Hospice? Already?

This is Brian with another update on Wendi. I have to confess that I'm a little torqued at the medical system right now. Sometimes it seems like the Marx Brothers are running the show. First, the good news. Wendi's MRI scan of the brain was negative for cancer, so we can be thankful for that. However, her doctor visited her early on Tuesday morning and had a chat with her. Wendi doesn't remember what was discussed, and my attempts to reach her doctor for clarification were not successful, so I'm still in the dark about her condition. However, the subject of hospice came up, so I was lucky enough to sit through two sales pitches from hospice reps. Yay... I wasted no time in explaining to both reps that we weren't making any decisions about anything until we knew exactly what her condition was, and what all the options were. What I don't get is, if there's no cancer in her brain, isn't chemotherapy still an option, if only to prolong her life? In that case, why bring hospice into the picture? Clearly, we have more questions than answers, and we can only get them from her doctor, who has yet to contact any of us. He wants to meet with all the family on Wednesday (which can't be a good sign), but I am not aware of any meeting place or time. I'll post another update after we actually get some meaningful information about Wendi's condition.

There is still no word on when Wendi can hope to come home, or if she will be able to come home at all. Hopefully that can be cleared up during the meeting with her doctor.