My Wonderful Mom!!!

 
 









It's been a really emotional few days. I thought I would share with friends and family from my blog since it’s really hard talking to people at this time. In December my parents called me (I was in California at the time) to tell me they just found out my Mom had kidney cancer. There was a large tumor, and some of the cancer had spread to the lungs. The surgeon was confident she would be able to remove the tumor and kidney without any rupture. So, my Mom being the strong woman she is asked if she is okay to travel because the whole family is going to California for Christmas. The surgeon said it was fine and they scheduled the removal as soon as they could.

When my Mom got to California she was so exhilarated! She said several times, this Christmas is for family, this is the best Christmas we’ve had. She said I still can’t believe I have cancer but I’ll think about the future when our Christmas time is over. I still can’t believe the energy she had!

My family left on Jan 2 to drive back home. Everything was perfect with my Mom! On January 5 my Dad and sister took her to the hospital because basically her brain wasn’t telling her body what to do, no strength, confusion etc… She was in the California hospital till she arrived at University hospital Jan 12. She was moved to St. Pauls to have her surgery.

The surgery was a success. She started being able to walk around and things looked really good but the same episode happened again, and this time worse as it took her awhile to be able to eat on her own. We couldn’t get any more answers, as they just kept telling us it’s the surgery recovery etc… Finally she was transferred to University Hospital. Dr’s did tests and couldn’t find anything.
They started her on chemo pills. Then we had an amazing Dr. take over her case and he was relentless, telling us he’s going to get to the bottom of this and that Iris is a special case. He found some cancer on her spine. They immediately did radiation on that area. She had good parts of the day and not so good parts, but she never complained about it! One day she felt so good she even asked me to get a day pass to leave.

On Feb 26 my Mom started to be unresponsive. She couldn’t talk, she couldn’t move, she would try and answer questions with blinks and grunts. The Dr. took her off the chemo pills and said he’d start them again when she’s responsive because there is something else going on here. Dr’s took every sort of test. Each day she was a little less responsive.

On March 2 we got the worst news from the Dr.  her organs were starting to shut down, her lungs are collapsing, slow pulse and worst of all her kidney isn’t working to eliminate the toxins. He said these toxins are in her bloodstream and they are attaching themselves to her nerves and muscles. This Dr. who had so much hope and confidence in Mom’s recovery just told us that there is nothing they can do.
This brings us to where we are at currently. We do not know what God’s plans are. I pray healing and restoration for her but I also know that it’s God’s plan, We have the peace and comfort of knowing she will be in Heaven and we will see her soon!

  My Mom has and is such a blessing to so many people! Me especially! We have been blessed as a family to have such a positive, encouraging, woman of God who has impacted our lives in so many ways!