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[theinevitable]

goodness. cancer is terrifying.

all I can think of about chemo is from "Star Trek IV" (the whales).
mostly because my grandfather who had to have it lives in Chile. So I didn't see him during it.

but I do know that it is horrible. damn. I am so bad at expressing sympathy in a way that sounds genuine.
I am sorry that you have to deal with this. cancer, I think, can make all of us appreciate how amazingly complex our bodies are. the sheer number of things which go right each and every second is mind-boggling.

I think what side_show has said encapsulates it best. I hope for the best for your grandmother and your family (as well as plenty of sunshine.)

[AlohaDawg]

Thanks.

This is why cancer is such a bitch -- it's your body's own cells gone mad, so the only things that can kill it also kill healthy cells in droves. Ergo: painful, scary, somewhat inevitable, and difficult.

Oddly, this is analagous to war, too. I hope your grandmother fares well.

[FlipConstantine]

I'm astounded by the progress cancer treatment has made.  My mother had a tumor in her colon, stage 2.  Chemo and radiation downstaged it and they did surgery to remove it, and she's been fine since.  Really amazing.