Scotslass where are you from?
I am from Dunoon on the west coast about half an hour downriver from Glasgow.
My Hubby is a scouser from Liverpool and we have lived over here since 1980... I said I would come for a year,,,ha!
Try to get her to bulk up before she starts her treatment because she will lose a lot of weight.
I also found that after treatment was finished that Pete would get terrible cramps in his neck....so try and get her to exeercise he neck as often as possible.
We ended up in hospital for 3 weeks after peter started his chemo becuase he was not drinking enough and got dehydrated.... that was a scary time, we nearly lost him because he picked up an infection while in hospital. The staff used to laugh at me because between my daughter and I we sterilsed his room and would let no one in till they washed their hands and put on gloves, doc`s included.
Iremember one time he had the hiccups for 3 days and finally an administrator came in to visit and said " why have they not given him some ( heres where I forget, but it WAS something they used to give horses!) sure enough within 20 mins the hiccups were gone ... I could have kissed her!
Your Friend is lucky to have you but don`t get too caught up in all of this remember to find some quiet time for yourself you are going to need it ... it`s hard being the brave one all the time.
Take Cara
Marica
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