Damn it all to hell

[unixronin]

My last surviving grandparent, in Devonshire, England, celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this year.  Most of the rest of my family managed to attend, and I'd have liked to go as well, but we're too flat broke.

A couple of months back now, she had a fall and hurt her arm and side.  Her side cleared up quickly, but her arm continued to pain her ever since the fall.  A couple of weeks ago now, they decided to X-ray her arm again to see if they'd missed something.  They found bone cancer, removed the identifiable tumor, and put a steel rod in her arm.

The biopsy results came back today.  It's bone melanoma.  She's in Exeter now being tested and scanned and testedagain ... brain scan, CAT scan, full-body bone scan, marrow biopsies, the works, to find out the extent of it.

I have this very nasty feeling I'm not going to see her again.

Comments

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Augh. *hugs offered*

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Ow. *hugs offered* Been there, done that. It *hurts*. :(

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

I just lost my last grandmother 2 years ago. Seems shorter.

*hugs*

[persimmon.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry this is happening. It's cold comfort, I know, but there are some extremely good painkilling combinations of drugs that can be given for this kind of thing in England, so that even if they cannot cure her, they can ensure that she is at least free of pain.

Small hugs offered -