- Jul 3, 2003
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So, my Grandmother died last month at the age of 94. She was my Dad's Mom and she lived a long life and I think she was ready to go.
Last weekend we got a call from my wife's Dad (my Father-In-Law), who is 80, informing us that he has prostate cancer and is going under the knife to have it removed soon. He is in excellent health and is very positive that he will beat this and I have no doubt that he will (at least I hope he will-he's a great man and I have a lot of admiration and respect for him).
Fast forward to Wednesday of this week. My Mother-In-Law is being admitted to emergency due to a couple weeks of struggling with stomach pain and vomiting. She has lost weight and is very frail (she weighs 93lbs). She is 78 years old and not in great health. They gave her a CT scan and found a mass on her ovaries, possibly ovarian cancer. My wife has spent the past couple days at her bedside. We are worried about her... very worried. They are going to operate on Tuesday if she can handle it. :'(
Been a tough couple months. Hoping things get better.
Update: Mom-In-Law has stage III ovarian cancer. They operated last night and ended up doing a hysterectomy along with removing part of her colon and intestine. She is in intensive care recovering right now.
Also, we talked to my FIL and he had a couple choices for treatment. 12 months of chemo and radiation therapy, surgery or Da Vinci surgery. Da Vinci is a less invasive type of surgery where the doctor uses a robotic device to operate and remove the cancer. He is getting a second opinion but is leaning toward Da Vinci surgery.
Last weekend we got a call from my wife's Dad (my Father-In-Law), who is 80, informing us that he has prostate cancer and is going under the knife to have it removed soon. He is in excellent health and is very positive that he will beat this and I have no doubt that he will (at least I hope he will-he's a great man and I have a lot of admiration and respect for him).
Fast forward to Wednesday of this week. My Mother-In-Law is being admitted to emergency due to a couple weeks of struggling with stomach pain and vomiting. She has lost weight and is very frail (she weighs 93lbs). She is 78 years old and not in great health. They gave her a CT scan and found a mass on her ovaries, possibly ovarian cancer. My wife has spent the past couple days at her bedside. We are worried about her... very worried. They are going to operate on Tuesday if she can handle it. :'(
Been a tough couple months. Hoping things get better.
Update: Mom-In-Law has stage III ovarian cancer. They operated last night and ended up doing a hysterectomy along with removing part of her colon and intestine. She is in intensive care recovering right now.
Also, we talked to my FIL and he had a couple choices for treatment. 12 months of chemo and radiation therapy, surgery or Da Vinci surgery. Da Vinci is a less invasive type of surgery where the doctor uses a robotic device to operate and remove the cancer. He is getting a second opinion but is leaning toward Da Vinci surgery.
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