Combating the cancer that has taken up residence in itself in times of coronavirus, here is a new challenge to grasp. Suffering from a desmoplastic tumor with small round cells, Fanny testifies about her fears about the virus and about a medical daily that has changed.
by Celine Peschard
"The least doctor, if he has not done the right thing of hygiene, he can make you sick"says Fanny, 27, a small round cell desmoplastic tumor. This rare aggressive cancer requires her to have constant medical care and monitoring. A lifestyle that was turned upside down by the arrival of the coronavirus.
At the very beginning, changes in the organization of Fanny's consultations took place. Her hospital was requisitioned to accommodate carriers of the coronavirus, so the doctors preferred to keep her away. But following severe pain, Fanny had to be hospitalized. News, synonymous with fear. Questions then give way like "are the sanitary rules well respected"? Indeed, the hospital is a real little state where the caregivers of patients with coronavirus meet those in charge of Fanny. But everything is done to keep patients safe thanks to good hygiene rules. A sort of paranoia still takes hold of Fanny.
Confined in her room, without visiting relatives, the young woman can count on her tablet for a dose of socialization. In an anxiety-provoking climate, the patient feels the lack of staff but she does not hesitate to say that "it's a top hospital"who did well"taken care of her"Fanny is in hospital today.
With a life force, she insists that everyone must remain confined and does not understand "selfish people"who do not follow the guidelines. Indeed, if the latter do not think about their health, they endanger others.
"Think of us, people who are sick, in addition, autoimmune, it’s even more dangerous. Stay home !", she says.
Vulnerable people
Patients, particularly in treatment, are among those at risk of developing a severe form of COVID-19. If the latter must first ask questions of their doctors and members of their healthcare team, the National Cancer Institute provides them with a certain amount of general information on the instructions to be observed in their particular case.