DVD on living with secondaries.

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I’ve just noticed there’s a free DVD you can order from BCC which follows the lives of women living with secondaries. I’ve just watched the trailer here…
breastcancercare.org.uk/content.php?page_id=11809
Belinda…x

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Thanks Belinda - it was mentioned on Live Chat the other night - have ordered one but think I will have to be feeling strong to watch it.

Cheers

Anne xx

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Hi All

I have just ordered this too - should be interesting viewing.

Take care
Love
Dawn
x

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I have ordered it too
Planning to watch it with hubby
Jools

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I sent off for this and have watched it. The only thing I found with it was that I made me think about things that I am not ready to think about at the moment. i.e hospices

You may think differently let me know
Caroline

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I thought the interviews were interesting but I didn’t like all the autumn leaves, it all seemed a bit of a cliche for imminent death. and what about men? they could have cut out the leaves and interviewed some of them too.

Mole

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Generally favourable impression of DVD… I think the autumn leaves (plus a few flowers, did you notice?) was a good idea.
To film the 40-year-old, rather than the patient in her 70s, visiting the hospice was a good idea, I thought.
There was not enough said about treatment. No explanation why someone was treated with steroids, nor why someone had to attend hospital 3 times a week for treatment.
(I am at the straightforward end of the spectrum, bone mets only, now stable, hormone therapy keeping them under control. Probably someone with advanced disease would have different reactions to it. )

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I’ve just watched the dvd and wanted to thank everyone who took part in it. I’ve had a relatively smooth ride since my mets diagnosis but I’m now waiting for some scan results and watching the DVD has helped me today. I hope all the ladies who allowed themselves to be filmed are feeling well. With Love, Belinda…x

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Yes my dvd just arrived in the post. Sound quality not very good…anyone else found that?

I too hope the women who featured are all still well. I 'd never want to feature myself on a DVD so many thanks to each of you.

I agree with Mole about the falling leaves…oh dear me…and the soft music made me laugh I’m afraid.

I thought it was interesting that those featured all talked about wanting to defend and protect others from the reality of their illness. This is something noted by academics who’ve studied contemporary notions of dying. eg. good book by Angela Armstrong-Coster called Living and Dying with Cancer.

Overall very bland, but guess many might like this. Where oh where are the UK resources to match the strength, realism, and complexity of accounts like Musa Mayer’s Living with Advanced Breast Cancer? Now there’s a good book.

Jane

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I’ve just watched the DVD and found it both moving and helpful. I could identify with many of the feelings and fears discussed. I was also heartened to hear that 2 of the ladies had been living with mets for over 10 years especially the lady with lung mets like myself. I also found the oncologist featured a lot more upbeat and optimistic than my own oncologist who tends to be on the blunt side. It may not be realistic for me to be over-optimistic but it’s helping me at the moment to deal with such a scary and recent diagnosis for me.
I too thank all involved in the making of the DVD and feel it helps to make me feel less isolated.
I too would have liked a little more detail on treatments etc. but it is difficult to make something suitable for everybody’s taste and needs.

Anne