A couple of weeks ago, Grandma and Grandpa Ball were sitting all day long in the waiting room of the ER waiting for Grandpa to be seen. They thought he might have pneumonia. When he was finally seen in the ER, they weren't quite sure what was wrong but got him set up on some IV fluids and nutrition.
It was only a matter of days before they bad news seemed to roll over them.
Larry was diagnosed with aggressive renal lymphoma cancer. After meeting with the oncologist last week, the prognosis is guarded. The life expectancy at this point is somewhere between 3 and 12 weeks.
The question right now is "Could he tolerate chemo?" I think there is the thought to try and hope for more life to live, but suffer a lot through it, or simply live a heartfelt final weeks with some comfort from hospice care.
It is a hard decision to make, but somehow this is the plan for him right now. Our prayers are that he can be comfortable and enjoy time with family.