, but Congrats on the lamb. Hopefully, things will settle down so ya can get some rest. Mental drain will wear ya out faster than physical drain. So, take care of yourself and tho it can't be seen or touched, you have others supporting ya....
Congrats on the lamb, even if it is a boy! D sorry about the llama. Glad she didn't suffer, though.
Hopefully spring brings good things to you, your family and your farm. Enough of the bad, you're overdue for some positives.
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misfitmorgan
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Went with my mother on friday to go see her surgeon. The surgeon said they can not perform a mastectomy or any surgery until the tumor is shrank because it has started to metastasize. So the surgeon send us to the cancer center and to see my mom's appointed oncologist. We finally were told exactly what type of cancer my mother has .....its bad.
The cancer she has is a very aggressive form that feeds on progesterone, estrogene, protein, and she is her2 positive which is really not good i guess. She has to have more tests done on the 3rd of may(MRI, Pet Scan, Bone density scan) and then go to see her oncologist on the 5th for the results. The oncologist wants to treat my mom with 6 months of docetaxel(chemo drug) and perjeta and then 6 months of perjeta and herceptin, then do surgery and reconstruction if needed.
My mom still does not want to do chemo...so now she is looking into clinical trials, i found one for her that is just herceptin and perjeta with not having to be on chemo first.
The oncologist told my mom they do not do any trials there and that according to the FDA you can not have herceptin unless you have had chemo first......which is a lie.
Anyhow keep praying please. Thank you everyone!
Now for some fun!
The is the ram lamb we had born on Easter Sunday (pic taken last night)....feel free to ignore my lovely barn attire
This is our Natural Colored Suffolk Ram Lamb who turned 8 weeks old this past weekend. Boy did he not want to stand, he was flopping all over.....it may be related to DH throwing down grain before i could get my pics.
The heart is because i am making a horrible face
The blur is Ivy trying to get my attention.
The cancer she has is a very aggressive form that feeds on progesterone, estrogene, protein, and she is her2 positive which is really not good i guess. She has to have more tests done on the 3rd of may(MRI, Pet Scan, Bone density scan) and then go to see her oncologist on the 5th for the results. The oncologist wants to treat my mom with 6 months of docetaxel(chemo drug) and perjeta and then 6 months of perjeta and herceptin, then do surgery and reconstruction if needed.
My mom still does not want to do chemo...so now she is looking into clinical trials, i found one for her that is just herceptin and perjeta with not having to be on chemo first.
The oncologist told my mom they do not do any trials there and that according to the FDA you can not have herceptin unless you have had chemo first......which is a lie.
Anyhow keep praying please. Thank you everyone!
Now for some fun!
The is the ram lamb we had born on Easter Sunday (pic taken last night)....feel free to ignore my lovely barn attire
This is our Natural Colored Suffolk Ram Lamb who turned 8 weeks old this past weekend. Boy did he not want to stand, he was flopping all over.....it may be related to DH throwing down grain before i could get my pics.
The heart is because i am making a horrible face
The blur is Ivy trying to get my attention.
