Those peaks of strength we witnessed over the weekend have since faded. Dad is getting weaker and shows no real interest in eating. Today he's had bouts of diarrhea and vomiting and a myriad of other issues. Throughout the day, different members of Dad's amazing team of docs visited the room to see the family. It appears that the CA19-9 levels are over 5000 and there is a strong belief that the cancer is on the move. The hope of doing a gastric bypass surgery to alleviate the eating issues has also since faded. The only solution now is to put in a GJ tube in Dad's gut for him to receive nutrition of some sort. Yes, it seems we are at that point of palliative care versus treatment and/or prevention of metastasis. It has been a day of devastating news.
It is possible that Dad will be discharged on IV fluids and antibiotics. He wants to go home for at least a day to put some things in order, but then has agreed to move in with Matt, Sam, and me. Mom cannot do this alone. Everyone is always welcome to my home to visit!
In addition to the difficulties with my dad, my aunt (mom's sister) has lost the ability to talk or use her arms after having a procedure performed earlier this week.
Tough day all the way around.....
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