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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 12:58pm | Replies (1044)

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@fowlair, Living without a timeline is so difficult.
I am a stage IV patient, and doing well, but making long term decisions is tough when you’re not sure how long you are going to be around.
What are the hospice nurses saying about his condition, have they been helpful when making decisions?

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They told me yesterday that it’s not unusual for a patient to have improvement after starting hospice care because they are mote concentrated on quality of life. Also they said if we want to temporarily end hospice care, we can do so and then start again later. But they don’t think this is a change in how the cancer is spreading. It’s now a moot point, because my husband decided yesterday he didn’t want scans or chemo again.
Hospice advised us to basically do whatever we want while he is feeling better and is still able to do so. So I am going to try to let go of the uncertainty.
The nurses have been a Godsend. The social worker has been my rock. I know she is there no matter what to help me think things through and talk me down from the ledge when I’m getting anxious.