AndreaHut

Recently I've been thinking about the words we use about cancer and cancer patients. They're words of war battle, fight, survivor. On the one hand, we read that so-and-so is a 10 year survivor. On the other, we read of those who lost their 5 year battle with cancer. We engage in a fight against canc...
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Recently I've been thinking about the words we use about cancer and cancer patients. They're words of war battle, fight, survivor. On the one hand, we read that so-and-so is a 10 year survivor. On the other, we read of those who lost their 5 year battle with cancer. We engage in a fight against canc...
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So, when last I left you, with or without your port, we had just had round one of chemo. And everyone wants to know - patients and loved-ones alike - is what about the side effects Will I be laid out on the bathroom floor for a week Will I be able to go to work The quick answers are no and yes. Ther...
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THE PORT or PORT-A-CATH If youre going to have chemotherapy, someone should ask you to consider having a port. The port is a round, dome-like device implanted somewhere near your collarbone. It gives nurses a reliable place to stick all their needles. Its attached to a catheter that runs under your ...
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I'm sitting here in the waiting room of my oncologist's office trying not to stare at each person as they walk in. I can't help wondering what news each one will get today. Good, bad Status quoThe woman who looks to be in her eighties is gaily dressed and smiling. She chats with all the nurses as th...
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