In May 08 my step dad went into the hospital for a total knee replacement. Mom was supposed to start chemo and she "instructed" her doctors that she would not be doing it because she needed to be home to take care of him. I just shook my head. She...

A pet scan revealed that cancer had spread to other locations. Chest, spine, liver. They started her on a another round of chemo. Her symptoms continued. Night sweats, fevers, no sleep, exhaustion, fatigue and weak. We continued the 4 rounds of...

By this time I had completely stopped working. I had no choice. Mom needed me. She could barely walk. We have no explanation for this except weakness. She also liked to grasp at things in the air. Medication. It makes you see strange things...

I'm really thankful for family and friends because I realize that some "caregivers" don't have this. It's unfortunate and I don't see how they do it. It's also funny because not until my mom passing did I even think of myself as a caregiver. I was...

Ok its time to getting back to our story. Last time I talked about how we found out that tumors on her spine were creating the pain in her back and she was starting radiation.They started the treatments and started her on steriods. She continued...