Tuesday, March 20, 2007
WHERE WE ARE NOW.....
Dr. Morgan decided against any chemo again this week. He wanted Rocky to get the last treatment out of his system before starting something else. The chemo makes Rocky so nauseated that he needs medication and then ends up sleeping all the time. Dr. Morgan doesn’t want him being doped up to the point he isn’t enjoying life.
Last week he was so badly broken out that they passed on the chemo and Rocky did feel better. He was able to do some yard work with me and take care of the bird feeding and watering, which he enjoys. Today his rash was drying up at last but is still very red.
Dr. Morgan said it was a real dilemma to know how to treat him. The chemo’s have all had bad side effects on Rocky to the point it’s doing more harm than good. We had talked to Dr. Morgan early on that we knew Rocky’s cancer was terminal and we were more interested in quality of life than length of life. He thought we were very wise in our thinking and said he would do everything he could to give us both.
At this point, we are down to quality of life in our decision making. Dr. Morgan wanted to delay any medication for another week to give Rocky time to completely wear out the last chemo. Then he will be given a growth inhibiter without chemo. So the way it is now, he will have that medication next Wednesday (March 28) and will then get a repeat every two weeks. This was Rocky’s choice.
It is geared to make him feel better so he can be more active and do the things he likes. Dr. Morgan and Rocky are together in thinking life should be lived the way you want and if that is no longer an option with the medication, it’s time to cut back and see how things line up.
It’s possible the growth inhibiter will do as much good without the chemo and it’s possible it won’t. I know with or without, God is in control and He will guide Rocky through until He’s ready to bring him home. Cancer will not kill our faith and cancer cannot rob us of hope.
The journey is never over until God says so………
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
Last week he was so badly broken out that they passed on the chemo and Rocky did feel better. He was able to do some yard work with me and take care of the bird feeding and watering, which he enjoys. Today his rash was drying up at last but is still very red.
Dr. Morgan said it was a real dilemma to know how to treat him. The chemo’s have all had bad side effects on Rocky to the point it’s doing more harm than good. We had talked to Dr. Morgan early on that we knew Rocky’s cancer was terminal and we were more interested in quality of life than length of life. He thought we were very wise in our thinking and said he would do everything he could to give us both.
At this point, we are down to quality of life in our decision making. Dr. Morgan wanted to delay any medication for another week to give Rocky time to completely wear out the last chemo. Then he will be given a growth inhibiter without chemo. So the way it is now, he will have that medication next Wednesday (March 28) and will then get a repeat every two weeks. This was Rocky’s choice.
It is geared to make him feel better so he can be more active and do the things he likes. Dr. Morgan and Rocky are together in thinking life should be lived the way you want and if that is no longer an option with the medication, it’s time to cut back and see how things line up.
It’s possible the growth inhibiter will do as much good without the chemo and it’s possible it won’t. I know with or without, God is in control and He will guide Rocky through until He’s ready to bring him home. Cancer will not kill our faith and cancer cannot rob us of hope.
The journey is never over until God says so………
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
