My MIL was diagnosed with breast cancer 2.5 years ago, age 93 and we opted for no surgery but she is on a drug to shrink the tumor and just keep it at bay. She has now had two strokes, an infection sent her to the hopsital in Sept, came out and was on hospice until Jan because she improved. Well she has had another infection and a fall in the last two weeks, she has declined to the point where we are trying to bring hospice in again. We had a very good meeting with them but during that meeting we found out that due to new rules, they can not take her due to the drug. They offered many suggestions and one is to stop the cancer drug? We are using the drug as pallative care and not to cure. We are not battling in our minds what to do? We are working with her primary care Dr and the oncologist. But still what would you do?
However, I would put my intellectual decision aside and I would honor her perspective, is she ready to go?
Angel #2