Mom had an appointment on Tuesday to have a CT Scan of her chest. Last week I took her to see a specialist to deal with her breathing problems. The doctor ordered a chest X-Ray in anticipation of a full respiratory test to be done on August 23. The day after the X-Ray was taken, the doctor's office called her to advise her that she had been scheduled for a CT Scan because they found something abnormal in the X-Ray. Could this be cancer? The mere thought scares me. I know what Tracey went through with her cancer struggle -- I cannot imagine what my Mom would have to go through if it is diagnosed as cancer.
She has already said that she will not have surgery — she has had enough of those in her life, and I certainly cannot blame her for not wanting to go through it again. Will she do chemo or radiation? In her current state of mind I doubt that she will.
I am scared of what the future may bring for my Mom -- will she be in pain, and die a horrible, painful, death? She is having a terrible time breathing as it is, the effects of smoking have caught up with her and now she is struggling with each breath.
I am glad I quit smoking seven years ago — I definitely need to get back into physical activities again so that I can lose weight and regain physical fitness. I have a plan to get me started and I will begin implementing it ASAP.
The day that smoking is no longer a part of human habits cannot come too soon!
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