Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
Comments
-
Hi, Gill
Adjusting to this life with COVID19 is very difficult, have your churches also closed? Ours have, it's unbelievable. But then, it's not just the parishioners, the priests are mostly over 60 so are considered at risk. I can understand, but it's difficult. Weddings are canceled, funerals are hasty affairs with only family (no hugging allowed). It's just crazy, how quickly the "old" life turned into this.
I am staying home for the most part, I did drop a few things off for a sick friend today. She has a bad cold, so I didn't spend any time there. Then dropped a couple things at my niece's, she is home with her son, who did have a very high fever. He seems to be better, I hope he doesn't get worse tonight. Nobody wants to go to Emergency Room. I didn't go in her house either, but left the bag at her door. At least it's something.
I do glue myself to the TV every evening for the COVID update for the day, it's always changing. Special report just came through on the radio; Americans are SERIOUSLY URGED to avoid Europe right now, I wonder whats going on now. I do know that Italy is still getting worse, a peak expected this weekend. I don't know why anyone would want to travel anywhere right now.
I have to stop right now, I'll be back later, I have learned that leaving a message too long and returning is how they disappear!
Love Mary
0 -
Thank you Mary! Surgery is set for next Friday (double mastectomy with immediate diep flap reconstruction). Just started feeling better this week and now I prepare for surgery and recovery!! Continue to pray for everyone here afficted with cancer and hopeful and positive we can get through this! San Antonio is still very active...schools are closed but lots of businesses still open: and def a huge shortage on paper goods and food! My DH has taken on grocery visits and randomly stops by different stores on the hunt for toilet paper!
0 -
Hello Maryjv,
I do hope all will go well with your surgery and that you will make a good recovery.
I do hope you will start to feel better once the surgery is behind you.
I do remember that after my mastectomy I was immediately shown how to do exercises to keep everything in order.
Thinking of you and sending best wishes.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Mary,
Thank you for your latest post.
Raymond is doing really well and we were just getting settled into a different routine and adjusting to the three months at least that it will take for Raymond to be back to normal, when the coronavirus cloud appeared.
The country is in panic, but we are taking things calmly.
Yes, we were shocked to discover that Raymond's arteries were clogged and very upset because we have both always taken care of ourselves. The doctor says that even with normal cholesterol your arteries can get clogged and age is the biggest factor and the cholesterol that causes plaques in the arteries comes mainly from the cholesterol made in the liver through the body's own processes as it goes through the body. Most of the patients at the hospital with the same problem were twenty years younger! As you say, there is no rhyme or reason to it sometimes.
We do wonder all kind of things about the coronavirus. We have no doubt that Boris is doing all he can to try to hide the dire state of the underfunded and unprepared NHS on ten years of government austerity.
I think that a vaccine is a long way off.
We are concentrating on eating healthily as we always do and taking walks but avoiding others.
I read on one of the medical sites that olive oil is the best thing to unclog arteries and it is good to take one teaspoon of it a day to get rid of plaque in the arteries. I am not sure whether you can really unclog them once they are clogged up. The bypass surgery has bypassed the clogged arteries and you do make a full recovery.
The recommended diet is as follows and is much the same as we have followed for many many years with the Mediterranean/Rainbow diet.
Avocados
Oily fish – 2 to 4 times weekly
Mixture of raw nuts – 5 servings weekly
Olive oil (we use extra virgin olive oil)
Coffee 3 cups daily (we use decaff ground coffee beans)
Turmeric
Pomegranate seeds
Citrus fruits and lemon water
Whole grains
Broccoli
and at the end is listed low dose aspirin and a statin if you are having to take these medications. Raymond will have to take low dose aspirin for life and is taking a statin as prescribed. It says it is to lower cholesterol and we wonder about it as Raymond's cholesterol is normal. For the moment he is following the medication as prescribed by the hospital and our GP. She came to visit us and said he was doing well. She knows that we take care of ourselves and she even congratulated me on the way i was looking after Raymond. My days are very busy!
