Scott B.
I have learned God has a way in your biggest time of need to place special people in your life just at the right time. This is how Jenny Buckley came into my life, and my entire family’s lives. My wife Robyn was in the final months of her battle with a very aggressive cancer, and a very close friend Melissa recommended that I look at getting Robyn some help in palliative care. She said there is only one nurse to get, Jenny Buckley.
Our family had been all hands on deck to care for my wife, who was really struggling with the cancer and the treatments. We were overwhelmed, untrained, and scared of making any mistakes with Robyn. My wife was angry, frustrated, and just wanted to feel better. It had been 2 ½ years, and the situation was more and more grim. In comes Jenny, and for the first time we felt we had a true advocate just to guide us. Jenny is so experienced with handling all the symptoms of chemo etc…we just had a comfort level we never had before. We called her daily, and she came by early on 1-2 times a week. Jenny went to doctor appointments with us, and consulted with all our doctors. One thing I realized is that doctors appreciate very much if their patients have an advocate that understands what they are trying to say about the diagnosis, treatments, side effects, nutrition, medicine options and so much more. It allowed our Doctor to basically have an interpreter to help explain what is happening, and as we all know most doctors need help in the bedside manner department.
Time continued to move forward, and Robyn’s condition continued to worsen. It was now time for hospice care, and Jenny moved us right into hospice care immediately. The day Dr. Tenney discontinued treatments, we had all sorts of equipment show up at our house, and medicines and supplies too. Our lives just got so much easier in the care department, but so much more difficult emotionally. We knew we had only 8-9 weeks left with Robyn. Jenny made sure we got the absolute most out of our time left. She kept Robyn out of pain, and comfortable, so that we could be together as a family and prepare to say goodbye to a beautiful, funny, sweet 48 year old woman, who was getting a raw deal. It was the most difficult time for my daughters who are 17 and 19, and me, and my in laws, as we are devastated due to the loss of Robyn. Jenny gave us a comfort, and is such a loving and caring person, we don’t know how we would have made this journey without her.
