Dear Judy,
Am I getting paranoid? When I first had my mastectomy and halfway through chemo, I kept very active, visiting kids and grandkids — and my battle was kind of like that. No big deal.
Since then, I’ve been laid off work, and the results of my chemo became more physically obvious despite makeup and wigs. [...]
Dear Judy,
My mom is suffering from advanced ovarian cancer and it appears that the chemo is not working.
She is a very independent person and a nurse by profession and she has completely taken charge of her own care. Over the past few months as the chemo has taken its toll, she has become increasingly withdrawn [...]
Dear Judy,
Our mother was always the most difficult person on the planet, but now that she’s a lot older, it’s gotten worse. If possible.
Everyone in the family pitches in to help her out now that she needs chemo and radiation: she has laryngeal cancer. Two of us — my brother and I — drive her [...]
Dear Judy,
As though my father’s advanced dementia weren’t enough, now he’s just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma — and the oncologists are telling us that dealing with it in some half-assed way (there is no cure) involves chemo with really tough drugs.
I personally think there’s no point putting my father through this ordeal. The problem is: my mother. She thinks [...]
I can’t stress this strongly enough: Whenever you are about to discuss bad news with medical personnel, make certain you have someone along with you — someone rational who comes equipped with a notepad and an excellent memory. Don’t leave home without this person.
Why? Because however intelligent you are, however stoic and philosophical, [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009