Your Grandmother desperately needs to contact a Therapist specialising in Cancer patients. She could also benefit from attending a Support Group, if she can find one which concentrates on the positives - this is important, there are Groups which will drag a Sufferer down further.

I had my Chemo by infusions as a day patient, over 12 hour sessions every Monday for Months. It is a draining, nauseating procedure with no outward signs of success, so it is easy to get demoralised. At least with my numerous segments of Radiotherapy there was physical effects, burns around the area and the tumour shrinking away.

Do reinforce her Oncologist's words that her prognosis is 'Good'. Oncos deal with giving the worst news on a daily basis, have patients where there is little hope, so they are generally honest and compassionate. Your Grandmother needs a change in mindset, a trigger to have her fight for her recovery. Keep pushing the positives when you talk, tell her more than 50% of Cancer sufferers survive now, not too long ago it was just 20%. We live in an Age where Cancer is being beaten every day.

Tell her, as a fellow sufferer, I believe in her and her Oncology Team.

Dave.