CaringforMom

Thank you Maria and Ali.

Thank you Maria and Ali.

Thank you Maria and Ali.

Thank you for all of your prayers and thoughts.  I appreciate them very much.

Thank you for all of your prayers and thoughts.  I appreciate them very much.

Thank you for all of your prayers and thoughts.  I appreciate them very much.

Thank you Judy!  That is my Mom's name. 🙂

Thank you Judy!  That is my Mom's name. 🙂

Thank you Judy!  That is my Mom's name. 🙂

Thank you Frank.  As I get a few days behind me, I take comfort in whatever my Mom contributed to the fight of this disease for others by her participation in the clinical trial may help others.  Thank you for your kind words on her treatment history.  I am very proud of her for fighting as hard as she did for as long as she did.  Thank you and blessings to you.

Thank you Frank.  As I get a few days behind me, I take comfort in whatever my Mom contributed to the fight of this disease for others by her participation in the clinical trial may help others.  Thank you for your kind words on her treatment history.  I am very proud of her for fighting as hard as she did for as long as she did.  Thank you and blessings to you.

Thank you Frank.  As I get a few days behind me, I take comfort in whatever my Mom contributed to the fight of this disease for others by her participation in the clinical trial may help others.  Thank you for your kind words on her treatment history.  I am very proud of her for fighting as hard as she did for as long as she did.  Thank you and blessings to you.

Thank you Frank.  I know that up to this point her liver melanoma is not responsive to the ipi treatment.  I am just praying for some time so that we might see some improvement to the tumors in her liver and that we will get some more quality time with her.  Her doctor indicated that the liver does not look good right now, but I was not able to be with her during that appointment so I am not 100% sure what his diagnosis/discussion was last Friday.  She did say that the latest blood work on the liver "wasn't good" but she did not elaborate.  She has blood work prior to each ipi treatment and just had one on Friday.  The head nurse mentioned that they may not give her ipi on Tuesday due to the high res mri and CT scan scheduled for Monday in preparation for her cyber knife radiation treatment in two weeks.

I will be with her on Tuesday when she is supposed to have her 4th ipi treatment and I am hoping to get more information then.

The doctors at Hopkins were positive during the consults on going forward with the cyber knife radiation to her brain mets.

I am hopeful that if they felt she was close to the end of her fight that they would not even consider putting her through anything else?

I will read the info from your link, thank you very much.

Not sure how much more she can take.

How do you ever know when to stop fighting?

Thank you Frank.  I know that up to this point her liver melanoma is not responsive to the ipi treatment.  I am just praying for some time so that we might see some improvement to the tumors in her liver and that we will get some more quality time with her.  Her doctor indicated that the liver does not look good right now, but I was not able to be with her during that appointment so I am not 100% sure what his diagnosis/discussion was last Friday.  She did say that the latest blood work on the liver "wasn't good" but she did not elaborate.  She has blood work prior to each ipi treatment and just had one on Friday.  The head nurse mentioned that they may not give her ipi on Tuesday due to the high res mri and CT scan scheduled for Monday in preparation for her cyber knife radiation treatment in two weeks.

I will be with her on Tuesday when she is supposed to have her 4th ipi treatment and I am hoping to get more information then.

The doctors at Hopkins were positive during the consults on going forward with the cyber knife radiation to her brain mets.

I am hopeful that if they felt she was close to the end of her fight that they would not even consider putting her through anything else?

I will read the info from your link, thank you very much.

Not sure how much more she can take.

How do you ever know when to stop fighting?

Thank you Frank.  I know that up to this point her liver melanoma is not responsive to the ipi treatment.  I am just praying for some time so that we might see some improvement to the tumors in her liver and that we will get some more quality time with her.  Her doctor indicated that the liver does not look good right now, but I was not able to be with her during that appointment so I am not 100% sure what his diagnosis/discussion was last Friday.  She did say that the latest blood work on the liver "wasn't good" but she did not elaborate.  She has blood work prior to each ipi treatment and just had one on Friday.  The head nurse mentioned that they may not give her ipi on Tuesday due to the high res mri and CT scan scheduled for Monday in preparation for her cyber knife radiation treatment in two weeks.

I will be with her on Tuesday when she is supposed to have her 4th ipi treatment and I am hoping to get more information then.

The doctors at Hopkins were positive during the consults on going forward with the cyber knife radiation to her brain mets.

I am hopeful that if they felt she was close to the end of her fight that they would not even consider putting her through anything else?

I will read the info from your link, thank you very much.

Not sure how much more she can take.

How do you ever know when to stop fighting?