Update From Desiree

Yesterday, we got the news that Mom required the Rapid Response Team to help with her breathing around 6pm. They stopped the chemo yesterday because there has been no change in her lungs, but they are continuing the Tarceva. Rapid Response Team put her on BiPAP, a ventilatory system that places oxygen into her lungs. I found this out at 8pm yesterday, got off work right away and rushed home and so did my grandma, aunts and uncles. The doctor had everyone in a large group & explained what was going on so we were all on the same page. Doctor told my Dad that IF (and I say IF!!!) the cancer spreads faster than the doctors can keep up with and the ventilatory system does not work as well, she can either have the breathing tube forced down her throat and connected to her lungs, but she will be sedated, and it will be very uncomfortable for her because she will gag or feel like it's unnatural (which it is). He said that it is "basically a one-way trip. It is not to cure the cancer, it's not to treat it, it's basically to put her on a 'pause' so that she can have more time. She may be conscious but will not be able to interact or speak." The other "OPTION" (which we do not believe because, again, God's GRACE is more powerful than any doctor's report) is to take off the ventilatory system but it will slow down her breathing and will cause her to use a lot of energy/strength to breathe but it will not last long because it might drain her. 


These are what we were given from the doctor. Who knows what will happen though? But it is indeed a big weight upon my and my Dad's shoulders since we were both asked our opinion...on what we think would be best for her and what she wants for herself. She does not want the breathing tube. "One ways" are not acceptable. 

She is STILL fighting. NO HOPE IS LOST. We expect miracles.