Confused about my moms information
Three weeks ago my mom went to the hospital after worsening migraines and indicates suspected gbm on an mri. Drs indicated it was not operable (butterfly lesion, with corpus callusom involvement, 5x6 cm) and scheduled a biopsy. We are now almost two weeks out from her biopsy (which confirmed gbm) and my mom just told me they won’t start radiation and chemo for another two weeks.
Maybe I’m confused or maybe she is confused but she, nor her husband, has said anything to me about this being terminal and they seem very “🤷🏻♀️” about it. She told me this weekend “oh I’ll just do the treatment and it will be fine. Medicine has come a long way it’s not a death sentence”.
So my questions are: does anybody have experience with drs NOT rushing for treatment and what that might mean, and also would it be common for drs to NOT be clear about potential timeline or prognosis at this stage/until all pathology comes back from the biopsy? Is my mom and her husband just in serious denial? They have not let us (siblings) come to any appointments.