It is a pity that you will not be able to come to the UK this year but let us hope that things will get back sooner than we are told.
Take care of yourself, Mary. It is always a pleasure to talk to you.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Helenlouise,
I just wanted to say that I shall be thinking of you when you start paclitaxel (Taxol) next week. Take it easy and take great care of yourself.
Thinking of you.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello adagio,
It is always a pleasure for me to hear from you.
I have been following what is going on in Canada with the coronavirus and it seems that all the governments are doing the same thing. I do not think our NHS is really prepared to deal with all this.
Take care.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
hi Helenlouise
I wish you a smooth and successful chemo regimen, I'm glad it's easier than before. I remember the steroid energy, with fatigue underneath!
The people staffing the hospitals are on the front lines of this virus's movement, I think they are amazing. It is so alarming to watch the numbers of the infected people climb every day. I am very sorry about the loss of your friend, it sounds as if it was expected. At least she will be spared going thru all this chaos.
Take care of yourself and I'll talk to you later.
Love Mary
0 -
hello Marias
The article you linked to is frightening, and the numbers of infected people here go up and up as they do in other areas of the world. It is eye-opening to realize that the cases of disease that are visible are just the tip of the iceberg. Our numbers also are going up because we are getting enough tests now, and as more are tested, more are found to be positive. I guess for the most part these are people who thought they had regular flu but now get tested and in the interim they were spreading the virus. The good news is that since the number of people testing positive is climbing, the death rate is dropping. Right now we have about 20000 people testing positive and 250 deaths.
The other frightening part of this is the damage being done to our economy, and to the economies of the world. I don't know a good answer.
My life is much like yours. I am mostly home alone, I do go to my farm where I am also alone. Today I went to the grocery and I bought quite a lot. I live in the country so it's a half-hour drive. There is a store closer but small anD doesn't have as much stock. Tuesday I saw the orthopedic doc who declared my shoulder to be acceptable. I am no longer going to be going to the hospital to therapy and I'm glad of that.
Take care Marias, and I hope the lymphedema doesn't bother you too much.
Love, Mary
0 -
Hello Sylvia,
It's good to hear that you and Raymond are getting settled into your new routine and managing to do some gentle walking. Exmouth will be very quiet this holiday season which will make things a lot easier to isolate while still enjoying some fresh sea air. I had hoped that my beach of choice, Southwold, would be similar. Not so! It seems that Londoners are uprooting themselves in their droves and taking up residence for the duration in their second homes by the sea.
Your post to Mary was interesting and I read Raymond's recommended diet, mostly the same healthy diet you have always advocated here on the thread. I did note the three cups of coffee with interest though.
Raymond's clogged arteries must have been a surprise. Healthy lifestyles versus genetics. My liver produces too much cholesterol despite the lack of pies, chips and pizza in my diet and I've taken a high dose statin for many years. Stroke rather than heart attack has always loomed large in my maternal family history. Atorvastatin doesn't cause me any problems at all, though I know that isn't the case for everyone.
I hope that plenty of Spring sunshine is on the way for you and Raymond to enjoy together. Remember to find time for yourself away from the demands of people at your apartment complex- I hope people are being considerate.
Much love,
Gill xxx
0 -
Hi Mary,
I was sorry to hear this morning that the great country singer Kenny Rogers had died. 'The Gambler' was the unofficial anthem of the English rugby team and Kenny Rogers was always a great supporter of the team. He would have been disappointed with all the coronavirus driven cancellations to this year's Six Nations championship matches - so was I.
Catholic churches throughout the UK have cancelled all services as from yesterday. Funeral Masses will still be held, but with very close family in attendance only. At the Cathedral the rosery will be said at the usual time as very few people attend, so there's plenty of room for them to distance themselves. As from Sunday the Morning Mass will be live streamed, so none of us will miss out. It's going to be a very strange Easter. Our priests will still visit the sick, even those with coronavirus. I wonder if this will change?
