Radioactive beads

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I've been letting mom go to her own appointments for awhile now. In some cases there is a no guests policy anyway so I figure she;s got it handled. Well one day I answer a phone call from her Dr. figuring it's important and I should. Imagine my surprise after being told that her appointments have been just fine, that she had Dr;s appointments set up because they found spots on her liver that will need treating with radioactive beads. I took another call from the Hope Lodge (the place we stay when she needs out of town appointments) to ask me questions about our upcoming stay that I knew nothing about. If you are hiding things from family, be sure to not put family down as your "caregiver". So I confronted her. Asked her if there was anything she'd like to mention about her health ... no, nope, nu uh.... and then I told her about those calls. She said she was trying to protect me from worry. :/ Well, maybe, but I wish she would have let me be an asset. True, I worry, but I will also think of things from all of the angles and will ask questions and strive to come up with the best possible outcomes. Some people would consider this an asset. Well that was about a month ago. So far she has had the needed 2 out of 3 procedures ... I hope they are working well, she will have images soon . I am happy that they were able to place the radiation right where needed and it spares healthy tissue and that she was maybe a bit tired, maybe a bit tummy upset for a couple of days but otherwise not bad, right back to normal. I just feel a huge array of emotions. Sad she has to go through this. Million questions about what this means moving forward. Could we be so lucky that it's just the matter of having these procedures done and then she's healthy and move on with life. I hope so. That is what I pray. Photo: Pixabay