I JUST got a call from mom... My grandma is diagosed of severe Liver Cancer...

[CuriousAndy]

I JUST received the call now.. my grandma has liver cancer...
I couldn't say anything to mom.. I just froze.. speechless.. feeling dumbfounded, I told her I'll call her back after classes..

Of course I'm worried about grandma but I'm worried about mom even more.. the pain it will inflict on my mom.. Sure, grandma will end up in a better place that we'll all eventually meet.. but my mom is the one that has to suffer through this as the daugter.. losing her very own mother... The fear of losing one's own parents' has finally become a reality...

I don't know the exact medical terms in English.. but it is a very severe case.. about 2 inches thich in diameter.. already managed to eat up the major arteries and the liver itself.

Please.. please pray for my grandma.. I am in shock.. I don't know what to say.. please pray that we, as a family will be strengthened...

~andy..

 

[kami]

Sorry to hear that, I know what it feels like to have cancer in the family. My thoughts are with your family

 

[Servnya]

I'm sorry to hear this. I just said a prayer for you and wish you the best.

 

[SaltBoy]

Crap, dude. That sucks.

This may seem like a stupid question, but does anybody know what could have possibly caused it?

 

[Migroo]

Good luck.

Parents represent security for most people. Your mum is probably subconsiously afraid of losing that. Try and make her feel as secure as you can. Dunno if i'm barking up the wrong tree or not so maybe i'm way off...

anyway yeah. hope you can keep it together mate. not easy

 

[Pliablemoose]

My sincere condolences and a quick link: Staging & grading of cancer

 

[tcsenter]

Sorry to hear that. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer last month. He had half his lung removed and started his first chemo treatment TODAY! Tough old fart.

 

[phatcow]

im really sorry to hear that. THe first thing you can do is to tell your mom to get herself checked. it could be genetic. My grandmother had breastcancer before she died, and and my mom currently has it.

the keywords now are treatment and prevention.


and good luck, bro

 

[geno]

I'm very sorry to hear that man - this past month must've been the worst in years for you...

I hope that things find a way of working out....

 

[Parrotheader]

I know what you're going through. I just lost my grandmother to cancer (breast cancer that eventually spread) two weeks ago. It's been tough for me since it was the first person really close to me that I've ever lost. She'd been battling it for over 8 years and seemed to be doing fairly well. She was a strong woman. But when it gets serious, things can go downhill in a hurry. And those last few weeks can be rough.

And what made it even harder for everybody in my immediate family was that my mom had just been diagnosed with a very early form of breast cancer just before Christmas last year. That was the worst Christmas of my life. We have one of the best hospitals in the country here and they supposedly did a great job so she'll hopefully be okay. But you always worry. The loss of your parent alone is agonizing, but to know that you've had the same disease which killed them is absolutely brutal. It's changed my mom; for both good and bad. She savors things in life even more now, but I also know that she's always living with fear (as we all are.) Just try to be there for your mom. You'll be hurting too, but there's a lot of strength in a loving family and you'll all need that.

If things get especially rough and your family needs help caring for her, you might want to take a look at Hospice. When we knew my grandmother's case was terminal and when even her large family couldn't take care of all her needs we turned to Hospice. Although I never got to actually meet any of them I heard they were absolutely wonderful. They help the terminally sick as well as their families. I highly recommend them. And if you as an Anandtecher want to try and do something, you can sign up for the United Devices Cancer Research Project. It's a distributed computing project that uses your spare computing cycles to aid in cancer research. It's a lot like SETI, but it doesn't get as much attention around here due to the heated SETI race lately (although Anandtech does have a Cancer team.) I currently have 4 machines running it. It's an attractive screensaver and makes me feel like I'm at least doing something in honor of my mother and grandmother.

 

[veryape]

Sorry to hear that. I am currently getting dressed for my grandfathers funeral. He died this past Friday,totally unexpected.. We were vewry close. Grandparents are very important people and its sad that they cannot live forever.My grandfather will be greatly missed.

I hope you and your family get through this well and come out stronger and with more knowledge of your families medical history,as its very important.

 

[CuriousAndy]

thank you everyone... even though we're all just strangers from internet, your words are comforting me greatly..
I have realized that I need to be there for my mom.. I need to be her first and foremost emotional support (she and i are very close).. I'll be her guardian and comfort and will try my best with all I have..


thank you.. once again... I have so much to say yet..i have a class to go to now..

~andy

 

[yakko]

Unfortunately I know how you feel.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

My thoughts are with you. I lost my grandmother this year....

 

[FettsBabe]

I'm sorry. Words cannot express the pain your mom will feel.

 

[Texmaster]

<< I JUST received the call now.. my grandma has liver cancer...
I couldn't say anything to mom.. I just froze.. speechless.. feeling dumbfounded, I told her I'll call her back after classes..

Of course I'm worried about grandma but I'm worried about mom even more.. the pain it will inflict on my mom.. Sure, grandma will end up in a better place that we'll all eventually meet.. but my mom is the one that has to suffer through this as the daugter.. losing her very own mother... The fear of losing one's own parents' has finally become a reality...

I don't know the exact medical terms in English.. but it is a very severe case.. about 2 inches thich in diameter.. already managed to eat up the major arteries and the liver itself.

Please.. please pray for my grandma.. I am in shock.. I don't know what to say.. please pray that we, as a family will be strengthened...

~andy.. >>



I will. My sister had cancer. I know what you are going through.

 

[miniMUNCH]

You have my condolence and my prayers...

 

[Azraele]

Oh that's awful.

My thoughts and well-wishes to you and yours.