In the end it's all about hope.
Doctors can give statistics, charts, but hope is the greatest help to me.
I have my personal belief that my sister is going to recover sooner or later, no matter if a percentage tells me that's a hard job. Sometimes I think... how many chances were there to get a paediatric cancer at 18 years, and to get it in the remotest area in the body, so that it would not give any sign of its presence till the last stage?
She got it in her left arm, but when the first symphtoms appeared it had grown and spread to the spine, abdomen and ribs. She also developed neurological dameges to her bladder because of it.
It had been silently but dramatically growing in a short time... so how many chances were there to get rhabdo? Very, very few.
But she got it.
So here comes the point... that's why I don't care about percentages: given that so slight possibilities developed into her illness, why shouldn't "less than 15%" develop into recovery?
Sometimes I think I'm a bit crazy, but that's what keeps me going on, together with my sister's incredible liveliness and greed for life.
Sorry for my English ;-)
Ada
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Hi Ada - yes! Your English is very good, and I thought you put yourself and your point across very well. Again, you are right about doctors and their statistics - which I believe a lot of people take with a "large pinch of salt". Hope is something we can ALL have, and it's something which, if we have any sense, we will hold on very tightly to. Your sister has had a heavy road to travel, but with you by her side, I bet it was a bit easier for her? We cancer sufferers DO depend on our loved ones at times like this. I get my strength from my "wingless angel" husband, Mick. He's the one who gives me strength and who makes me BRAVE when I am ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED! So Ada, we hold onto hope and we hold on to those we love. I hope your sister's road gets easier to travel and I hope the load you are carrying gets lighter. Hold on to one another and fight for the right to LIFE! I wish you lots of luck for the future, with love from kate xxxxxx
I was told 100% that I would die within 3-4 months - but that was May 2007, and 15 months on I'm still going strong, so what I've always said on here is that if it's bad news, take it with a pinch of salt. I think Hope is a great and powerful force, and I'm sure that your sister will feel so much encouragement knowing that you are by her side. xxx Penny
