When my "baby" sister was diagnosed with cancer, I dropped everything and dedicated my life to taking care of her so that she could remain at home with her beloved children and pets. As I was an Oncology RN, I was well trained in chemo, radiation, interferon, etc. And I was well aware of her prognosis. So my job was just to make her transition into the afterlife as pain free and pleasant as possible. Don't get me wrong, I would have given my life to save her. But the doctor put her in hospice and I never left her side. The hospice visiting nurse delivered all of the hard core pain prescriptions that you can think of. We tried everything in every possible combination, but as she was so riddled with pain (and the grief and guilt of "leaving " her family and children) NOTHING helped. Then a friend delivered some smoke and a box of brownies. She couldn't tolerate the "smoke" ( cancer had spread to her lungs) but she was willing to try the brownies. At her insistence, I tried some with her, and from that point on, we spent our time together in peaceful relaxation with a lot of giggles thrown in for good measure.
I will always miss her so much, and I will never get over losing her, but thanks to the brownies I'll always have such sweet and tender memories.
Hope my story was helpful @US Army Veteran, I totally recommend brownies and would love a recipe too! Let me know if you get a good one!