Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I need a little advice please. My friend has terminal cancer and is having a hard time of it right now. It was an extra hard summer - she finished chemo and was tumor free in mid June - then they found a brain tumor in July, had the brain surgery and 2 months of radiation after that - only to find another tumor on her back and kidneys. 22 days of radiation for that with last week a chemo treatment. She has survived 4 years with this and intends to keep surviving (mostly with things we've learned from this list). But she's so very very tired and can't keep ANYTHING down. She's lost 40#. We changed her diet to real yogurt and apple juice - that she could keep down and she started regaining her strength and was then able to keep down watery soups - so we were progressing! Last week's chemo knocked her off her feet again. Our plan for her diet - back to the real yogurt and real apple/carrot juice. Digestive enzymes (papaya) and acidopholis. What about some saurkraut type thing?!?! Radiation for the brain tumor has killed her tastebuds, but she's super sensitive to smells at the moment. Juices juices juices are what my instincts are saying, but anything with a weird smell will make her heave before she can drink it. She can't do the complete nutrition any more - the smell of it. Becky Many people have eaten my cooking and gone on to lead normal lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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