I started chemotherapy in the middle of a pandemic
(The Guardian United States)

I want to keep my family safe from a deadly virus. But to survive cancer I have to go to a hospital dailyCoronavirus - latest US updatesCoronavirus - latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageI have been dreading my first chemotherapy appointment.I started radiation treatment a couple of days ago, and the 15-minute sessions (in which I lie on my back as a big machine rotates around me) didn´t bother me much. But the idea of having to sit passively as toxic drugs are slowly funneled into my body has kept me up at night. Continue reading...