"It's so painful that I want to die, and my whole body hurts. It seems that there are so many insects and biting pains in the bones!" The 48-year-old Lily was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in 2016, in four years. The left and right breast nipple tumors were removed twice, but the right breast recurred again last year, and the entire breast had to be removed and chemotherapy was required.
Chemotherapy has serious side effects. In addition to hair loss, insomnia, and "bitterness in food", Lily also suffered from bone pain all over the body. She frankly confessed that "life is better than death". She thought of suicide, but she was determined to resist for the sake of her two young children. Sickness.
The two sons are also very filial and play a guitar to coax their mother to sleep.
The doctor recommended Lily to use targeted drugs to prevent recurrence, but the course of treatment was expensive and she could not afford it. Originally, she was able to find funding from the "Apple Daily Charity Fund" after several hardships, but the fund could not continue to operate. Lily felt helpless. Fortunately She was later referred to the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, and now she can finally receive support. She is grateful, "the original road is not dead."
Group photo of Lily's family.
The two sons are young, and the husband has had a stroke and is inconvenient to move. Lily shoulders the heavy responsibility of taking care of her family.
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In 2016, the housewife Lily accidentally saw the promotion of free breast examinations in the estate she lived in. She signed up on a whim. Unexpectedly, she revealed that she had contracted "carcinoma in situ", that is, stage zero cancer, three times in a row. The right breast underwent surgery to extract tissues, remove cancer cells, and received more than 20 electrotherapy.
Lily, who was in good health and asymptomatic, was shocked, "I was shocked, because I always had one cancer... I was shocked. The two sons don’t know what to do." At that time, the two sons were 6 and 11 years old. Because of his early stroke, her husband was inconvenient and unable to work. Lily, who was responsible for taking care of her family, put the burden of "breast cancer" on her shoulders.
Lily suffered from breast cancer and suffered a third degree within five years.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Unfortunately, misfortune did not come singly. Three years later, cancer cells also appeared in Lily's left breast. As a result, she had to remove her nipple and received more than 20 radiotherapy again.
The illness did not let Lily go. During her physical examination at the end of last year, she found that her right breast had recurred again. Because she had received electrotherapy, she could not keep her breasts, so she finally had the whole breast removed.
The nightmare comes again and again every once in a while. It turns out that Lily is suffering from "HER2 breast cancer" and is now waiting for a genetic test to understand the cause. She said frankly that she is often worried, "It's repeated, so shocked... and will be shocked. "Hui Zhongjin passed the last time", and no one of the other patients she knew relapsed as frequently as her. "No one is like me, and I will go back to the hospital in three or two years."
It’s so painful that I can’t bear it, it’s so painful that I want to die, my whole body aches, as if there are a lot of worms in my bones that are so painful to bite!
Breast cancer patient Lily
The whole breast was removed, and the wound was more than ten centimeters long. After Lily’s right hand was difficult to lift and exert force, she could not "lift heavy weight". In addition, her body was weak, and she needed "intermission" when doing housework. If you drag it down, you have to sit down and take a rest, because the blood is always insufficient.” In the past, it only took 45 minutes to clean the whole house, but now it takes two hours.
The biggest nightmare only officially "appeared" in April this year. She received chemotherapy for the first time. She was surprised that the side effects of chemotherapy were huge. In addition to hair loss, diarrhea, constipation, and insomnia, her appetite was also greatly affected, because she could only feel the bitter taste. Eating cakes and cakes is bitter, drinking soda and soda is bitter."
What tormented her most was the bone pain all over her body, "It's so painful that I can't bear it, it hurts so much that I want to die, and the whole body has bone pain. It seems that there are so many insects in the bones that it hurts to bite!"
The side effects of chemotherapy are serious. Lily once thought about giving up treatment, but when she thought of her two sons, she gave up the idea.
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Feeling painful, Lily once thought about giving up treatment, and even thought of seeking death. It was all because of her two precious sons that she persevered.
The son is also very filial, and will accompany her to receive chemotherapy, "accompany me to the injection, one person with me for a day." When the eldest son used to play the machine, he often yelled because of excitement. Now he knows that his mother needs to rest after chemotherapy. "Lower his voice; he who teaches himself to be a guitarist will even use this to coax his mother to sleep, "Sometimes I say I want to sleep.
Lily's eldest son taught himself the guitar and used it to coax her to sleep while her mother was receiving chemotherapy.
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Lily relies on willpower to fight against the illness, but her family is poor, which adds another obstacle to her fight against cancer.
The attending doctor advised her to use targeted drugs to prevent recurrence and spread, but the course of treatment is expensive, requiring 120,000 yuan, which is an astronomical figure for her living on CSSA.
She worked hard to find funding support in the market, but she found no results in 5 or 6 of them. Fortunately, she met a lot of fellow travelers during her treatment. These "sisters" selflessly advanced the medical expenses to help her receive treatment, "Tell me to pay it back slowly." "She can finally carry out the first targeted therapy when she receives the second chemotherapy.
She did not give up, and continued to try to find funding. After several hardships, she was able to find funding from the "Apple Daily Charity Fund", but the fund needed to be liquidated due to a series of events such as the suspension of the "Apple Daily". The fund referred Lily's case to the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, and she eventually received a full subsidy.
It turns out that the road is not dead!
Breast cancer patient Lily
Lily pointed out that when she did not find funding, she was under great pressure. She once confessed to her son that her expenses would need to be halved in the future. To support, the family can keep a close eye on Yueming, "Even if Azai wants to eat McDonald's, I will be proud to buy it!"
The Anti-Cancer Society stated that it took over most of the cancer cases that were originally aided by the Apple Daily Charity Fund, involving 21 patients’ self-funded drugs, and the drug costs involved exceeded 11 million yuan in the first two years.
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