Teresa Lynne Cain Needs TLC in Fight With Cancer
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Teresa is a loving wife and mother of 2 wonderful children, Nathan and Natalie. After having issues for over a year Teresa was finally able tests done that confirmed that she has cancer. She has seen and will continue to see a specialist in Calgary.
Her options right now are either surgery or radiation treatment, all would be done in Calgary. The specialist advised that she should do the surgery as the treatments have a less than 50% chance of removing the cancer. The surgery has its own risks, the cancer is very near or even surrounding her facial nerve so there is a very real possibility that would have to be removed. If removed she would most likely lose feeling and motion in part of her face. After removal of the cancer she would need reconstructive surgery on the nerves and possibly a nerve graph.
After the surgery she would require up to 10 days of recovery at the hospital in Calgary. She would then require an additional 6-8 weeks of recovery time from the surgery. After this she would have to undergo radiation treatments also in Calgary for another 6 to 8 weeks. While undergoing radiation treatments she will be at a much higher risk if she were to become infected with Covid19. Finally after that she would require an additional 6 to 8 weeks to recover from the radiation. All told the specialist said this entire process will last about 8 months.
I am her husband Jamie, our 20th anniversary will be this September. We don't know what this is going to cost but it is a 3 hour drive from where we live to Calgary so travel, food, motel expenses will probably get quite high. She will be unable to work after the surgery possibly for the entire 8 months. I don't know what I will be doing with my work or if I will be working. I have been off work for the last 2 months due to Covid and unsure when I will be returning.
Any help would be appreciated during this time.
Her options right now are either surgery or radiation treatment, all would be done in Calgary. The specialist advised that she should do the surgery as the treatments have a less than 50% chance of removing the cancer. The surgery has its own risks, the cancer is very near or even surrounding her facial nerve so there is a very real possibility that would have to be removed. If removed she would most likely lose feeling and motion in part of her face. After removal of the cancer she would need reconstructive surgery on the nerves and possibly a nerve graph.
After the surgery she would require up to 10 days of recovery at the hospital in Calgary. She would then require an additional 6-8 weeks of recovery time from the surgery. After this she would have to undergo radiation treatments also in Calgary for another 6 to 8 weeks. While undergoing radiation treatments she will be at a much higher risk if she were to become infected with Covid19. Finally after that she would require an additional 6 to 8 weeks to recover from the radiation. All told the specialist said this entire process will last about 8 months.
I am her husband Jamie, our 20th anniversary will be this September. We don't know what this is going to cost but it is a 3 hour drive from where we live to Calgary so travel, food, motel expenses will probably get quite high. She will be unable to work after the surgery possibly for the entire 8 months. I don't know what I will be doing with my work or if I will be working. I have been off work for the last 2 months due to Covid and unsure when I will be returning.
Any help would be appreciated during this time.
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Jamie Cain
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Medicine Hat, AB