[cherylynnie]

Jayne, (Loving Daughter),

People can be so cruel. They have no idea what a cancer patient goes through. I am 39 years old, stage II grade III, T-2, N-0, Her2+++, ER+/Pr-. I had 4 dense dose A/C, 4 cycles Taxotere, started out dense dose then switched to weekly. Much easier taking the taxotere weekly.

All the advice you have gotten here is wonderful. They can't descriminate due to her illness. Make sure though that she takes all doctors notes that are required for her absences. One day when these people have something like cancer hit them at home they will look back and realize how insensitive they were to your mother. And when you think people are going to be on your side and be supportive and then they turn on you that in itself is horrible. Obviously they aren't her friends as she thought.

I finished chemo the middle of March 2006, and am on Herceptin every three weeks until next March. And Tamoxifen for five years daily.

Take care and hang in there.