The “Make My Mummy Better” campaign has
been set up to fund treatment that I am receiving
in Germany for metastatic breast cancer
Registered Charity Address:
Friends Supporting Friends
Make My Mummy Better Campaign
Old Courthouse
High Street
Fairford
Gloucestershire
GL7 4AD
Registered Charity No. 1113977
Tuesday 29th September 2009
Had my 6th cycle last Friday. My consultant decided to reduce my dose slightly due to the adverse side effects I was experiencing. Along with sore hands and feet, my mouth has been getting more and more painful. I have been struggling with mouth ulcers and an extremely sensitive tongue. I have resorted to brushing my teeth with Mya’s toothpaste, but even that has started to sting. Eating can sometimes be difficult, although it’s not stopping me.
Had some very sad news this weekend. A mum that I knew at Mya’s school passed away on Friday. She had been suffering from breast cancer for a long time too. She and I had both been visiting the Leonardis Klinik in Germany. Her death came as a real shock to me, even though I knew that she had been really poorly recently. I just thought that she would get through it. The both of us have been really poorly at times over the last few years, but we have always got through it. So I just assumed that it would be the same this time. When I was told on Friday that she probably wouldn’t make it through the day, it knocked me for six.
I am really sad for her family. She has left behind three children, the youngest in year 5 at Primary School. I can’t imagine what her children and husband are feeling at the moment. My heart really goes out to them. From a slightly selfish point of view I am also finding it hard to deal with because I feel really scared for myself. I am generally quite positive about getting through this, but when something like this happens all the positivity gets knocked out of you. I feel really bad for thinking about myself when a family are grieving.
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