A health Adventure

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So, momma has been doctoring in Minneapolis which is an hour and half away from us. Complicating issues, it is a major metropolitan area which gets a lot of traffic. I do poorly in traffic, as does she. A lot of people don't understand this. Yes, I do drive. Yes, I'm a nervous driver. No, I don't willing put myself or others at danger, yes, it is worth it for me to not drive in conditions where I feel unsafe. Yes, I plan my routes out ahead of time, yes, I will drive longer if it means less getting triggered into an anxiety attack. As a result of this - we have been blessed enough to find a volunteer driver who gets paid for mileage through a local organization. However it adds a level of complexity to care and sometimes her appointments take all day. So, happily she found an oncologist here in this area that she likes. She will keep her Dr. in Minneapolis, but be mainly seen by this one here. Making transportation much easier. We went to see that new Dr. the other day. To be honest I'm not sure what I think of this one. She was kind, and suggested a few different things. However I felt like they were trying to push mom to not take treatments anymore. Yes, that means ... well... giving up. Essentially. I know, they have to let people know all of their options, and that this is an option, but I just don't like how they dwelled on the negative. There are more treatment options available for mom and mom says as long as there are treatments available she wants to keep trying YES that is my strong fighter momma. So this Dr. wants to do all the scans and blood draws over again. Well, I guess that's natural... mom has had all that, but they want it done here, so they have their own, fresh copies of things. I guess that's what you want them to do, be thorough. I just don't know what is better, trying this new Dr. out for the convivence of receiving treatment close to home, or staying with the old Dr. I guess if she doesn't like the level of care here she can always switch back. On the upside there are lots of extra programs out here that we could participate in. Free Reiki (energy work) mom is interested in. And Art therapy for Caregivers I'm interested in. Please send your continued prayer and wishes that mom stays healthy and that this disease leaves her and that this is the right choice we're making. Thanks all Photo : AI generated image of momma by MyHeritage AI