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Sherryg683 · 08-06-2008, 12:23 PM

Yes, a little. I think a pep talk would have been better. Encourage her that she can get through it. Physically radiation wasn't that hard for me but it took it's emotional toll. It was very hard for me to be there every day. Always remember people respond to treatments differently...sherryg683

08-06-2008, 12:23 PM	#4
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Yes, a little. I think a pep talk would have been better. Encourage her that she can get through it. Physically radiation wasn't that hard for me but it took it's emotional toll. It was very hard for me to be there every day. Always remember people respond to treatments differently...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!