Talking to a Professional

  

         













         In my previous blogs I have talked about interviewing a doctor that has worked with Cancer patients before. I had not really been in any luck with that. When I told my mom about she said I could talk to her school nurse. The nurse at her school used to be a nurse at a Cancer hospital and then she decided to work at schools. I asked my mom if I could ask her some questions to see what answers she would give me.

        The questions I had planned were the following:
-When the patients are told they have Cancer, are there different ways they deal with the problem?
-Is dealing with Cancer parents emotionally draining for the doctors as well?
-Are there signs to look for to see if you have Cancer?
-Do patients get help with dealing with their emotions about having Cancer?

        The answers I got:
-"Yes the patients all deal with the information differently. Most of them want to know what their options are. They ask two common questions. They ask "Will I live?" and "How am I going to live?" It`s shocking to all patients, but it`s most shocking to the patients that have Cancer and they are perfectly healthy."
-"Yes the Caregivers do get affected by this as well, but there are points where there are boundaries. There are points where they just treat and help the patients, but don`t take the emotions to their house because it`s their job."
-"Well first let me tell you quickly what Cancer really means. Cancer is a word that means a large group of diseases. When you have Cancer you have uncontrolled cell growth. There are some signs, but it depends on the type of Cancer you have. There are some that don`t have any signs."
-"It depends if you`re at a good clinic like Texas Oncology, Baylor, etc. There are these people called "Navigators" and they are your helpers. I really love the Cancer Center of America because they just don't focus on treating your Cancer. They also try to make every aspect of the patients lives as great as possible."

*The name of the nurse I interviewed was Mrs. Laura Moneymaker. Her title is RN, BSM.

           I really loved to interview someone who knows so much about this topic! I loved interviewing her because I learned so much with just four questions! It`s just fascinating!