I received a text message from my mom.
Her doctor was not planning to give my mom a chemotherapy treatment as of June 30th, but he changed his mind based on my mom’s health condition. I don’t know if this is a better decision for my mom or not.
My mom is going to have her first chemotherapy on July 10th. She was feeling scared about it.
I thought of her situation. If I were in her situation, what I would do. I talked with my husband and daughter about it.
I have read many articles about chemotherapy treatment. I also have heard from some of my relatives and acquaintances about their own experiences of chemotherapy treatment. They all talked about the strong side effects of chemotherapy. It kills even good cells of our body. It makes the patient feeling depressed.
Based on that, first thing I would do is to find a doctor whom I can fully trust. Then, I would discuss with the doctor about the alternative options to avoid a chemotherapy treatment.
If that happens to me at my mom’s age, she will be 78 years old in this August, I would definitely ask my doctor to let me live my remainder life without chemotherapy.
In that high age, I would like to use my precious remainder life on every minute to fully live my life, instead of wasting my precious time for suffering from side effects of chemotherapy or staying/waiting at the hospital. But it is just my decision. I respect everybody has their own decision.
I mentioned my mom about her rights to say no to chemotherapy. She didn’t reply to me about that, so I don’t know what she thought about it.
It is her life, so she has to decide on her own. I will support her decision and pray for her.
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