Doc or Duck?

Well, I must say that I've been going through each day with hopes that today would be the day that mom would stop hurting and would realize that the radiation has helped her to fight off the cancer in some measurable way.  But it's hard.  First off, her pain continues in her hip.  I expect this since, we were told that the radiation would keep working for 2-3 weeks beyond the last treatment.  Since we're still not even a week out, I understand that the area of treatment is irretated and inflamed and can cause pain. 

The second difficult issue is that one of her doctors, (DUCK as in QUACK!) did a 180 flip on us.  All of the things he told her she should be doing, and all the good that the treatement would do for her... he basically said - well, no sense in getting another PET scan to see how well the treatment worked since you can't get any more radiation in the same spot...ignorance is bliss right?  And then tells her that she can either continue with the ZOMETA shot to strengthen the bones or not, her choice... Sort of a sing song - what ever makes you happy... la dee da... WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT?  Now, keep in mind, he has no idea what all the radiation has done for her... he knows nothing about how the treatment is progressing... he just woke up one morning and decided to tell all of his patients to roll over and play dead.  How does one encourage and support a person going through cancer treatment when they have a whacked out duck like this at this stage in the game?  When we need the support the most the duck just quacked on us!  How does one pass this information on to the next unsuspecting person who is depending on this Professional to guide, encourage and lead them out of darkness? 

Her folks, is where I tell you that there is not enough natural selection in our world!  I know it's hard to be optimistic and upbeat when you don't feel good... but when you're employed, making good money and basically doing what you love to do... step up and take responsibility for delivering the goods to those who are paying you.  And trust me, we are paying these doctors a great deal of money to treat us with better kindness and support than many of them are delivering!