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Re: How do you help others with Cancer?
For me, because my kids are young (dx when they were 8 and 5), anything that helped my kids was HUGE to me. I had family, friends, teachers, school counselors around to let them know they were available and would routinely check on them. People also brought over gifts for them (games, puzzles, coloring packets...things I could do with them even on days I didn't feel my best). I also had some friends that picked them up for a day and had a "day at the farm" and took them to a pottery/painting class.
As for me and my husband, visits from friends were a big boost for us both (we had several family and friends that traveled from Michigan). Also, my first day at work after shaving my head, the group of people that I work with (and I work with predominantly men), all came in wearing pink bandanas. It was an AMAZING show of support. I get emotional to think about it even now. It was very powerful!
Thanks, Shelia for the link. I plan to join!!!
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Hayley
Oklahoma
3/35/2009 - Diagnosed, age 39
5/7/09 - Mastectomy and reconstruction started. Two tumors found. Tumors were side by side. DCIS tumor was 2.8 cm, ER-, PR-, grade 2. Invasive tumor was 1.1 cm, poorly differentiated, grade 3, ER+90%, PR+95%, HER2+3. Thankfully, no node involvement.
5/29/09 - Second surgery resulting from difficulty healing from mastectomy.
6/2/09 - Began Herceptin treatments
6/23/09 - Began Taxotere and Carboplatin treatments along with Herception every 3 weeks.
10/06/09 - Completed Taxotere and Carboplatin - Yeah!!!
10/27/2009 - Herceptin maintenance and began Femara
12/10/2009 - 2nd stage reconstruction surgery
2/2010 - Body rejected saline implant
3/18/2010 - Second stage reconstruction using silicone implant
5/4/10 - Completed Herceptin - YEE-HAA!
May '10 - Body rejects silicone implant...taking a break.
11/29/10 - Hysterectomy
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