Michael has put together a plan for the village so that people who need help will not be missed. The main thing is to see that older and vulnerable people have their shopping done and their medicines collected from the pharmacy. I'm isolating myself as much as possible and like you, I'll be leaving any food of meds on the doorstep.
All pubs, restaurants, gyms etc have now been closed down. A lot of restaurants will supply take outs as they have no other means of staying afloat during the crisis. London hospitals are rapidly filling up and one hospital has already reached capacity. Another hospital has declared a 'petrifying' critical incident as its critical care beds are now 100% full. Our Government has been useless. Boris Johnson has proved to be a follower, not a leader. He waits for something serious to actually happen before deciding to act. He has only now ordered coronavirus testing kits! Many doctors, nurses and paramedics still don't have adequate protective goggles and masks and are openly declaring themselves terrified. My daughter has a week of 'on calls' coming up and I'm worried for her.
We had an appointment with our solicitor yesterday morning, we decided go ahead with it before the practice closed for the duration. As from today, all staff are homeworking. It seemed very strange not doing the formal handshake greeting. We nodded to each other instead. I'm thinking of practising my curtsey for formal meetings, what do you think?
Good news about your arm. You were very diligent about your physio, so you deserve everything to be plain sailing from now on. Our gardens are going to be a riot of colour by the time all this isolation is at an end. Your farm must seem a very lonely place with no one around. Farmers here are talking about reinventing the wartime land army to help now that they are so short-staffed. Only younger people without health issues of course. It sounds like a good plan and very much the sort of thing I would have enjoyed myself when younger.
Keep well Mary.
Much love,
Gill xxx
0 -
Hello friends
Hope all are well in this time of difficulty. Here also the fear of virus is there and everyone is scared. The situation is getting worse and we remain indoor as much as possible.
Hope this ends soon and everything gets normal again.
Love
Jags
0 -
Hello Jags,
The situation in Europe is growing worse by the hour. It seems that there are too many people in the UK who are not taking the situation seriously enough and have little regard for precautions such as social distancing and self- isolation where possible. Coronavirus is easily transmitted and is capable, apparently, of living for days on hard surfaces.
All of this will pass eventually, but for the moment I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Keep safe and well Jags.
Love,
Gill xxx
0 -
Hello Jags,
It was good to see you on the thread. I have just been listening to the news on Radio 4 and they were talking about India and the coronavirus. It looks as though it is being controlled well in your country and there have been four deaths according to the news. It said that the people were self isolating from 7am to 9pm. I was wondering what happened after that.
I do hope you are keeping well.
It is a sunny day here in Exmouth but cold.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Mary,
I forgot to say that on the diet I mentioned to you that is did also say that you should have no more than 5 g of cholesterol daily and to keep your intake of fat to less than 10 g daily.
Of course we have to remember that these are just guidelines and each each of does what we think. As you know Raymond and I do not eat meat, poultry or dairy products, but that is just what we decided many years ago. Our only animal food is wild salmon and frozen prawns on the shell.
It is a lovely sunny day here from inside the apartment but cold outside.
We are trying to be sensible during these unusual times but although the 70+ are being told to isolate for twelve weeks we have been told that we can go out for walks, go to the shops if we need food or to get prescriptions. With us, common sense will prevail.
At the moment the goal is to get the oedema in Raymond's surgery leg back to normal. This will take time.
Keep well, Mary.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Gill,
Thank you for your latest post.
Raymond and I try to continue a normal routine but there seem to be many frustrations.
We were going along nicely and it is now five weeks since Raymond had his surgery on February 14th. It seems like a lifetime. We got rid of our car a couple of weeks ago and signed up for on line deliveries with Tesco. It was fine for a short time but it is now almost impossible to book a slot because of all the panic buying and more people going on line. In addition a lot of the items are unavailable. because of the coronavirus we are reluctant to get a taxi to our local Tesco. The shelves are probably empty.
