My friend has just been dignosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Last week she was told she would need to have a double mastectomy, followed by chemo and radiation. She was also tested to see if the cancer had spead anywhere else and that came back as a negative - which was fantastic news. However, she then got a call yesterday to say that actually it has spread and that it is in her lymph nodes and chest, and that now things have changed somewhat in the outlook. She is devestated. We all are. Whilst she will be treated (I am not sure of all the ins and outs), this will be a much longer and harder journey than originally anticipated.
I want to be there as much as I can for her, and she has indicated she wants to get out the house and just talk to me, and of course I will. My DH and I have offered to do what we can to help every step of the way, incl help with their DS. But what I want to know is from those with experience, is what more I can do to try and least make her a little happy? I would love to just be able to rip the damn disease out of her - just do something so she wouldn't have to go through this at all. But of course that's not realistic. Please tell me all your top tips on what more I can be doing - from large to small and anything in between. Thank you.
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Life-limiting illness
How to help and comfort my friend
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MyMamaToldMe · 23/01/2013 12:00
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