My mother just turned 73. She works full time at Gerber (baby food company) on the help lines, coaching young mothers on infant care. She is well qualified for that, because she raised a big family.
About seven weeks ago, she was having a difficult time breathing, not constantly, but it got heavy at times.
She went in on the onset to get checked out, and they said she had a mild case of pneumonia, and proceeded to treat her for that.
Well... while being treated, it just got worse, and worse and worse.
So last Friday, they had her in for more tests...
Mind you, seven weeks has already passed since the original diagnosis and start of treatment.
Today, they confirmed that my Mother has lung cancer, and not pneumonia
She is at the cancer center right now to get tested for liver cancer also.
It makes me mad. Another mis diagnosis. More valuable time wasted.
Cancer dont wait for you to figure out what it is. It is a hideous alien that invades your body, just to destroy it.
The same thing happened to my dog Luna. Said it was a bee sting, then a thorn or foreign object causing the bump. They said it was nothing to worry about. About the same time frame passed before they figured out what it was, but by then, it was too late. I just buried Luna, my best friend, at a young age of seven this past weekend. And that was hard.
I am definitely not willing to do that with my TRUE BEST FRIEND, My Mother.
So, if you will, say a prayer for my Mom, when you get a chance.
Thanks