I signed up for home delivery for Raymond's post surgery prescription delivery and that is working so far.
I do wonder where this is all going. In the middle of all this we have been informed the gas company will be digging up our road on April 6th to change all the old pipes. We do not think this can happen. They want to turn the gas off.
We are hoping that the Sandy Bay holiday camp in Exmouth will not open as it is huge and can increase the population by 18,000 and it overwhelms the town.
I have been researching the statistics for influenza and discovered that 17,000 people a year in England die from flu.
I have also been looking up natural antiviral treatment. top of the list seems to be colloidal silver and garlic, especially if you chew the garlic raw!
Thinking of you.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Sylvia,
I'll write back properly in a few days. I just needed to say that while chewing on raw garlic may not be much help in killing coronavirus, it would definitely help with social distancing 😉
Gill xxx
0 -
Hello Gill,
I definitely agree with that!! I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Raymond and I are feeling fed-up today. I think twelve weeks of living like this is going to be very difficult.
I do hope you and Michael keep well.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hello Mary, Maryjv, Helenlouise, Kath, adagio, Jags56, Marias, and of course Gill,
I do hope that the coming week will be good for you all. I am still wondering where Hanieh is in all of this. To Kath, any information you have about coronavirus please let us know. I have a friend who should be coming home from Australia on Tuesday but do not know if she will make it back.
In all of this we must not forget those going through breast cancer treatment, or the newly diagnosed and say please post if we can help you in any way.
Best wishes to all.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
hi Sylvia
These are strange times indeed. We have 6 or 7 states, including California and New York, under house arrest. Not really, but confined to home, whether it be a 100 sq ft apartment in NY or a mansion in LA. I guess we need Pam to pop in and tell us about it. Some businesses here where I live are still open, but must use safety measures. Restaurants and bars closed or doing take-out. Many people who still have jobs are staying home taking care of kids because schools are closed or they have flu, or spouse has flu. I know many people now who have a cold, or flu, or bronchitis . Very worrisome. Our weather has been very cool and very rainy, sunshine is a rare occurrence. Today we had some snow for the first day of Spring!
My niece works for the Dept. Of Health and Senior Services, she basically works all the time, she came down with flu and had to stay home a week. Even then she was constantly online working. She tells us the next few weeks will be crucial for telling us in which direction this thing is going. Here people can b tested if they have high fever and have had contact with someone who is infected. I suppose they are trying to gain knowledge of the numbers, hospitals are reserved for the serious cases. Elective procedures postponed, for the most part. My step kids tell me to stay home, they will bring me stuff, but I would miss shopping for myself. When i did go i was careful. The last time I did go last week, store employees were madly stocking things but shelves were emptying fast. And being restocked. People around my rural part of the world can't wait for warmer weather so they can work on vegetable gardens. Some have already planted their cool-weather crops.
You said India didn't seem to have many cases. I notice in my reading of news that many countries are not doing much testing. There is no cure anyway and the tests are not plentiful. Without testing some, it's hard to get an idea of how many cases there are in different places. I noticed Sweden is ceasing testing . At some point it's possible for us, nobody really knows what happens next. I also noticed that the UK has been thru several different modes of operations regarding this coronavirus.
I hope all of us can remain well, and all here having treatment must take special care of themselves. I'm sorry this turned into a long somber letter, it's just what came out.
I'll talk to you soon!
Love Mary
0 -
Sylvia
I do hope you will get your food delivery straightened out, and I hope Raymond's edema will get better quickly, I do know these things take time but I can still hope!
Also I am thinking of getting seafood from an online distributor. It is a monthly service, so once I get low on my stock of frozen sockeye salmon I may start that service. One can order either only salmon or a combo of salmon and whitefish of various kinds. Like you, I eat a lot of organic fruits and vegetables so I'm afraid if I don't shop for myself for those things I will not get what I want. Is that being controlling, probably!
Not sure I can handle raw garlic, I like garlic in foods but if too much does not agree with me.
