Or does it???
Whenever I hear that dreaded word CANCER
Whenever I hear CHEMOTHERAPY
Dread and saddness grip my heart.
It sounds simple really doesn't it?
You have cancer......you will have chemotherapy.....you will lose your hair....
Facts.................
Straightforward facts..................
IF ONLY IT WERE THAT SIMPLE!
Pictures speak a 1000 words
So when I hear of somebody facing chemo here is what goes through my mind................
Hair loss
Chemicals in your body making you feel ill and strange
Poisen
Canulas and the attempts to get them in
Fear - Fear - Fear
Mushed up brain - chemo brain - unable to put words into sentences
Forgetting words and names
Missing part of your life
Gaps
Big big big gaps
Body weakness
Fall in fitness
Aches in bones
Fear - Fear - Fear
Tiredness
So tired you can't listen to music or even talk
Steroids
Fat fingers
Slow recovery
Hardened veins
Pain constant pain
Feeling as though you have aged 40 years over night
Fear - Fear - Fear
Heart burn
Loss of Control
Tablets - lots and lots and lots of tablets
Emotional lows
Grief and loss
Mourning
Fear - Fear -Fear