Yes, Wayne had prostate cancer. He was diagnosed in 2003. He was really pretty good until 2010 when he had a bone lesion, and surgery for that. Still was able to be pretty "normal" and fairly active after recuperating from that surgery.
Then things started deteriorating when we discovered brain metastasis. I will never forget that day that we learned of this, and the ensuing brain surgery on Feb 11, 2011.
Still he hung in there and did pretty well until Jan of 12. He was still up and around with his cane until about April. Then using his walker until a week and a day before he died. Mother's Day of 12 was his last day here at home. He was too fragile to be home after that. Wayne died inpatient hospice on May 20th, 2012.
Sorry to ramble on, but we just had the first anniversary on May 20. I've been reliving all the details. I guess we tend to do that...
I remember when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer that many people said, "oh prostate cancer, he'll be ok" but Wayne had the aggressive kind. We knew that from the beginning.
The pain that Wayne had was a lot for him to deal with. He was on fentanyl patches, I believe it was 350 micrograms that we changed every other day. My daughters remember how much pain he was in. I have only blocked out a few things, mentally, but I have blocked out that.
Diane
