Blood Needs and Chemotherapy The Red Cross provides a wealth of information about donating blood. Often when in chemotherapy, people with cancer need blood or plasma. So when friends ask what they can do to help, one suggestion is to give blood. The need is great. According to the Red Cross Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. More than...
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Being Informed For Vilma Aleida, neuropathy was a surprise. “Neuropathy appeared in 2011 during my 7th chemo….That 7th chemo was the infusion of two treatments (taxotere and trastuzumab). The result send me to the ER, the pain was only relieved with morphine. After that, I have been living with neuropathy in my legs, from my knees down. I...
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People in Beijing and in as much as 15% of China are under a blanket of smog. The situation has gotten so bad that people are told to stay indoors with their air cleaners on. They don’t dare venture outside without a mask. Particulate Matter What’s going on? One of the components of smog is particulate matter (PM). PM is a combination of solids...
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Fatigue and Cancer Treatment You’ve finished treatment but you still feel fatigue. Fatigue is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy and cancer treatment that can continue after treatment. It doesn’t seem logical but research indicates that physical activity can help. Physical Activity and Cancer Survivorship The Centers for...
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“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi Two recent articles in the Washington Post provide a disturbing portrait of hospice care in the US. Hospices that take payments from Medicare must be able to provide “crisis care” –continuous nursing care in the home or inpatient...
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