Three things occurred today at the support group.
1) One of the ladies shared her story of having a bad day, when nothing was going right. She simply could not find the address to attend a cancer related seminar, the GPS was out of batteries, and her cigarette lighter in the car was broken so that she was unable to plug the GPS in. She couldn't even call the hospital to let them know why she wouldn’t make it and it frustrated her so much.
It sounds so silly yet so relatable for all of us at the group. We have days when doing a simple thing like that is such an effort and not being able to do it seems like an epic failure.
2) I realized I may end up growing a mullet. I’ll have my remaining wispy lengths of hair, but new hair will begin growing in at the crown of my head while all the hair on the back of my neck will fall out thanks to the radiation. I’m going to have this multi-layer hair thing going on. Will definitely need to shave it so that it all grows in together.
3) Two of the ladies assured me that COBRA had been extended from 15 months to 18 months to 3 years and that I should look into it. They also mentioned that legally, I would be able to get help in maintaining my health care. As one of the ladies put it, “I am a cancer patient and I am one of the most important people!”
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