Dear Kimmy61
Welcome Kimmy. First I would like to say I am so sorry your mom has been diagnosed with this horrendous disease, and that having you there with her will be a great comfort for her as well for yourself. My husband and I went through the same thing nobody told us what to expect, that everyone is different, nature of the disease....I was so upset because no one told me it would happen like it did, he did the surgery, radiation and chemo. We went to Mexico, naturopath anything to cure or at least prolong his life. He was the same way, he smoked up until 10 days before he passed. It was his left side too, his speech, sight, and walking were deteriorating. You don't mention seizures? The Dr's were constantly asking if he had any seizures and he hadn't until April 27th, we were on our way to chemo and he just started to stare right through me, I asked him if he could see me and he said yes. I mentioned it to his nurse and she called the Dr immediately and he was admitted to hospital. They were doing a CT scan on him and he had a significant seizure then and the Dr figured that I had witnessed mini seizures. They gave him anti seizure medication we spent the night in observation and sent home. No one told me he could experience seizures even on medication. May 27th he had a grand mall seizure at home, I didn't know what was happening at first, grabbed the phone and called an ambulance. Again one night in hospital and sent home. A couple of days later we went and saw our Dr and he said realistically we had 3 months....we made arrangements to enter a hospice.... We got into the hospice June 21, June 25 he experienced 3 seizures and passed the next morning With his entire family surrounding him. Stay strong and really cherish every single moment. I hope I helped, and like they say remember everyone is different but it kind of helps to hear someone's experience....