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Taken off of Keytruda/Lenvima for stage 4 RCC
Kidney Cancer | Last Active: Feb 8, 2023 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
My wife was diagnosed stage 4 kidney cancer about 3 months ago, she's 52. She has a mass on her kidney and its in several lymph nodes. She's been doing the immunotherapy as well. She has another scan next month so hopefully some improvements have been made. Just seems like we're spinning our wheels with this. Her emotions are up and down and really the doctors haven't really given any hope of this even working. Basically told her this is what she has to look forward too. Kinda hard to stay positive.
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Welcome @csharpe38. It can be hard to stay positive. And sometimes "positive" isn't the frame of mind we need when faced with harsh reality. I prefer the phrase "reframe hope". There is always hope, but it can be hard to align hope within the limitations of what is in front of us.
This article helped me understand hope (and denial) in the face of advanced cancer:
- What is hope? https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/Topics/Topics/Emotional+Health/Hope+and+Denial.aspx
Yes, you can hope for improvements. Hope that she remain pain free. Hope to find joy in every day.
These may sound like platitudes. I don't mean it that way and don't want to sound trite. One can reframe hope one small step at a time. I'm not saying it's easy.