I just saw an interview with her when she was in the beginning stages of treatment. It reminded me so much of going through this with my father!! He responded well and his tumor shrunk a lot!! He was doing very well, was going to see a surgeon who was thinking about taking out most of the lung with the cancer in it which would have helped immensly!! Then on Dec 5 2003 he got really sick and went into a coma. He had been sick about a couple of weeks before and I won't go into details but I know in my heart the docs let him go home long before they should have!! The cause is pretty much due to a blood clot - or many small ones - this is what I believe the docs missed or just didn't pay attention to!!
Yes my father smoked 3 packs a day at his most!! He had two heart attacks and triple bypass surgery and still didn't stop!! My sister smokes and didn't stop or try throughout his illness with the lung cancer!!!!!!!
Anyway - I didn't even know she had taken any turn for the worse!! And feel for their whole family!! They were both so young - she was only 44!! Luckily though her father is alive and from what I hear well - they do have a good bit of close family!! Thank goodness! |