pinkbubblegum
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I really hate that I'm commenting here. I've been following Tiffany for about 9 months but lately more and more alarm bells are ringing so I found this thread. I just never assumed Tiffany would have a tattle thread. Anyway, what brought me here are these things:
- her eating issues are becoming more apparent, especially because she was told to gain weight. She's known about surgery for months now so she could have been gaining weight for months. It's not that difficult to gain weight if you are using nutritional drinks properly. There are so many fattening foods she's not eating.
- (something petty) the white nail polish despite her sister encouraging her to get another colour. I'm just mentioning this because it shows how nervous she gets about the unknown
- her awkward relationship with Matt and the weird repetitive interactions they have (I'm very autistic and even I can see this)
- she is taking the sick role and reverting to childhood habits which is understandable given her situation, but her vlogs are hard to take seriously. She is never urging subscribers to know the signs of bowel cancer and get checked etc. She is not really raising awareness or being encouraging to others going through cancer. She only mentions encouraging others if she's trying to sell her jumpers
- I've become very confused about her treatment story. I was with her 100% when she was having chemo and radiation, but nothing makes sense any more. She is not having the right emotions to surgery being so delayed. I would be angry and in full on self advocacy mode if a doctor delayed my surgery, wrongly told me to watch and wait, left me without treatment for months and still can't give me surgery date
- when you are in pain like that, you take your meds at home, get a banana (or something) to fill your stomach, lay down with a hot water bottle and keep fluids up so you don't dehydrate. Where have her water bottles gone? Why doesn't she know how to take her medication, alternate between paracetamol and ibuprofen and stronger meds when necessary? Why is Amma having to syringe her meds? I am the same age as T with health issues. The idea of my mother syringing my meds is foreign to me
- why doesn't she have a GP? A few vlogs ago when she visited emergency last, she talked about not wanting to see her GP becayse they don’t know what's going on. A GP should be part of her medical team and know everything about her. She should be checking in with a GP every couple of weeks/ at least every month for the additional support she needs that her specialists can't offer and to get additional referrals to allied health
- why doesn't she see allied health professionals? A physio could have helped her learn basic strengthening activities. A dietician could have been helping her gain weight and keep it on. She should be getting psychology or counselling.
Well I didn't think I'd be writing such a long post and I really feel bad about it. I just have so many questions that so many others here are asking and I hope she can prove us all wrong, get through the surgery and become cancer free. I really want the best for her.
- her eating issues are becoming more apparent, especially because she was told to gain weight. She's known about surgery for months now so she could have been gaining weight for months. It's not that difficult to gain weight if you are using nutritional drinks properly. There are so many fattening foods she's not eating.
- (something petty) the white nail polish despite her sister encouraging her to get another colour. I'm just mentioning this because it shows how nervous she gets about the unknown
- her awkward relationship with Matt and the weird repetitive interactions they have (I'm very autistic and even I can see this)
- she is taking the sick role and reverting to childhood habits which is understandable given her situation, but her vlogs are hard to take seriously. She is never urging subscribers to know the signs of bowel cancer and get checked etc. She is not really raising awareness or being encouraging to others going through cancer. She only mentions encouraging others if she's trying to sell her jumpers
- I've become very confused about her treatment story. I was with her 100% when she was having chemo and radiation, but nothing makes sense any more. She is not having the right emotions to surgery being so delayed. I would be angry and in full on self advocacy mode if a doctor delayed my surgery, wrongly told me to watch and wait, left me without treatment for months and still can't give me surgery date
- when you are in pain like that, you take your meds at home, get a banana (or something) to fill your stomach, lay down with a hot water bottle and keep fluids up so you don't dehydrate. Where have her water bottles gone? Why doesn't she know how to take her medication, alternate between paracetamol and ibuprofen and stronger meds when necessary? Why is Amma having to syringe her meds? I am the same age as T with health issues. The idea of my mother syringing my meds is foreign to me
- why doesn't she have a GP? A few vlogs ago when she visited emergency last, she talked about not wanting to see her GP becayse they don’t know what's going on. A GP should be part of her medical team and know everything about her. She should be checking in with a GP every couple of weeks/ at least every month for the additional support she needs that her specialists can't offer and to get additional referrals to allied health
- why doesn't she see allied health professionals? A physio could have helped her learn basic strengthening activities. A dietician could have been helping her gain weight and keep it on. She should be getting psychology or counselling.
Well I didn't think I'd be writing such a long post and I really feel bad about it. I just have so many questions that so many others here are asking and I hope she can prove us all wrong, get through the surgery and become cancer free. I really want the best for her.