We just found out 1/09/2008 that my mom (my best friend) has terminal leukemia...My brain is doing the best to wrap around this but, it can't get past my mom the rock of the family, the one that never shows fear, always knows what to do or how to fix it...I lost my father at age 9 years old (1975) to cancer; and my mom was so unbelievably strong, together & brave. She then meet a wonderful man when I was 13 yrs old & remarried & they have been married since & still as much in love if not more then when they first married. I am 44 and I guess somewhere in the far cob webbed area of my brain I knew that mom would be gone within the next 15 to 25 yrs, dam she is only 64 years old & yes I know death does not care how old or young you are. Please anyone out there just walk me through the next 3 to max 6months of her...

Thanks
jmiller33

bushg

jmiller, I am sorry for the pain your family is suffering. I can't help you with the timeline. But, we have a nurse that gets on daily, hopefuly she will see your post and be able to answer you. Please check back in tomorrow.

jmiller33

Thank-you Bushg for your quick response & I will for sure check 2 or 3 (maybe more) times a day for the nurse or anyone else with words of encouragement or just helpful words to stop the extremely extremely pain in my chest...
Thanks again it ment more than I can ever express!!!

jmiller33

bushg

I just did not want you to think that the lack of response was typical.
The closet I have come to your situation was a sil of mine was diagnosed with acute leukemia and it was cureable she has been in remission for about 7 years now. I believe after 5 your considerd cured. It was incredible how well she did, when they found it she was very close to death. It is truly a miracle that she did not bleed to death, have a heart atttack or stroke because her blood count was so low.

Clough

You are not alone! We will give you support here! I can sympathize as to what you are going through because I lost my father to cancer many years ago. I know what it feels like to be in your shoes. I'm going to let others know about your thread who have also suffered and/or agonized and also those who are experts at dealing with these kinds of situations.

jmiller33

Bushg
Well you see 14 & 1/2 months ago my mom palms & bottoms of her hands & feet just started to peel very large layer of skin off, well now it is to the point that in places, like the small finger where they bend you can actually see her tendons, when I say see I mean there is NO skin at all on places of her palms or the bottom of her feet & they bleed all the time. Anyway to make a long story short her doctors thought it was blood related since they ruled out everything else. WQel they have been keeping a close watch on her white blood count, cuz when this all started it was about 3,00 to 3,700 counts higher than normal. Well as of 01/09/2008 her whit e blood cell count is 127,324, which they say it should run around 5,000 to no more than 9,000. So you see how very fast this has been been? (14 & 1/2 months or less).

Again thanks you defiantly stopped the tears for a moment.

jmiller33

bushg

What type of leukemia does she have?
I know how painful it is to watch someone you love suffer my son has a rare kidney condition that has been in remission for some years. He may never relaspe again or tomorrow could be the day. So in that sense I can feel your pain.

jrebel7

jmiller33, I am broken-hearted as I read your post. For one thing, please know you are not alone as you walk this path. No matter our age, I don't think we are ever ready to let one of our loved ones go. You and your mother are young and it seems all the more unfair.

Having just lost my 37 year old nephew, one of my dear friends, my dad and my mother's best friend this past two years and helping my sister-in-law as she is now dealing with thyroid cancer and going through chemo and possible radical surgery to remove carotid artery, rerouted by a vein in her leg, I can honestly say, I do feel some of what you are expressing. I will be here for you. I am usually up late but I do also check mail through the day. I will check as often as possible for posts.

So many others on this site will also be great encouragers to you. I will pray for you and your mother as you live each day. My brother is always telling my sister-in-law, "No where on your body do I see an expiration date!" I know we have to face possible realities but I always say where there is breath, there is hope and I hold to that most firmly. Blessings to you.

jmiller33

Bushg
They are saying its "Acute Myelogenous Leukemia", which from what I read into it over the past 24 hrs or so its a pretty fast moving one.

jmiller33

jmiller33

jrebel7
Thank-you, so much.

jmiller33