I had posted about the family of a cancer patient who was seeking an alternative treatment for her. She is J, who has advanced and mets breast cancer.
Her family had a hard time persuading her to go for ayurvedic medicine. Upon arrival at the ayurvedic master's place, she had a change of heart and was unwilling to alight from the vehicle. She finally relented after much persuasion.
I was mistaken about her chemo. Apparently she had already started chemo, but could not continue at the moment as there was some problem with her blood.
She was in a bad shape. The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes and she was in a lot of pain. She was hunched over and her right arm was very painful to the touch.
She was perspiring profusely only from her head, which according to the ayurvedic master, was a sign of severe liver damage.
The AM reproached me for not bringing her for treatment before she went for her chemo. When I visited LY in hospital, M had brought me to see J as well, and that was the only time I had seen her. But, I had introduced J to the AM as my friend, to save all the explaining. Thus, the AM had assumed that I had known J for a long time and thought I had not shown enough concern for her as a friend should.
Anyway, his comments did not affect me, rather I am more concerned with whether anything can be done for J. All who know me are aware that I am taking alternative medicine. I have always been very open about my health and the treatment I am on. I cannot force others to do as I have done, but I am always ready and willing to share my experience whenever I am asked. And with J, as well as with LY, I have done whatever is possible within my means.
J's husband drove a vehicle that is a combination of a car and a truck, and the undercarriage is quite high. We had a hard time getting J onto the passenger seat for the trip home. As her right arm was painful, she could not be physically held and helped onto the seat and a lot of maneuvering was required.
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