Are you Caring for a Partner & Parents with Dementia/Alzheimers

Although the pet scan showed ‘new activity’ in the abdomen, colon and near the kidneys, the Onc was actually quite happy with it, as Signet Ring adenocarcinoma is a bit like ILC (in a way) ... in that it doesn’t ‘present’ as a lump - it is very insidious and aggressive, presenting more like a spidery web ... so it doesn’t alway ‘show up well’ in scans, MRIs etc,  Hubby’s Cancer markers are still falling, is eating well, is not in pain or discomfort .... so we are really happy with that.  We’ve reduced the Capecitabine tablets again, by one - and his foot is already looking a lot better!  Not peeling so much.  We’ve also adjusted his Health Care Plan so he now gets more Podiatrist appointments instead of physio, as being a diabetic with neuropathy as well ... we have to be really careful of foot injuries ...

After Xmas, before he was diagnosed, he started a jigsaw puzzle - it was a beautie! ... his brother and nephew helped with a few bits on the last 2 visits ...  and he would sit there for hours, moving just a couple of pieces!  It was a big 1000 piece one, and all in shades of grey, so really tricky - and he finished it the other day, with no missing bits!  Particularly as I’d found pieces on the floor, in the kitchen, lounge and dining rooms - and he found a piece in his slipper once!  I would never have the patience to do this!!