Priscilla Barnes
False hope sells chemotherapy
The day my mom passed away, I still believed she would survive.
Most of that was based on my belief in supernatural healing. And if anyone was going to receive the power of the savior’s healing touch, it would be my mom.
However, a large part of that too was due to the lack of reality given by her care team. Looking back now, even as a nurse, I allowed my positivity and the medical field’s skewed opinion on health to cloud the reality of what was going on.
I wish her oncologists had told me the severity of her case. I wish they would have told me it was unlikely medication would improve her quality of life or extend it - rather than act like it was an absolute necessity. But to what end?
We stopped chemo after two rounds because it was unbearable. However, after every hospitalization, even at her last doctors visit days before her passing, in her weakest state to date, the oncologist pressed one thing:
More chemo.
Why? And why not be realistic?
Did you know chemotherapy has been shown to reactivate dormant cancer cells in distant organs? Leading to the spread of cancer in other organs.
Is there evidence that shows high doses of chemotherapy improve quality of life in stage 4 cancer in adults? Or extends life expectancy?
Chemotherapy, medication, the medical field, it’s a business. A very lucrative one. Maybe there are many benefits to it all for some. However, you can see why “things don’t make sense” or can get clouded.
Why would a doctor recommend a medication that makes your life more horrible? Why would they avoid telling you the statistics associated with medications?
In the end, it’s your life. Or the life of your loved ones. And positivity is imperative every day. However, don’t let false positivity lead you away from the truth.
️💗Stay informed for yourself and those you love. And assess where you put your faith.
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