troubled singer Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) My grandmother has been battling adenocarcinoma for about 6 months. The cancer was in the lining of her lungs, and in her lymph nodes. Chemo and radiation shrunk the nodes in her lungs by about half, and knocked it completely out of her lymph nodes!! Which was amazing news! The doctors were talking about surgery to remove the tumors, and - hopefully - she'd be cancer free by this spring! Unfortunately, she went in for scans to make sure it didn't metasize to any other parts of her body. They found a couple of suspicious spots in her spine, so they went in for a biopsy last week. Wednesday, we received the devastating news. The cancer was, indeed, in her spine, ribs, and is moving down to her hips. She went in on Thursday to see what her options are - and there are none. The doctors said she can look for different clinical trials, but told her that her chances of getting in were slim (because she's a Jehovah's witness, and the chemo they would offer would be extremely strong and knock her counts out, which would result in a much needed blood transfusion.). They told her they give her, at best, a year to live...but more like 6-9 months is reasonable. I just don't know what to do. This is horrible news - when we were just celebrating. Edited January 18, 2014 by troubled singer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I'm so sorry *hugs* You and your family are in my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComedyMusicHistory Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'm so sorry to here about this. I'll be praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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