Guest guest Posted December 7, 1999 Report Share Posted December 7, 1999 >> I would like to address the matter of Chemo. >> My daughters father-in-law had a lady friend who developed Ovarian >> cancer. >> She would go to the hospital every week, and sit in a recliner, listening >> to music, while they fed this into her viens. The room was full of chairs, >> somewhat like an assembly line. Most people got up and went home after >> their treatment, But got deathly ill, and they would have to keep >> her overnight. >> It got worse, spread to her lungs. She was put in the hospital, and my >> daughter stayed with her in the room. >> A nurse came in wearing gloves, her uniform covered by protective clothing >> And her face was covered. >> She proceeded to put a bottle of the solution up on a stand, and started taping >> it. >> She told my daughter that one of those bottles fell and broke, and the >> solution spilled on her leg and burned her real bad, also the solution ate >> a hole in the cement floor. >> If it does this outside the body, can one imagine what is happening on >> the inside? >> My brother-in-law is taking it for Colon Cancer. His mouth is covered in blisters. >> I cannot for the life of me, understand why families are having to go through >> this. I'm not meaning to sound pious, But there has to be a better way. Why do we feel that Doctors know all the answers, And they have got to know whats best for us, right?. Hogwash, I say. Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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