The Breast Cancer Site

I find a lot of useful information here http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
I wish this had been here about a year and a half ago. I think we could have been a little better prepared.
YOUR FIRST RADITION ONCOLOGIST APPOINTMENT

From: http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

Eating Healthy and Saving Some Dollars.

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Wrapping up the radiation treatments.

We are approaching the end of the radiation treatments, as of today she has 7 left. The last seven treatment wil be of a slightly higher intensity and in a tigher burst, but for the same amount of time each time. They did say to expect the side effect to become a little worse. The whole process has actually been a little less horrifing than I originally thought. I really have to thank the whole staff at Harbin for all there support and knowledge they have given us along the way. The two radiation techs assigned to my wife are very caring and concerned with all there patients. They take care of everyone like they are family, and answer any questions to the best of their ability. I like the fact if they don't know something they don't give her some lame pat answer. In this case they research and help us to research the answers. In this post I have brought some photos of the equipment used. I was able to gain access to these pictures with the help of the staff. I do want it to be known that the public isn't allowed to just walk around and take photos inside the clinic. These were taken only while the areas were unoccupied, and with the full knowledge of the staff. I must offer great thanks to the two ladies that guided us through the photograph and even took a few for me in places I couldn't go, the one I chose to post here today was in fact not taken by me.

Closing Doors???

"Sometime we concentrate on closing doors, to the point we don't see others when they open."

Sometime we concentrate on closing doors, to the point we don't see others when they open. I have heard this saying many times throughout my life yet really until rec3ently I had really not understood fully how true this really is. The discovery of my wife's cancer lead to her being able to finally receive some of the other much needed health care she has needed before the discovery. Her insurance only covers certain things and some of her problems were not covered. We have since found many systems of support in place for cancer victims and survivors. Many of these places offer counseling, financial aide, and even transportation to and from the multiple visits that are required to various health care facilities. We only took part in the programs we truly needed as not to over tax the system for others with the same needs. I can only hope others in the system try also to observe this practice in order to keep these entities in place since they do so very much good for the community they serve.

One of the other doors that opened seems to be opened since this discovery is a newly rekindled closeness to her father. Without going into great detail since our marriage my wife's father had for the most part dis-owned her. It had been over 10years since they had spoken face to face. I was very proud to have been present when he did appear at her hospital room door with a smile for her and even a few kind words. I do believe there are more "opening doors" to come and I do believe they will be very important and much needed.

Silent Survivors

There are a group of cancer survivors out there that go for the most part unrecognized. These survivors are the families and friends of the cancer patient. It is this unrecognized group I hope to offer some support and guidance to.

First I must say I am in no way a licensed professional in any field, let alone a healthcare professional. I am just an ordinary average guy, with a recently diagnosed wife. I never really understood the impact of this monster we call Cancer. It always seemed almost an unreal and impossible occurrence. I have since found that this monster touches many, many lives every day. There are of course the obvious hurdles that one would expect to have to overcome but I have also begum to see many new and unconsidered problems that come to light in each new stage of this journey.


I do hope to help even just one needy soul through this blog, I will say that I am not one to preach and pour religion onto problems. I do however in fact do believe highly in prayer, I do not wish to even begin to tell you which God you should pray to, or how you should do it. I understand we all have ourown personal beliefs, one of mine is to never question or change someones choice of God or belief. I will say try and stay close to whatever it is that you do believe.

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