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Dawnc
8 years agoMember
Quality of Life or Quantity they asked me?
Hi all, I was quite set back by a hospital staff member calling me this morning to ask me some important questions regarding my three appointments at hospital tomorrow. First one 11am Radiation Dept. ...
Brenda5
8 years agoMember
Dads oncologist just before Christmas became very candid with dad saying the bone cancer is taking over. Dad was not impressed and immediately asked for a psychologist. I think the psychologist had a quiet word to the oncologist when he got back from Christmas as he was a different man when he saw dad next and a plan was hatched to have a new sort of chemo. Yes it has risks. Yes there are side effects, some not yet known. Yes they overdosed dad on the first dose of chemo but they got it right now and he is hardly sick at all. Just a bit tired for a few days and then he comes good. Dad has now planted himself a couple of veg gardens. I love his snow peas. Dad is 78 now.