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Topic subjectRE: Got some good news, Her surgery got moved up to the 12th.
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13342738, RE: Got some good news, Her surgery got moved up to the 12th.
Posted by obsidianchrysalis, Sun Aug-11-19 10:43 PM
>I spent the afternoon with at her house yesterday. She was
>resting and trying to sleep, so we didn't get to talk much.
>
>The pain and discomfort from the tumor makes her not want to
>talk for too long. She's not eating much which has me worried,
>but we are trying to give her, her space and comfort.
>
>She asked me to look into getting her a "hospital" bed for
>her. That while makes sense, has freaked me out. It is makes
>me picture her in that bed in her room, fading away.

Even though you didn't get much of a chance to speak, she likely just enjoyed your company. Does your mother drink Ensure? My mother, who had lung cancer a while back, drank Ensure to help supplement her diet. It might be a way to help her get nutrition even though eating may hurt.

Mentioning your mother in the bed made me think of the feeling I had watching my mother suffer from cancer. While you can't steer the illness, maybe there are ways you can help make her time as comfortable as possible. Just some thoughts.