Joy, I can see why your parents gave you your name.  You are a joy and a
blessing in this world.  Thank you for your prayers and kind offer.  I will
keep your family, and especially your Grandmother in my prayers as well.  I
can imagine the frustration you must feel with your Grandmother's doctors.
Under the circumstances you've described, I don't understand why they would
want to continue chemotherapy.

This sounds very much like my Mother's situation.  Hospice care is an option
when
the patient has been given a diagnosis of six months or less.  Aggressive
treatment is stopped and hospice gives palliative (comfort) care at that
point.  It seems as though your Grandmother is a candidate for that.  Not
knowing the situation exactly, perhaps I shouldn't offer that comment, but
maybe this will be an option offered to her in the near future.

You've touched my heart Joy, and my hugs go to you too.

In a message dated 06/03/2000 11:55:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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>
>  I can definitely empathize with what you and your mom are going through.
My
>  grandmother is dying of ovarian cancer... The docs give her anywhere from a
>  few weeks to a few months.  Yet, they're still pushing chemo.  She has told
>  them several times that she just doesn't want to be in any more pain, yet
>  they keep talking about it.  Go figure... these people need to take a class
>  in listening.  They don't seem to understand that it's her life, her body,
>  and she's the one that decides.  Anyhow, your mom and you are in my
thoughts
>  and prayers.  I'll add your mom to my minyan's prayer list.  Hang in there,
>  and feel free to e-mail me if you want to talk. <hugs>
>
>  ~Joy~