When anyone hears of “Chemo”, it overwhelmes not only the person diagnosed with Breast Cancer, but every loved one and person in their life. Even people around the world who have not experienced the feeling of being diagnosed, or having someone close to them going through this battle…really care and give tremendous support to those who must go through this battle. We must really believe that this is a battle we will all overcome and win in time. When you believe, nothing is impossible.

My mom is currently going through six months or longer, of Chemotherapy, and is having her reconstruction surgery done. The day before my mothers first Chemotherapy Treatment, she was very nervous, because she had been to the Cancer Center before and had said to me,” Jessica…I really don’t want you driving me to my first treatment…me and your dad went for the first time and ended up having to reschedule after speaking with the doctor there….it’s just very emotional jess”. She told me that what you see there is can be depressing. I understood after I refused to say no, and went with her to her appointment. My dad had went with her before to the cancer center, and was very emotional, and that is normal for anyone. When you see a loved one going through something serious and life threatening, you seem to feel hopeless, when you really giving them hope. Being there helps more than words can say. My mother told me she felt bad about everyone worrying so much about her as she was going to her chemotherapy appointments, and I told her that she did not plan on developing Breast Cancer, or putting anyone through an emotional and stressful situation; And that we all cared about her so much and would be by her side no matter what happened. My family is the most important thing to me, and that is one reason why I started this website. My dad and mom today are doing great, and they actually seem to go out on more dates together than before she had cancer. I believe sometimes in life it takes something terrible happening for something beautiful to occur after…

My dad was the one to take my mother to her first treatment at the Cancer Center, as she went under a six hour procedure, just after having an appointment to have her chemotherapy the day before. My dad, sister, and I waited anxiously in the waiting room as my mother was having her surgery. I couldn’t help but to pray in my mind, and to try to stop all of the thoughts from racing around in my head as I waited for the doctor to come speak with us in the waiting room. I have to say, waiting there gave me and my family alot of time to think about everything. It really awoken something inside of us all… to feel the seriousness of this disease…and it also made me realize what was really important in my life. It was no longer that brand new car, or thinking of what movie to watch… or that new outfit or purse we had to have…it was having my mother and my family. I realized how I hadn’t been there like I should have been in the past, and that it took this illness and the whole entire situation, to awaken everyone to what it was that we were really living for.  We all love, and without love, what do you have? I have much to be grateful for, and I thank the doctors for my moms successful first Chemo Treatment and the last. After having a really nice talk with my mother the first day of her chemotherapy appointment, I tried to give her as much support as I could before she and my father left; And I will never forget when she came back from her first day feeling positive and fearless…after all of the support of course .

Her first side effects were mainly being very tired, and as the next day when the medicine was kicking in more, she began to have bowl movements and discomfort of her stomache. She had to go to work the next night, ( She is still a night nurse at an assistant living facility, taking care of hundreds of patients a night until early in the morning ) and had to run to the bathroom quite a few times she had told me ( Sorry to be so blunt, but it is what happens from the medicine ), so a change of cloths is good if you are planning on working or going out after your treatment, just in case. Your Health Care Doctor will give you medicine to help with the side effects of the Chemotherapy or other treatment you are going through, so don’t worry so much. My mother was a bit nauseas for a little while from the Chemotherapy, but she was given medication that helped her through all of her side effects, or most of them at least. Talk to your doctor about the side effects and medications that will be available for you after and during treatment. Ask your doctors when you will start feeling the effects of the medication, and when you should take the medication they will give you. The more information you get, the better, and also tell your Health Care Professional about any and all symptoms you are having and keep in touch with them often, and make sure to get a phone number in case of any emergency.

Chemotherapy also changes how you taste some of the foods you were use to eating before, so don’t be too surprized if you bite into your favorite food and it seems to not be your quite favorite anymore . But don’t get worried or upset, in time you will learn about other foods that you like and can taste better.  Remember that your recovery is more important than a food you like at the time and know that after the time flys by like my mothers did, you will return to eating what foods you love! You will be able to taste normally in time. Another good thing to do is to look into certain foods that fight cancer. I recently gave my mother a book and ever since, she has been changing her diet some. There are foods out there that have natural ingredients in them, that will help your immune system and taste great…while fighting Cancer.

If you focus on the negative of this, then the likely outcome will be negative. It is like waking up late and letting something small ruin your day by thinking negatively, instread of moving on and getting past that missed alarm clock…If you let the bad thoughts consume your mind-nothing good is going to come from it…but if you can just get past that first bad experience and move forward positively, good things are in the near future. I keep my thoughts and prayers high for my mother and family, and for every single person reading this out there, that everything is going to be okay, once you take that first step.

To anyone out there who wants to leave a comment on my blogs, saying that “they are not sure this is true…but thanks for leaving a post” My mother does have Breast Cancer, and my family is going through a very hard time right now, along with millions of others. Everything I write here is from my heart, sincere, and TRUE…along with information i’ve gathered from doctors that have treated my mother and more. Thank you for your time and to those who leave supportive comments, and can understand what I and others are going through, and especially for your respect and kindness. God Bless you all. Be strong. With Hope all things are possible….we just have to wait sometimes…