I agree Zoffiel. Alternative treatments - ie dietary supplements etc seem very attractive in comparison with a drug that makes you feel ordinary. No one likes taking medication that gives side effects that make you miserable. But none of us want to die of cancer either. And the dying process will make a person feel much more miserable than side effects from the medication to hopefully keep it bay. The problem I think is that in the early stages, breast cancer doesn’t make us feel unwell. The treatment makes us unwell. So, we hate the side effects from the treatment - we went from feeling normal to feeling yuk. We forget sometimes that progressing metastatic cancer will make us feel much worse than side effects. I promised my children that I will do all that is in my power to live as long as I can - for their sake. Regardless of the side effects of medication. It may not work but I will give it my best shot. Not for me. For the ones who love me.
