Friend has Cancer and a 2 1/2 year old
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Friend has Cancer and a 2 1/2 year old
| Sat, 03-29-2008 - 3:55pm |
She was just diagnosed with sarcoma. Will have another biopsy in a couple weeks, then chemo.
She will not be feeling well, and I'm wondering if there are any resources? Maybe for respite care? Everyone
is working and can't really take over care of this little guy and I'm really worried about him. Normally, people don't get cancer while having a toddler at home. I know she's going to be wiped out from the chemo and also just the fact she has cancer is upsetting to her. I am having difficulty finding out any information on the internet about this too.
Thanks for any ideas you have...

Welcome to the board, Susan.
While having child having cancer is a very hard process to face. However an attempt to help patients learn to minimize the side effects of cancer drugs and radiation treatment will help them a lot to come out of this process faster. Some of the things which would help are ask her never to pull, tug or scrub the face too hard, ask her to moisturize with products containing sunscreens with a sun protection factor. Also there are patient assistance programs that are offered by some pharmaceutical manufacturers to help pay for medications. We all would pray for her speedy recovery.