Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, need

Posted by Midwest redneck on August 17, 2006 at 08:52:11 from (207.148.197.39):

As some of you may remember I sent out a message at the end of last year saying that my FIL has bladder cancer and he would have about a year to live etc. My Mother inlaw is at his side in the hospital 10 hrs. per day and my FIL has had last rites given to him and he has told my MIL that he wants to go now and he is ready to go. Here is my questions for you guys, my Mother inlaw will likely need help with funeral expenses, (do I offer assistance, or offer to buy one of their 2 Ford Explorers, or do nothing) I dont want to insult or offend. They have a 1998 and a 2002, (I would offer $$ for the 98) It would give my MIL cash and it would make it so that she wouldnt have to pay insurance payments on 2 trucks. As far as time off of work, should I take off all the days of the funeral visiting. My wife is taking it in strides and is visiting my FIL once per week or so in the hospital. My FIL can walk a little, eat a little and last week his blood pressure dropped to 40 over 30 and he collapsed while getting out of bed, he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. I have never seen anyone with terminal cancer and how it affects a person. The cancer is now in his bone marrow and is in his spine. The Chemo treatments are going to be stopped now because it is wiping out his immune system. I guess the old saying is true...nice people die early.
FYI----(dont smoke, you WILL get cancer.) my FIL is 59 years old, just retired 3 years ago. He smoked 2 packs of Winstons for 40 years. He quit cold turkey last November.
Real sad.

Replies:

• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Joe in MN 22:45:29 08/17/06 (1)
  • Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Midwest redneck 02:22:50 08/18/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Davis In SC 21:04:25 08/17/06 (2)
  • Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Midwest redneck 02:27:44 08/18/06 (1)
    • Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Davis In SC 20:07:27 08/18/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Boley 20:46:32 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, jimNCal 17:16:19 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, 37 chief 14:46:39 08/17/06 (1)
  • Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Midwest redneck 16:32:42 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, John in Ct 14:11:39 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Brian in NY 12:27:59 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, don t.-9n180179 09:57:54 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, JDknut 09:06:37 08/17/06 (0)
• Re: Father inlaw is on his last days with cancer, Case Lady 09:02:23 08/17/06 (0)

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