Lately it seems every time I check in with my
various support groups 2013 isn’t a very good year for the ladies dx with Stage
IV. With every day comes the dreaded post that someone has moved on, some have been dx before me and some
after and a lot of them are leaving behind young kids while others had a longer
more full filled life.
What many people don’t realize is that fighting to
live comes at a high financial cost which in turns puts more stress on an
individual and family. If you have
noticed recently I post a link of a fellow Metster who is still valiantly fighting
but has also entered into to palliative care (aka Hospice) she has 4 kids. Reading her blog http://hehashealed.me/2013/04/28/sickness-vs-selfishness/
it reminded me of my mom’s battle and the way family and friends rally around
that was 7 years ago. It is important for a community to lend a hand to a neighbor fighting any kind of disease or just down on luck. Many may say they are fine not wanting to feel like a charity case, or extend a hand but sometimes mowing a lawn, having dinner delivered or a note will go a long way.
Today we have tools such as the internet, facebook
and forum’s that allows woman across the world to connect and find out
different treatments. It also a bit of a relief to be able to talk to those who understand exactly what each other is going thru.
It is sad reading online how families are losing
their homes simply because the cost of medicine and hospital bills sucks families’
dry, depleting retirement and savings. I just read of a post of a fellow metster who
just got severed foreclosure on their home of 20 years, it is not fare. The fact that the same medicine is more than
half the price outside the United States, all because Corporations are more
concerned about their bank account, boats and multiple homes. Even doctors are closing practices and going
overseas http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/25/smallbusiness/doctor-quit-healthcare/index.html
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