Mother has suffered so much and...
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| Fri, 05-25-2007 - 5:54pm |
...it's been over 20 years and my mother went through Leukemia (started at around 40 yrs of age), then a bone marrow transplant (BMT) (at Seattle, Wa - we're from Canada! wonderful, much appreciated that Fred Hutch. hosp.). She came home on strong and debillitating medicines and pills. She survived but proceded to have year after year of other health problems stemming from the original BMT. Several years ago it was vein and artery problems, they amputated a leg! She survived even that - I tell you she's the toughest most enduring person I've ever known of. Now she's getting infections due to operations and wounds that won't heal (I think she's resistant to anti-biotics as well, bc she's been taking them off and on for years). Now she's in terrible pain in her body, and is on 50 mg Oxycontin twice a day with another back up med Oxycodon inbetween for added help. I think that's the highest dose she's ever had of pain med. I spoke with her today and said my goodness, what pain would you be in if you didn't have oxycontin? She actually laughed and said I would be dead!
What can I possibly do to help her through this? She's endured so much, I've witnessed years of her suffering, but she always pulled through, now it seems her pain and suffering is getting even worse if that's possible. I feel helpless to comfort her even after 20 plus years of dealing with it. Any way, any good thoughts or prayers will be helpful. I don't know if I should pray for her pain to go away (or atleast go to a more manageable level), or pray for God to end her suffering, she's a good woman and didn't deserve any of this, since I believe in Karma, I often think she's paying some mighty big debt in this life, or she's teaching those around her a big lesson in suffering and stoicism. But, I'll stop rambling here, I needed to get this off my chest.

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Hi Liz
Oh what great news.
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