Heart swelling with love for all the HIVE folk leaving wonderful comments here and many that I couldn't have said better myself.
medical advancements may occur in that time and she might be afforded more time than the expected prognosis
Absolutely - it's amazing what they can do!
Sounds like your mother in law has CHOSEN LIFE - and taking each step as it comes. My parents did the same with Dad's - Mum would have her little private break downs but she was 'business as usual', dealing with each step as it came, and refusing to give up hope. I wonder if that's a survival strategy too. And they were given some treatment options that had risk of awful side effects including brain damage, but just refused to put their minds on 'worse case scenarios' as it didn't serve them. I admire them immensely for that. People facing death can act in extraordinary ways that beggar belief.
I think the doctors are for most part absolute incredible. The way they treated my Dad was just wonderful - they always were searching for best options, throwing them all on the table and thinking about it constantly, so when a trial came up that they thought would suit they were right on it, even though a week before one of the options was 'get your affairs in order' - something Dad has never forgotten. For all people can say about mainstream medicine, I bow down to oncologists and what they do.
Great to see your mother in law fighting and choosing life. I am sure she has also made her peace too, but until the last, it seems she'll fight, especially with Faith and you in her corner. Fingers crossed it all goes well, and love and strength and light whatever the path might be ahead.
I couldn't have said it better Riv, it's so nice to see people who take the time to care, and show it.
Yeah, life is the focus and she'll grab it with both hands. Also, as you say with your dad's situation, the doctors are, for the most part, incredibly good. Faith and her mum have been nothing but complimentary.
We'll see where this leads, an inevitable end I guess, but will live each day as best we can, support her mum and each other.
Thanks for your heartfelt message, personal story and kind thoughts.
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