Re: Brother in Law has CMML
Posted: 17 May 2012 11:24
Dear Joanne
Thank you for updating us, very thoughtful of you,and so sorry to hear that your brother-in-law's CMML had now progressed to AML. He sounds a lovely person and even though his understanding of the illness is not what it might be, he seems to be able to be cheerful on social occasions. Maybe in some ways, he is better off not knowing?! It must be so confusing for him when he has to undergo medical procedures. Given how devastating later stages of Alzheimers can be for the individual and family, it is hard to know what to wish for as an outcome to the AML treatment. I would like to hope that he remains out of pain and comfortable and that any treatment does not prove more bothersome to him than the illness itself.
Best wishes to you and your family at this difficult time.
Chris
Thank you for updating us, very thoughtful of you,and so sorry to hear that your brother-in-law's CMML had now progressed to AML. He sounds a lovely person and even though his understanding of the illness is not what it might be, he seems to be able to be cheerful on social occasions. Maybe in some ways, he is better off not knowing?! It must be so confusing for him when he has to undergo medical procedures. Given how devastating later stages of Alzheimers can be for the individual and family, it is hard to know what to wish for as an outcome to the AML treatment. I would like to hope that he remains out of pain and comfortable and that any treatment does not prove more bothersome to him than the illness itself.
Best wishes to you and your family at this difficult time.
Chris