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[quote=Anonymous]OP, that PP's heartbreaking stories is a difficult one. My heart goes out to her and her husband and children and inlaws. It sounds like she is in a better place now. PP, I hope you are and that finances have stabilized for you and your relationship with your children and inlaws is strong.

But OP, take heart. I hope your situation isn't so hard.

I went through chemo for stage III colon cancer. My husband worked throughout. I was a SAHM at that point (My kids were 1 and 4) and he was a university professor. Because he was a prof, he could be a little flexible with his time and could bring me to my treatments. But otherwise I didn't need him. I could manage the home stuff. (Cooking, cleaning, shopping, looking after the kids.)  I did get a young neighborhood girl to come about 3 hours a day to get the kids playing outside, because my energy level was often low, and I needed time to myself. A friend is now going through this same chemo routine, and she has continued to work, as has her husband. She actually has reduced her work load (flexible employer). I know we were both lucky with our situations, and I hope you can be too. No one should have to suffer as the PPs family did through that experience. (We should have a better healthcare system, damnit! My mom went through treatment in Germany for stage I breast cancer, and the insurance co sent a van to bring her to her treatments. They also sent her to a spa for five weeks after the treatment to recover.

I don't know what your situation is work and insurance-wise, but I hope it's good. Chemo is often not as bad as it was 20-40 years ago. They have gotten better at managing dosage and side effects.[/quote]

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