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BRA14?- Nichi (A cancer soldier ‘94-’07)

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If she has a brain tumor and it has spread to the bones, the prognosis usually isn't good. The only one who can really tell you is her oncologist. I'm assuming she's been seeing an oncologist, a cancer specialist. Hopefully, this doctor will be part of a cancer center with a number of doctors and lots of services.

The oncologist will recommend a course of treatment, often including radiation and chemotherapy. The treatment is usually done over a period of a few months as an out patient. Your sis will have to go there and have chemo, probably. There are a number of side effects from chemo, but most can be dealt with. The cancer centers have it down and know what to expect. They should be able to keep her comfortable.

The main thing is for someone to ask lots of questions. Keep asking until you understand what's going on. Call back for clarification if needed. Someone should go to her appointments with her. This is a traumatic experience and often the patient is too upset to take it all in. Also, it'll be a lot of information and it may be hard for just one person to remember it all. Your sister and her loved ones have a right to understand what's going on and what the plans are.

She's going to need a lot of support. Enlist the help of anyone who is willing. As time goes on, you'll know what kind of help you need. It may be help with shopping, laundry, picking up medicine, rides to the doctor. When people ask what they can do, be ready with a real answer. Tell them that they could give her a ride to treatment, or some other chore. It'll make the load easier and it gives the person offering something concrete to do so that they can feel like they helped. This is good for all involved.

It's impossible to know what caused the cancer, in most cases. No one should blame themselves.

The American Cancer Society is a great help to patients and their families. The provide all kinds of help like getting people wigs or a ride to treatment, as well as educating people and providing support. Their web site is at http://www.cancer.org

I hope this helped. I'm a retired nurse who worked in this area but also the relative of two cancer patients.

He gets monthly chiropractic and acupuncture treatments along with custom chinese herbs and Adequan injections, along with daily Dasuquin.

I work at a rather large vet clinic and the doctor that treats my dog, Kodiak, also treats horses and cats in addition to dogs. Our clinic is located in eastern North Dakota and we have clients that come from all areas on Minnesota including Minneapolis, various parts of Canada, Montana and South Dakota for treatments.

This spring, we are also going to do gold wire implants in Kodiak's hips to help prevent worsening of the dysplasia.

I'd recommend looking for a veterinarian in your area that is certified in animal acupuncture and chiropractic and or traditional chinese medicine.

I was a MAJOR skeptic of this until I ran out of options for Kodiak. So I gave it a try, and it's given our boy a new lease on life!!!

The only thing you may need to find funding for is travel. But if you contact the Canadian cancer society they can often help you find a place to stay if you need to travel for treatments.

Then if the limb is removed some provinces do not provide coverage for prosthetic limbs, daily living aids ( shower chairs, wheel chairs, crutches ect) if you have insurance it may cover the costs not covered by the provinces. Some provinces do cover all of these needs others do not.

the treatment and operations are covered.