Posts by Linda Kern38

Ah, lungs, pelvic bone metastases... I suppose I’ll just have to embrace you too.

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My father has returned home from the hospital for temporary care. According to his discharge papers, he’s scheduled to head back into the hospital on March 29th, and before that, he needs to go to the Mayo Clinic for radiation. They’ve labeled it palliative radiation. I feel completely shattered. Just two weeks ago, everyone thought he was doing fine—just dealing with typical old-age issues—and now we're talking about palliative care. That word... "palliative." It just hangs there. He can't get up, he can't read, and he can barely speak. Up until this point, I kept telling myself there must be some mistake. He seems so steady and patient, through it all.

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