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ammebarb · 01-03-2010, 11:20 AM

My cancer diagnosis and treatment was 26 years ago, when my children were 8 and 11. A dear friend got my kids off of the bus on treatment days and took them home with her. She fed them supper and had ours ready for us when we picked them up, post chemo. My CMF chemo went on every three weeks for a year, and that dear friend never missed a treatment day! My dear colleagues supported me every way they could....I taught kindergarten, and on the days when I was most fatigued, they offered to cover my playground duty. They made me laugh, but were also sensitive to my fears and tears. They threw a "chemo's over" party---buying a beautiful cake that said, "Happy Bar Mitzvah, Louie"---complete with reduced for quick sale sticker! I still have hundreds of cards that I can't bear to throw away. One friend visited regularly, bringing an encouraging scripture on an index card.....They became my "sanity pack". There were countless meals and offers of transportation to treatment. Friends and family absolutely surrounded me with love and caring.....I guess any way you can do that for someone who is being treated...would be the ticket!

I have made head coverings recently and take them to my sis's treatment center. We live in a rural area with few residents, so everyone knows much about everyone else. I am often called about someone who is recently diagnosed and usually make a phone call or send a note or card asking if I can be of any help. Usually, I'm a listening ear.

Barb A.

01-03-2010, 11:20 AM	#8
ammebarb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 508	Re: How do you help others with Cancer? My cancer diagnosis and treatment was 26 years ago, when my children were 8 and 11. A dear friend got my kids off of the bus on treatment days and took them home with her. She fed them supper and had ours ready for us when we picked them up, post chemo. My CMF chemo went on every three weeks for a year, and that dear friend never missed a treatment day! My dear colleagues supported me every way they could....I taught kindergarten, and on the days when I was most fatigued, they offered to cover my playground duty. They made me laugh, but were also sensitive to my fears and tears. They threw a "chemo's over" party---buying a beautiful cake that said, "Happy Bar Mitzvah, Louie"---complete with reduced for quick sale sticker! I still have hundreds of cards that I can't bear to throw away. One friend visited regularly, bringing an encouraging scripture on an index card.....They became my "sanity pack". There were countless meals and offers of transportation to treatment. Friends and family absolutely surrounded me with love and caring.....I guess any way you can do that for someone who is being treated...would be the ticket! I have made head coverings recently and take them to my sis's treatment center. We live in a rural area with few residents, so everyone knows much about everyone else. I am often called about someone who is recently diagnosed and usually make a phone call or send a note or card asking if I can be of any help. Usually, I'm a listening ear. Barb A.