A Brain Tumour problem, can anyone help?
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My wife had brain tumors and much of the treatments that you described. The thrush is from the radiation treatments as I recall. Her appetite went to nothing. She had to be tube fed for the last 14 months of her life. At the end she was only consuming one can per day of the feeding solution. She should have been consuming six cans for normal nutrition.
I suspect that he is aware of his condition and aware of his prognosis. His unwillingness to take part in his own treatment is actually his intention. I think that he has accepted that he is going to die and soon. I cried when my wife resisted eating. I was selfish. I wanted her to stay alive as long as possible, but life for her was unbearable agony.
Be his friend. Make sure that you tell him how you feel about him, regret is timeless. I am very glad that I told my wife how much I loved her and why. God bless you both and good luck.
I would have to say call his doctor and tell them that he needs to have a tube put in his stomach so he can get his nutrients that way. He needs water soon...he can get dehydrated fast. I think it is serious especially since his body is not in the best of conditions. Ask the doctors about a feeding tube. its not bad. It could save his life.
I had a friend with terminal breast cancer also in a much reduced infantile state. She would eat very cold yogurt, ice cream, cold puddings (we could crumble some vitamins in some of this). we just had to experiment & try many different things. Since she wouldn't eat much each time we would feed her every hour or so. It is really heart breaking, I am sorry
hi...I don't know of any recipes or foods except for maybe some soup.perhaps he could eat that. the tumor is causing him to act that way so there may be nothing you can do to make him realize he needs to eat and take his medicine.i really don't know what other advice I can give you, but I will keep you and your friend in my prayers...i'm sorry I couldn't be any help..
God Bless.
my bil is going through the same thing with glioblastoma.
he had surgury on his left frontal lobe and they were able to resect 95% of the tumor.
he is still going through radiation. will be completed by July 9th. he just finished his 1st dosage of 42 days straight of chemo. he will have another mri 2 weeks after radiation is complete. I am sure his chemo dosage will be higher..
he has his good days and his bad days.. some days he will eat plenty while others he really won't eat.
maybe offer him soups, jellos, anything that is light.
also it all depends on him.. he HAS to fight this beast in order to win the battle.. you need to motivate him.
my bil is not the same person he was before surgery.
he seems to still need help with some things. you have to teach them again.. hopefully they will get through it.
just keep praying..
good luck.
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