Starting Hospice with Terminal Cancer

January 12, 2023

Last Friday, I started noticing that my tummy and legs were puffy. When I weighed myself, I found that over the week I had gained ten pounds in water. I remembered being at this point a year and a half ago when I was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer and recognized that what I am experiencing is called ascites. It indicates that my liver is not working well and is a sign that I am nearing the end with my cancer.


Though I'm incredibly tired and a bit achy, my lungs are still clear and everything is still working pretty well even with a cancer CA125 count of nearly 3,000. I am having to eat small amounts at a time since eating much gives me major heartburn. I also have no appetite and feel a little nauseous, but I'm still able to eat. I'm feeling very blessed, and today I'm enjoying the sunshine as we begin the process of entering hospice care.