I don't know Flora (Fleur) personally and found her blog through Molly Lee's blog at wearewonderwomen.com. Fleur's blog is here, and the url is embeded in the title as well.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in Nov 2001. She had a stage 4 relapse, meaning the cancer had mets to her liver and bones in August 2006 and, if I am not mistaken, she has been fighting cancer till now.
I checked her blog once in a while to find out how she is doing. Her absence from blogging for 2 weeks caused a lot of concern among her blog followers. It has been made known that her liver has failed totally and she is in a lot of pain. Her family is requesting for prayers for her.
I just checked her 'my treatment trail' and I am amazed, totally amazed at the amount of chemo that has been pumped into her body. I wonder how much chemo toxins can one's body, comprising of flesh, blood and skin, take? When do the oncos decide when it is time to stop? When will I ever hear oncos say, "okay, you have enough chemo for now, you should try alternative and natural therapy to build up your immune system so that it can continue the fight for you"?
Chemo drugs cause damage to the liver and kidneys and that is why before every cycle of chemo, we have to have our blood tested for liver and renal functionality.
I am not against chemo totally, but I always feel that chemo should only be used when necessary and sparingly. Afterall, chemo does not cure cancer. All it does is kill the cells, cancerous and healthy ones as well. After the chemo has done its job, we still need to depend on our good cells and immune system to free ourselves of cancer. So, of what good is an immune system if it has been battered so thoroughly by chemo?
I have not read her blog from beginning to the end, so I am not exactly sure of all the details, but I do wonder, which is taking the toll on her body, the cancer or the chemo?
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