My Neighbour is poorly

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I have only lived in my house since July but when we moved in we met our Neighbour Carol next door and she is absolutely lovely. She is in her 70s but used to prune all our rose bushes for us and I caught her mowing our grass a few times. I told her not too of course but she enjoyed it in the summer. One day I got home and found a miniature sand pit that she had put together for him in the garden, then a bucket and spade appeared then a toy fire engine. She is just a really lovely sweet lady. Anyway I haven't seen her for a few weeks but considering how horrible the weather has been I wasn't surprised I just assumed she had beens staying out of the cold. With everything that's been going on with my other neighbour (see my previous posts) I thought I should check that she is ok and that he hasn't been bothering her. I knocked her door yesterday but got no answer. Today as I was leaving to take Vinnie to the doctors I saw her coming back from taking her bins out. I got out the car to say hello and check she was ok. She asked how I was and how Vinnie was and then she told me she has cancer. She said it is high grade Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Now I have heard of it before but I don't know anything about it. She said it is very treatable and that she is half way through Chemotherapy at the moment and that she is very tired. I told her off for not asking for help with the bins and told her to ask if she needs anything. I hate the thought of her struggling with bins and things like that. She isn't allowed to drive either at the moment which makes it worse. I really hope she is going to be ok as she is a really lovely lady and I know we haven't known her long but I would be gutted if anything happens to her. Do any of you have any experience of this illness ?