Cancer Strikes Again

It's been a very emotionally challenging week for my family, as we found out that my aunt has been admitted to the hospital. We noticed a dramatic weight loss in her, over the span of 2 months, she must have lost 60-80 lbs. She always used to be loud and hyper, but even at Christmas she was very quiet and calm (which was really weird), and didn't seem to be feeling well, or eating as much as normal.

So she finally decided to go see her doctor, and he got her to get some tests done immediately, and as soon as the results came in, he had to admit her to the hospital because she suddenly started to retain water, and her tummy was inflated as big as a 9 month pregnant woman. They had to drain out the excess water, which came up to 8.5 L. Her bodily functions are starting to fail already, and it's really not looking god at all. I'd be surprised if she makes it till the end of the month.

She doesn't know the results yet, but knows something is wrong. We, her family, know that she has ovarian cancer, that has spread and is now generalized. She is very scared and freaked out, and we have been there with her at the hospital over the last few days to comfort her and be with her. She will be told by the doctor today what she has, and I'm somewhat glad that I'm not the one there to be with her when she finds out, because I don't think I'd be able to handle it.

It's crazy how everything just happened so fast, and suddenly we're told that she doesn't have long to live. I'm just happy that this woman has had a very good 3 years, since she had finally found the love of her life, at the age of 66 (at the time). She lived a very rough life and went through so much. She deserved a good life, and when she finally got it, cancer strikes. It's very unfair. The worst part, is that her boyfriend had lost his wife to the exact SAME cancer like 10 years ago. That poor man must really feel terrible in all this. I can't imagine losing the people I love most twice like that.

It's very hard watching my whole family trying to stay strong in all this and being so emotional. But we all have the attitude that it's part of life, and people come and go and there's not much we can do about it. It's just a shame that there is no cure for that terrible illeness, and that it can strike anyone at any time. :(