My extremely young 71 year old Dad died on January 11, 2009, he had AML...

My Dad's oncologist after one try at chemo and one at mylotarg, literally sent him home to die with no options, not even palliative care. However, much to our incredibly thankful hearts, due to a contact, the Univ. of Chicago had studied his medical records and wanted him there, unlike his oncologist, they felt that he still had many options, even a bone marrow transplant...

My Dad DID NOT want to "go yet"...he really wanted to fight this...and said he'd do anything in order to do so...he was an incredibly healthy man, even up to the end...definitely did not look like a "cancer" patient.

My Dad went in for platelets on a Friday, his bloodwork showed his WBC at an alarming 138! (On Wednesday it was 32...Monday at 10.2)

The hospital called his oncologist as to ask which step to take next, she told them to release him, send him home! She bumped up his hydrea pills (which we had discovered ourselves and had to nearly fight her for) to 6 a day ilo 1...that's it...

He had an appointment on the following Wednesday at the Univ. of Chicago, all he had to do was make it until then, they even thought he was a great bone marrow transplant candidate! We even had a jet lined up to take him there...

My Dad died on that Sunday before, he never was able to make it to the Univ. of Chicago...

PLEASE, am I just going nuts or was it outrageous for this oncologist to send him home that Friday? Why didn't she order an emergency transfusion? Do her actions sound right?

Would so appreciate any and all insight here...thank you

Blog for my Dad I made...

http://papamore.blogspot.com