Crystal's Cancer Blog
Some Background
Hi Everyone,
This is my first time blogging to i am just going to say how i am feeling. Maybe i can get some feedback and some help.
My mother is a US Air Force Retired Chief Master Sergeant she spend 30 years on Active Duty and only retired when she was diagnosed back in 2008. My sister and I are also Military Members my sister is Active Duty Army Stationed currently in Texas and I got out of the Air Force in 2005 and went into civil service with the Army stationed in Germany. My mother went through radiation and chemo therapy in 2008. By 2009 the cancer seemed to be slowing down and she was able to come off treatment for the end of 2009 and some of 2010. At the end of 2010 the cancer came back and she began her fight all over again.
In February of 2011 My father Passed away from Cancer of the Esophagus. In August of 2011 My sister and I both received Red Cross messages saying my mother has 6 months to live and that we should return home as soon as possible. My sister was at that time in Iraq on her most recent tour of duty and unable to come home. So my kids and I left my Husband stationed in Germany and came home.
Since August my mother has been undergoing treatment on Avastin and Tarceva and another one that I don’t remember the name of. On the 4th of January here cancer was still not responding to treatment and her Dr. at Moffitt Cancer center said that Chemo would be stopped because her cancer was not responding. So we got all her records and we are now trying to find alternative treatments.
She didn’t want to ask the Dr how long she would have left now that she is not receiving any treatment. But I need to know…I have been trying to contact her Dr. and Nurses but haven’t heard anything back.
Can anyone help me out on just how fast this might progress?
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