What's the best thing that you can do for someone going through Chemotherapy.?

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emmabean	donate some of your hair for "Locks for/of Love" Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jaime	Listen to her, help her with small things like getting her some water or her medicine or cleaning around the house a little bit. Mostly just tell her you love her. You can get her a really soft throw blanket, that is comforting. You will get through this, be strong and know that you and your mom are not alone, as I am recovering from chemo as well. God Bless You and your mom and your family as well Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008topmlm.com	I think the first thing you might try is ask first. What may seem like nothing or not much help might be a big deal to your Mom. 2nd thing you can do is to always take time away from your Mom to recharge your own batteries so when she does need to lean on you (and she will) you will have something to give. Also if it envolves radiation to the head, always go with her or have someone take her and write down everything, because it will of course affect her memory and she could drive you crazy asking the same question about what the doctor said over and over. If you write it down it will give her more confadence on what is going on with her treatment and she will not get so depressed. Also if you could add a liquid vitamin (most are about the same) from costco and the strongest antioxidents you can find, it will help with protecting healthy cells. You might also eliminate most all sugars from her daily intake. Cancer cells eat 5 times more sugar then any other cell, so by getting rid of there food source just makes good since. The vitamins should help with depression. Always consult your doctor first. My final comment is to get around a group of people you can lean on like a support group, Church, your Mom's friends you know. Don't be afraid to ask for help when help is needed and before all these things PRAY. May God be with you and your familiy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

daniellenlance	well i think that just a little TLC would be the best thing she needs right now. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

theoriginalquestmaker	I agree with notalone. Having any kind of help around the house would be great. I am one of those that tolerated chemo fairly well but I was still very tired and would have loved to have some help. If you live at home take over as much of the housekeeping as you can. Cooking dinner would probably be the greatest help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

notalonewithcancer	If you have siblings or if you can afford to.... hire a cleaning lady to come in once a week. I used to clean for a lady with cancer that was going thru chemo, she said having a clean house always picks up her spirits. I have since gone thru chemo myself.. I would have loved to have had some help during those times.. just had to hire myself lol. Be there for her, listen to her or just give her a Gentle hug from time to time. Tell her you love her. Its not a fun time, I wish her well. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sickofbeingsick	You have some good answers here. It is so hard to watch a loved one go through a cancer diagnosis, and then to have to watch them get visibly sick is even harder. Don't be afraid to talk to her about what she is going through. You are not going to "remind" her she has cancer. I had 7 months of chemo, and the best thing people did for me was acknowledge me. I didn't want cancer to make me invisible. I know a lot of people were hurting for me and my sake, but darn it, I was ready to fight, and not feel sorry for myself! I wanted everyone in my life to be in the same battle mode! Our church did the greatest thing for us, and some of the other answers alluded to this a bit..... When our church found out about my diagnosis, they took it upon themselves to care for my son 5 days a week so I could rest, clean our house every week, bring us daily meals throughout my ENTIRE TREATMENT (chemo, surgery, rads), shovel our driveway, go to the grocery store, you name it. We had NO needs, because people just did it for us. To feel that love and support is all we needed. We didn't even need all those meals-we could have cooked if we needed, but the fact that people did more than say, "If you need anything, just call....." meant the world. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No