Hospice to help

It's been two weeks since we came home from the hospital and each one of them have been very difficult because of the amount of pain that Lorrie has in her abdomen. After trying different pain killers that we had received from the hospital, we decided to get the people that know how to treat pain better than anyone. We have asked for Hospice of the Valley to come and help us. They had met with me in the hospital while we were there and said that if they could help with her pain control they would be there. Without anymore alternatives I believed I needed to call them out this time to help. They sent out a registered nurse and a social worker to meet with us at first. Then without any paperwork really completed, they jumped into action to ease her pain. Because the pain medication she was taking was pill form, each time she would take them she would throw them up. So, they have found a way for me to give her all the medication in a liquid format now and at the right intervals to keep her pain at a tolerant level. She hasn't had any good days that I can remember in a long time because of the cancer cells that are in her abdomen. In the past one would ask her how she was doing and she would reply I'm doing ok. Now her response is "crappy" with a smile.But she continues to fight the fight against this disease. Each day showing me new levels of strength and perseverance.