Oh no! Kaylee's always had a special place in my heart somehow . . .
Bone cancer is what Shiva had. The essiac didn't stop it (and Charley didn't give it to her regularly either), but it did seem to keep her pain free and able to go about her life fairly normally and happily. She went from waking him up in the middle of the night for pain meds to not needing any at all, ever. That was worth a lot to me, even though it killed me to not be able to bring her home with me and take care of her.
Give Kaylee smooches from me, please. <3