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[quote=Anonymous]Is there a "Lets dish" or somethign similar close by. Make a dozen meals and freeze. If they don't have a deep freeze, look on craigs list and see if you find one for her to stock.  Also consider making soups or homemade healhty popsicles you can freeze for her. She will likely have appetite issues during treatment and these might be things she eat. 
Help her husband get organized with a regular housekeeper if they don't already have one.   Even better can you find someone to do laundry?  
Does she have a neighborhood listerve?  Is so, ask about finding a mothers helper to be in the house when she is home but feeling sick from treatment and may need her husband to help her instad of taking care of the baby.
Its scary and a lot to organize but just take it one step at a time.  My sister had a rare form of breast cancer at age 38 with a 2 year and 4 year old at home. It was tough but she is now five years in remission and her kids really don't remember a thing from that time. AND my mom had ovarian cancer when she was 39 (I was 11 at the time).  Back then the odds of survival were less than 10% for her.  She is now THIRTY years in remission.  Not one reoccurance.  Every single dr I have ever had to give my family history too is shocked that she is still alive and so healthy.  There is never a good time for cancer but always good time to rally your friends and family. Good luck to you all! [/quote]

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