So my mom was diagnosed in August and we're at that point where we have to actually decide where she's going to do chemo and everything and I'm completely overwhelmed. We've got a couple of options in Arizona and California and I have no idea what actually matters when you're comparing them.
I've been googling like crazy and reading reviews but that doesn't really tell you much? Like one place has great reviews but another one has a doctor who apparently specializes in pleural cases specifically and I don't know if that's worth driving 6 hours for or what.
Mom's stage III so we're past early intervention but the doctors keep saying treatment can still help a lot and I just... I don't want to pick wrong, you know? She's already dealing with so much and if I send her to the wrong place that's on me.
Did anyone have to make this choice? What actually mattered when you were deciding? Was it the doctor's experience, the facility itself, how close it was to home, what they charge? My insurance is covering most of it but I'm trying to understand what questions I should even be asking when I call around.
I'm a teacher so I'm used to researching stuff but this is different because it's my mom and I'm also trying to keep my job together here in Phoenix and it's just a lot right now.