After 2 weeks in the cardio ward at Mission Hospital, Sharon is ready to bust out of the joint! Her heart doc said that when she could swallow pills again, she could go. So she worked on swallowing soft foods and eventually her pills.
Because the fluid on her abdomen has become more frequent, the team at Mission installed a state-of-the-art personal parencentecis device this morning. Now, she'll be able to drain the fluid before it becomes painful - what a concept!
Cancer "seeds" were found in some of the stomach fluid. The oncologist has advised us that chemo and radiation won't help. We, the family, have decided to get Hospice involved and are working closely with the palliative doctor at Mission. The intention is that Sharon will be moved to the SOLACE Center tomorrow (Friday, March 6) while she heals from today's procedure. http://www.carepartners.org/pagedisplay.cfm?mainpage=6&subpage=25
Sharon will stay in the beautiful facility until she is stable enough to go home. She is having good days still and really loves receiving phone messages and notes from people. If will be in Asheville, let the family know if you'd like to schedule time with Sharon.
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