This woman has little more than stubbles on her head. Well today I decided I was not going to wear scarves to protect others from my head. It was such a good freeing feeling. The honest truth is I often forget I dont HAVE much hair. So when people stared at me with my scarves on, they knew why. Now they do not have to wonder and I dont mind the stares. I smile and say Hi to people. This week has been a good week. When I arrived home from the cancer center, I decided to do some outdoor work in my gardens. So I was outside raking and burning for about 1.5 hours. I did not get tired while doing those chores, but now.....well, now its a different story. I will be partaking in the pain meds I have at my disposal. As odd as it is, there is (I suppose somewhat naturally) a comradery among the cancer patients at the center. Some people remain purposely aloof and distant. But for the most part we say Hi to one anther and ask How was your week?. We wish each other a good weekend/day as we part company. Today I picked the chair for my infusion based solely on the person in the next chair. I have gotten to know her family, and they frequently ask me how I have been. She celebrated her last chemo with a surprise arrival of all her family. I got to be part of it just by having shared some of our chemo times. Most of you know me well enough to know that I can make a friend pretty much anywhere. Yet I never thought I would WANT to make friends in this setting. Sadly, there are a number of people I know personally going to the center for treatment. Moreover, I never thought I would want to be at the center for anything but treatment. But I find a lot lately that I think about volunteering there once I am done with this treatment. The volunteers there really do a great job of making a person comfortable and helping wherever they can. The nurses there are nothing short of angels! They just keep all of us in good care and make it look easy. I feel like in my journey through this cancer, I have been blessed more than any one person deserves. But I take NO gift, of time, talent, finances, love for granted. Each one means a great deal to me.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:17:30 +0000
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