My mom, Flo Ella Cannon Davis, had a massive stroke after prayer meeting last Wednesday and was rushed by ambulance to the trauma emergency room of St. E's here in Beaumont. We later learned that along with the major stroke, she also had a large brain tumor (cancerous) that had been growing for quite some time. She also has a secondary tumor on the brain and suffered a heart attack at the same time the tumor's growth caused the first stroke. She has now had some 12-14 seizures (again caused by the tumor) since being here.
The doctors met with us on Sunday and gave us the results of the battery of tests she has undergone and because she is 86 years of age and has multiple problems, they do not feel she can survive any surgery and they insisted that the damage from the stroke has already been done. She has not been able to eat any food or drink a drop of water for a week today. Swallowing, chewing, balance and so many other things were destroyed by the stroke. The tumor is a GBM, stage 4, very aggressive cancer.
We were moved from the 2nd floor to the 4th for comfort care. No medical procedures or programs are being administered. She had a strong living will and a clear DNR order on file. They told us on Sunday that she had about five days to live if all remains the same.
She was placed into Hospice care on Monday, but we were able to remain here in St. E's because the projected time is so short.
She is non-responsive much of the time and she sleeps many hours, but does awaken from time to time and asks for a particular person, talks about an event in her life, sees her husband who died six years ago, my grandmother and grandfather and others who were/are important in her life. Her husband and my dad for most of my life died in Hospice care and we have nothing but good things to say about it. Some of us are with her at all times.
Please pray for my mom and for my family during this time in our lives.
Until the next page turns,
Brenda
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