I did not watch any Virus TV today, taking a day off.
Gill, I did go to Mass on TV today, beautiful singing mostly in Latin. By Franciscan monks.
Helenlouise and Maryjv I hope you are feeling very well.
Adagio, I hear the border we share is closed, by mutual consent. So sad.
Marias in Colombia, take care and God bless.
Jags glad you are still out there with us!
Pam and Hanieh, I hope you pop in.
Love, Mary
0 -
Hi everyone,
Greetings from Canada ! Our news is all gloom and likewise - although not officially in lock down, everything here in Vancouver is closed. All restaurants, community centres, schools, universities, playgrounds, beaches, churches, hairdressers, and it goes on and on. The buzz words of the media are "stay at home" - so the streets are eerily quiet. I have been continuing my daily 10,000 steps in the nearby woods and of course keeping the correct social distance - today, I only saw 2 other people on my hike. And we each gave the other a wide berth!
Having had a bad lung infection in early February, I do feel a bit vulnerable, so I am being extra cautious. I am very grateful for social media and the phone to keep in touch with people.
On a sad note, a good friend of mine is on a ventilator fighting for her life in ICU due to the co-vid 19 virus. I have not seen her recently and only found out from her sons who put it up on facebook - she is not allowed anyone to be with her at all - and they have induced a coma. We are all waiting and praying that she will pull through. This news certainly made the virus more real instead of like a bad dream - and it has really stunned me.
We all have to play our part in this current world situation.
As for testing - I am not really sure that we are doing that much, mostly relying on symptoms - which I think is not the best since they tell us that many people carry the virus and infect others unknowingly.
Wishing only the best for all of you on here and especially for those who are still going through treatments. Thanks for keeping in touch.
0 -
Hi Adagio,
I think you're absolutely right to be cautious, it's not so long ago that you finally got on top of your lung infection. It's even more important for us to keep ourselves fit during this time. My garden will feel the benefit but there's a limit to what I'm able to grow as we are plagued with rabbits and deer and they eat anything that's not poisonous. I wish I had a bigger greenhouse. We have a large wood in the village which was donated to by one of our farmers for us all to enjoy. Michael and I will be taking our walks through the village, across the fields and then into the woods. Villagers are being very sensible and keeping their distance.
Everything is closing down, supermarkets are empty, London parks are locked and other parks seem to be doing the same. My grandson was very unimpressed that the Dinosaur park was closed for the foreseeable. The National Trust has closed the gates on its many acres of woodland and parks. People are still heading for the beach en masse which is ridiculous and utterly selfish.
I'm sorry that your friend is so ill and fighting for her life. It really brings home the reality of this horrible virus. I do hope that she pulls through and makes a full recovery.
Take good care of yourself and those you love during this dark time adagio.
With love,
Gill xxx
0 -
Hello Mary,
Thank you for your latest post. Raymond and I are still muddling through with our food supplies. Raymond has to keep walking so we walked slowly to our small local Co-Op food store to get a few things.
I have just printed off the latest Chris Woollams newsletter so I shall be very interested to see what he has to say about this coronavirus.
I shall now go to have a look at what Boris has to say. No doubt it has been dictated to him by Dominic Cummings.
That is all for today. I think we need to get back to focusing more on breast cancer.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hi, Kath in Australia
I noticed that I inadvertently left your name off my last post which was trying hard to include everyone. I'm sure you are busy helping people. I hope you are very well, I have so much admiration for healthcare workers, probably most of them/you are getting pushed to the limit.
My stepchildren want me to stay home, which I do for the most part, is it true that since I had chemo almost 6 years ago that my immune system is still impaired? I am 67 so I'm sure its not what it used to be, and I have been very careful starting over 2 weeks ago. They have offered to buy my groceries and I thought it was because of age, but they think it's also a matter of immunity. It is fine with me since there is nowhere to go anyway. I do go to my farm for walks.
