Hi Jessika   Thank you for your kind words. It is always gratifying to have a friend (and family of course) close by your side when diagnosed with cancer. The more you understand what your friend is going through, the more supported she will feel. You are a good friend for wanting to find out as much as possible, and she will be most grateful that you have taken an interest in what is going on with her. At times though, while going through treatment or whatever, it's just nice to have a friendly ear to offload any concerns the cancer patient may have. So don't stress or feel as though you should know everything about cancer (none of us do! It's a difficult disease to understand anyway!). Just lending an ear or a shoulder to cry on is enough. Take care and all the best to your friend.   Jomus ... View more

Hello cjohnson39999,   I am unable to give you answers on what the problem might be but I can understand your frustration with rural doctors! Your health is very important and needs to be put as a priority - I understand the hospital isn't close or other doctors, but surely you must know that you and your health are worth the travel! It is always better to do something sooner rather than later. It seems you are dealing with a lot of health issues that are perhaps in a domino effect? I hope you get your answers soon and start to feel better!   Blessings,   Jessika ... View more

Hello Nurse1991,   I'm not able to give you an answer on your Peter Mac question but I just wanted to say that it was really good that you went for a second opinion, it's so important to double-check things when it comes to your health and unfortunately there are a lot of GP's that are quick to dismiss further investigation. The waiting period does suck, a lot. I can only relate as a benchwarmer so to speak as my close friend has stage 4 cancer - when she is waiting for results from numerous tests, she gets extremely anxious. I just try my hardest to occupy her thoughts in a different direction the best I can, I hope you and your husband can do the same.   Blessings,   Jessika  ... View more

Thank you so much, Nas!   I will definitely take all of that on board and mention to her about the salt water! I have been super careful when purchasing her gifts, making sure they are safe for people having chemo - I'm very picky!   We have a really strong understanding of one another; I give her space and just send her pics and voice messages that she can listen to when she has the time and energy.    One thing she did mention on the phone to me the other night was a treatment the doctors wanted to start her on to strengthen her bones but she didn't want to have it because it makes your teeth fall out? I will have to get the name of it from her and look into the forum further. I know she wanted me to help her find an alternative supplement for bone strength to avoid the injections.   She is struggling financially so I am planning to start a GoFundMe campaign for her, but I need to wait until she has the time and energy for that phone call so I can get all the correct details for it. Her super fund won't release her money for some reason which is completely frustrating! I am going to help her in changing companies so she can get her money. No one going through so much should have to worry about putting food on the table or paying bills. I will fight for her! ✊🏻   Thank you so much again for taking the time to reply to me and giving me all those helpful tips! 💜 ... View more