Comment by M Walden just now
Delete Comment Husband Jim, 38 yrs,passed 1-24-09 Mal.Brain Tumor.Fought hard and lived 22 months.I left my job to be his complete caregiver.Brain Surgery,Lifetime Rad.then Avastin Chemo.Finally no cancer for 3 MRI's.Drs.stopped treatment for 24 weeks and Jim was doing so well.But I worried still.He lost an Aunt and Brother same tumor.Dec,2008 he changed quickly and was gone Jan.24th.My guilt comes from not pressing the Drs to do one more round of chemo to make sure it was gone,not a second opinion and cruising along with them knowing how dangerous it could be if it came back.He went from catching fish to not swallowing,nausea,lethargic within days,we began treatment again but it was in half his head then.The Dr met me at the Hospital and said "did you call anyone?"Then Jim was gone. I loathe myself and even though I work 12 hr a day and move forward I am so sad and hurt I failed to recognize or ask more of his Drs and at least got their reply of if another round of chemo could be given.Drs at Duke Brain Institute say stop torturing yourself just be glad for what you had.Thoughts
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