Breast Cancer

[Guest guest]

Hi Madeleen,

I just heard from my friend who has breast cancer. She met with her

oncologist for the first time. She had surgery last week and they

removed a lump and some lymph nodes under one arm. They are now

telling her that her cancer is not estrogen or progesterone based and

is the most aggresive type of tumor and she will have to undergo a

year of chemotherapy and then radiation. I don't know a thing about

this and haven't tried to do anything but encourage her. I just come

from such an anti doctor/medical type thinking and never even went to

the doctor until I started all this hormone stuff. My four kids

never went except for a well check up when they were tiny. If they

got sick, I just used herbs or homeopathic stuff and they were fine.

I always said if I got cancer or if the kids did that I would not do

chemo but would look for alternative stuff in Mexico or somewhere.

I am just so sad for her and think the chemo will just sap the life

out of her.

Any light you can shed on this or links for her would be great. She

isn't really very alternative in her thinking since she is a nurse.

I would just appreciate your wisdom on how you would approach things

now since you have been there.

Thanks,

Sonii