I didnt have an opportunity to share this yesterday, but I am now because Im still in shock over a conversation (we’ll call it that) between myself and some (crazy) woman. So, I had a bunch of errands to run yesterday and while speaking to a store owner about a purchase, my car caught her eye and she asked me about it. I proceeded to tell her about Natalie and how we were trying to raise $150K for childhood cancer research. With a shocked look on her face she said, “you’re killing me here, wait, are kids dying from this, I mean is your daughter going to die.” I was a little thrown off by her blunt reaction but I said yes children are dying from cancer, it’s actually the number one disease killer of our children in the US, but no my daughter is not going to die, she is doing extremely well and will (touch wood) be a survivor when all said and done. She then proceeded to say, “oh thank God that she’s not going to die…but did you think about what you did with your daughter before she was diagnosed? I mean what did you give her to eat, where did you go.” She had asked earlier if I was the same “Gorsegner” attached to the Gorsegner Brothers Hardwood flooring company…which I of course said yes. So additionally she added, “I mean you have to be careful with all of that sand and those chemicals that your kids are around…do you think it was that.” She was talking so quickly and I was so in shock by all that she was saying that I couldn’t even speak. I felt my body starting to get really warm inside with anger…and trust me, when it’s appropriate I am a VERY confrontation person (meaning I have NO problems telling someone how I feel)…but I knew that I needed to get the hell out of there. And honestly, I determined rather quickly that this woman was indeed crazy (she had to be), therefore it wasn’t worth it to waste my precious time or energy “defending” myself in this conversation. From there I simply said thanks (for the items I had bought), I have to go….I’m walking away full steam a head towards my car all the while she’s following me out ranting about some vinegar that I should give Natalie, how I should check her blood and my blood for more testing, etc. I finally got into my car, drove off and thought to myself…WTF just happened?!? Was this woman really trying to say that it was my fault that my child had cancer?? That somehow I had brought this into our house? I’ve had some people say some very stupid things to me before, and I’ve also had people offer their unwelcomed, non-helpful advice in dealing with Natalie’s cancer…but yesterday was a first, I don’t think it gets worse then that. Or maybe it does? Have any of you experienced this? Share your stories in the comments please.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:59:41 +0000
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