Stay well Kath! Love, Mary
0 -
Hello Sylvia,
After our PM's statement last night the Sandy Bay holiday camp will definitely be closing - small mercies! If your Tesco is anything like ours, the shelves will be virtually empty. I had some luck with the 'Duchy' section at Waitrose and was able to stock up on organic lentils - assuming colitis doesn't flare up again. I also found that plenty of nuts were available in the confectionery section. My son is gluten free and found baking powder and yeast for me amongst Asda's gluten free selection in Fife. He has posted it on. Flour seems to have sold out everywhere. I wonder if Tesco would arrange priority deliveries to your retirement complex? Most of you will fall into the vulnerable category. I can't think of what else you can do. No supermarket delivery slots are available anywhere it seems. So much for Matthew Hancock having food supplies to vulnerable people and key workers in hand. His imaginary talks with supermarkets have worked as well as expected!
I feel very lucky to have completed my cancer treatment. My heart goes out to those people who are still undergoing radiation or chemotherapy, as well as those awaiting surgery. Marias will feel especially vulnerable as her hospital is so disorganised and chemotherapy appointments chaotic. Thank Heavens Raymond had his surgery before all this really kicked off. London hospitals have been particularly badly hit by coronavirus, which was inevitable given how crowded London is. I hope Raymond continues with his steady recovery especially now that the sunny weather has finally reached you and short walks will be more enjoyable.
I agree with you that we should really try to get back to discussing breast cancer again. I'll keep my eyes open for any news, novel treatments in the pipeline and any success stories from recent trials. We could all do with some good news and new ideas regarding breast cancer, but with the press completely absorbed by coronavirus stories, we'll have to work hard to find it.
I can only hope that you have more success with your food shopping today, before access to food becomes as big an issue as the virus itself.
Stay well both of you.
Much love,
Gill xxx
0 -
Hello Everyone,
I don't know where to start. We are very lucky to be home, well, fairly well stocked, and able to work from home. We had a vacation planned within our own country for a change, leaving by Amtrak sleeper train last Mon for Kansas City. We were really excited about it. It would have taken us through Missouri, a quick stop in Oklahoma, and finished in Memphis. We would have flown home this Sat. It was much needed, and we were looking forward to it.
By last Sat, it seemed unwise and irresponsible to go ahead with it, so we cancelled everything. Even before that, visiting grocery stores was sobering. Fortunately, I hate to shop, so we are usually pretty well stocked. We have been actually enjoying our time at home, though burning through vacation days. It's nice to be able to get to the things you want to do when you want to do them. And since no one is ever here taking care of our house, we don't seem to ever run out of things to occupy our time.
We take a long walk most mornings, which is helping with mental health. The weather has been stunning, with rainy nights and afternoons. We try to go earlier now that the walking paths and parks are getting overcrowded. But so far people are nice, and we're seeing some good online solutions and cooperation.
We are limiting our news, for obvious reasons, and don't feel that our country is handling this well. It seems that Taiwan has done a nice job and limited their citizens' danger. All we can do is try to make the best decisions we can, and don't count on any help.
We are devastated for the people who are going through treatment, for those who live paycheck to paycheck, for the restaurants and employees that were abruptly laid off. We have been trying to support wherever we can with buying gift certificates, getting takeout, etc. We were able to buy supplies from a friendly neighborhood restaurant: onions, garlic, limes, soup, and other supplies that they were selling That seems to be the way to go to avoid the crowds. Other restaurants are offering care packages with eggs, rice, potatoes, chicken, and rolls of toilet paper: pre-pay and drive up. It's a win/win, and very smart.
We are reaching out to our loved ones by phone and by email. It's hard to imagine we would be quite in this predicament, but here we are, and it seems that so many of our leaders are at a loss.
It occurred to me that those of us here have experience getting our lives upended - right down to spending long periods of time in the house avoiding germs. So many of us are doing relatively well, that maybe we have some resilience to offer those who haven't had that shock.
