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Charged the AC on the truck with the new engine this evening, so Marie won't get hot when she is riding in it. The seat reclines all the way back so that will help too. The night before last taking her to ER, the trany in van wanted to jump in and out of gear, so figured I need to fix ac on the...

Now that "you" all know the diagnosis of her pet scan; I will update my mental problems; by going through this tragedy. Got really mad at GOD, at first, then realized; it's a mistake to do that; so I have been praying "really" hard, and begging him to guide us thru this tragedy, it's a lot to...

Thank you; Tony for kind words and I understand the loss of words, I'm doing all I can to make her as pain free, and comfortable as possible.

It's at their facility or place.

WE are, in shock; she's been telling me all along, and I didn't want to believe it; in denial hoping for it not to be that , what she kept saying.

Made doctors appointments today to primary doc and the cancer doc. Pet Scan, which he showed me all X-rays, and places Marie has cancer. He said it's stage 4, it has ate almost all pelvic bones, eating chest bones, in the brain, in lungs, and spine and that by losing over 40% of body mass, he...

Brings back some kind of memories, granddaughter wrote this poem for her; she is very talented. Marie was 39 yo.

Marie had Pet Scan yesterday, so maybe the next visit will inform us a little more about what's ahead, I hope. Day before yesterday we went to ER that morning she was in severe pain BP 199 / 99 117 pulse usually 68 pulse, and they gave her morphine for first time, and wrote a script for the...

The pet scan is going to give us some kind of "direction", I hope; Dr said his hands are tied until he gets the results back, and that, then he can answer our questions about stage, type where it started and the aggression of it. This has been so hard to deal with and to keep our sanity. I asked...

You welcome Don, I love mine too; same neighbor who snuck up on me; "Jim", then parked right close beside me, that scared me and he laughed which angered me some; "now", while I was grading road out front, twice since, "I" saw him before he was even close. :)

They finally sent someone to pick up equipment at 6 pm today so we are free from Hospice, and we believe she will be cared for better by ER docs and if she needs admitting at hospital it will be covered too, if we had been admitted the other night at ER Hospice told us we would've been charged...

Hospice called again and asked if she could come bring form to sign, to op out Hospice; I told her sure come on she said she would be here in about an hour, she did and again asked Marie why, and we told her the most two reasons, and she asked about who told us that. Told her one of their names...

There "motto", they advertise is working with you to make you as comfortable as possible in your remaining days; but if you like me, sitting by listening to them, when they called Marie back to see why she wants to op out; they're anything but friendly. Marie told her at least three different...

Thanks Faye, Researched this some and seems like they will cover only the terminal but anything else will continue to be cover by Medicare. Unrelated Conditions: Treatments for unrelated conditions can continue, but hospice generally does not cover services meant to cure or treat...

Tony, I agree on seeking treatments where it's not to risky and painful, by risky I mean the bone doctor told me, her being 76 yo and frail 94 lbs, and location of cancer masses, being in her spine is a very risky procedure. She says she just wants as much comfort dealing with this and not more...

It's tearing them up too. I just try to love them as much as I can, suffering with them, Poor "Marie", is the one we feel sorry for.

Great advice Beth, I agree hasty decisions can be costly, so I researched a little about the repercussions of it, says this. "Revoking hospice is a patient's voluntary, legal right to stop Medicare hospice benefits at any time, often to pursue curative treatment or if their condition...

Thanks Tony, you are a caring and compassionate man, good friend to have, Marie and I have been through it with this roller coaster ride, now going into seven months, wears you completely out. I think on biopsies, from researching, they're scared at the age she is, and the location of cancer...

Thanks Beth, you hit the nail on the head. It's almost impossible for me to nap during the daytime for some reason, and that's why I'm being worn down. Anyway I came back to say one more thing that I told bone Dr. I told him this is a sixty mile trip for us every time; and she is in severe pain...

What bone Dr said; is he wants to review all images, that were taken and get a pet scan from head to toe; because MRI and cat scans were only taken from waist down. wants to do biopsies, and will be calling after he gets a team together; to help Marie. For some reason no one told us about a MRI...