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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (138967)	3/28/2007 2:52:00 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 225578

My mother-in-law was diagnosed in Feb. 2001 with throat cancer. The tumor had grown so large that within less than a week, it would have killed her by blocking her trachea. First they did a tracheostomy so she could breathe. Then they explained the surgery to her, which involved removing her larynx and whatever other affected parts of her throat were involved. I recall the doctor explaining the surgery, chemo and radiation. Asked her did she want the surgery, and I recall her shrugging her shoulders in a "why not" gesture (she could not talk, having had the trach already). She opted not to have chemo or radiation, and lived a very miserable year until the day in April 2002 that she died.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (138967)	3/28/2007 3:00:52 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

She said I think not like john says, these are highly, highly personal decisions the bottom line to be blunt about it, is that there really are no good options at this point in time when it comes to stage IV cancers, it's uncurable safe to say we are all 'uncurable', 'terminal' <g>....having the 'sentence' pronounced forces us to deal with our own mortality in a way that most of us (thankfully) do not have to consider so acutely i highly recommend this book to those who are either actively dying or will someday be :) amazon.com