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Cancer but not treating it

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shorthairptr66, Bless you. My Mama made the same decision after being so sick and weak from 2 chemo
treatments....she said, "No more". The doctor was not happy with her....with that said, Chemo was all he
could offer her and I think he truly meant it for good. She told him she would take pain medicine, but, she wanted to live and do some things and not be bedridden from Chemo. I so admired Mama's tenacity to fight
and live as long as she could.

Mama had bone cancer....very painful. She lived almost 3 years with no treatments. When she went home to
be with the Lord, I called her oncologist and told him she had passed away. He told me that the average person
with Chemo would only have lived 11 months. God allowed my Mama to enjoy her birthdays, Thanksgivings & her last Christmas with us and see her last grandchild born before she went to her eternal home 3 months later. We even went shopping one day, which she loved!

Please no negative comments about this. I think it has to be everyone's on personal decision. She had heart
issues and was diabetic and had a hiatal hernia repair and could not throw up since that surgery, so Chemo was not a good fit for her. I personally, am glad she changed her mind. We got to enjoy some quality time together
and she got to do some things she enjoyed before the end.

Praying for you and respecting your opinion my friend. Blessings & Prayers....

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I love that she was able to spend birthdays, holidays and shopping on her terms before she passed.

It's definitely not normal to say no to treatment. That's what people can't get their head around.

Love your story.. Made me feel warm