12/06/2023
Witnessed such a heart- warming scene in the chemotherapy day care today when I went to visit one of my breast cancer patient. Her daughter (3.5 years) was giving her company during her chemo infusion and playing a board game with her. She was continuously trying to make her mom laugh while playing the game.
Just goes to show how sensitive & understanding kids are. Sometimes patients try to hide their diagnosis from them but I feel kids are smart enough to understand that something is wrong and they do their best to provide support during their therapy.
Over the years, I have seen that a good social support system correlates with positive treatment outcomes in breast cancer, and it significantly reduces the stress emanating from cancer diagnosis and as clinicians we should discuss this aspect with our patients as well.
**image posted after taking permission from the patient**