Sylvia, I'm thinking good thoughts for you and your dear husband. It sounds like he has the perfect person to help him with his recovery. Mary, thanks for thinking of me. We are aware that things could get ugly in our area, out of fear and deprivation. But so far, people are helping each other and pulling together. Our trip would have taken us to Mansfield, MO to see where the Little House on the Prairie books were written. We would have been there today.
I will probably be working remotely soon, reading when I can, more than writing. I'm keeping a good thought for all of us. Stay well everyone.
Pam
0 -
Hello Pam,
What a nice surprise to see you on the thread. Thank for bringing us up to date with all your news.
Thank you for your kind words to me and to Raymond. He is making good progress and I am sure with time he will be fine.
Of course, the coronavirus has changed the way we are trying to deal with our life and we shall be glad when we can get back to normal.
I was browsing through the Active Topics and saw that the Moderators had introduced a thread about the coronavirus. I found it made interesting reading especially with reference to patients dealing with breast cancer.
i have fond memories of you and your interesting posts about cooking.
Sending you very best wishes.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0 -
Hi, Pam
I am so glad you came and told us how things there are. I am in Missouri, so far only our larger cities of Kansas City and St. Louis are shut down, except for Columbia, a town in the middle of the State. Our governor, unlike yours, is resistant to shutting down the entire state, but leaves it in the hands of the city managers/mayors. We are a mostly rural state, so numbers of infected are not so high, not yet anyway, in the sticks.
People are beginning to grumble about what will be the aftermath of this business lockdown. While the business I am involved in is still open, it won't be for long, because some of the materials we need to operate are from overseas. Some of the States we deliver to are locked down, so we can't deliver products to the people who are in business in these states. The State of California has the largest, or one of the largest, economies in the world, this is all a true disaster. All these people with no jobs.
This virus may be susceptible to a cocktail of a certain antibiotic azithromycin, taken along with cloroquine, an old malaria drug. The bureaucracy behind the CDC and the FDA seems be to dragging their feet on moving ahead with finding out about this.We'll see what happens. I understand you won't be posting a lot, I do stay home too for the most part, with trips to my farm for exercise. The days seem to fly by and I don't get a lot of posting done either..
I am so very glad you are feeling so well, and you and your husband are getting along well at this time.
Thanks for coming on and talking about it all.
See you later, Love, Mary
0 -
Hello dear Sylvia
You are right, this is a Breast Cancer Discussion Board. But this coronavirus has resonated through everything, and it is difficult to not speak of it.
Like Pam, I feel the pain of the cancer patients who have to go out to hospitals to get treatments, the last place they want to go.
I did ask Kath from Australia whether she thinks our immune systems rebound as we move further away from our times of chemotherapy. What do you think? I know my white cells are back to normal, but I don't exactly know if that would constitute a rebuilt immune system. There is probably more to it.
I must close for now, but will be back later. I do hope you can keep your food delivery system, whatever it may be, up to par. As the weather improves, a walk to the market sounds nice, until you have to carry back heavy bags. A ride home would be the ticket in that case.
Chris Woolams is back? Very well, I'll check that out too.
Love, Mary
0 -
Hello Mary,
Thank you for your post. I do understand that the coronavirus has taken over everything else.
I was looking at the active topics and am amazed at how busy BC.org is. There are four pages of active topics and in less than no time Calling all triple negatives in the UK is on page 3 and that is since your post. I noticed that thee is ow a forum entitled All things covid-19 or coronavirus and there are already 13 topics within it and all very busy. The first thread that I discovered the other day was Covid-19 and that is now within this forum.
I would think it must be awful going through breast cancer treatment with all this coronavirus on top of it.
I think you will be very interested to read the latest from Chris Woollams and what he thinks about it.
I read his email and all the detailed information in addition and as usual what he had to say about the coronavirus made sense to me. He does research everything very carefully.
Raymond and I will be glad when everything gets back to normal.
Take care of yourself.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
0
