彼女には2人の幼い子どもがいた
5歳くらいの男の子と、2歳くらいの女の子
彼女の乳がんが発覚した時、上の子はまだ小さかった
若年性がんと診断される我々には、最も強い抗がん剤が使われる
抗がん剤の副作用は彼女に重く、まだ病気やママの状態を理解できない息子を育てる上で、罪悪感を感じたようだった
彼女は途中で標準治療である抗がん剤を中断し、別の治療方法を探した
その過程での再発で、彼女はマリアンナに戻ってきていた
She was a mother of 2 young kids
A boy about 5, and a little girl about 2
When she was diagnosed, her son was still very young and needed attention
Cancer patients like us who are in the juvenile cancer category, are generally treated with the strongest chemotherapy type
The side effects of chemo were harsh on her, and it seemed like she felt bad that she couldn’t fulfill her duties as a mother for her young son, who was too young to understand his mums conditions or what cancer was
She eventually decided to quit chemo before the 8 rounds were done, and look for alternative treatment
It was during then that her cancer came back, and why she was in the hospital room where we met