A Moment in Sarcoma from Patty
l Liposarcoma · Moments in SarcomaWilmington, Delaware
I lost my sister this past summer to liposarcoma. If there is something that I want to share with everyone, it is my dismay when I learned that I was not to touch her after a certain round of medication that she had, due to her immune system being down. Afterwards, she told me that she was having trouble with many well wishers wanting to hug her when they visited, etc. I told her she needed to put a sign up at the door – DO NOT TOUCH! I have learned since this that many people are aware of lowered immune systems and that people need to be careful, but I still want to put it out there that when you are dealing with someone with sarcoma, there may be times when you need to ask first, before kissing and hugging.
